Government Program Manager - Shipbuilding & Defense Projects

Location: Palatka, Florida
Salary: $100,000–$125,000 per year
Schedule: Full-time

Lead complex shipbuilding and marine repair projects where schedule, cost, quality, and government contract compliance all matter. This role puts you at the center of commercial and Department of Defense projects for a growing shipbuilding company specializing in aluminum and steel vessels, with room to build your career in a specialized industry.

• $100,000–$125,000 annual salary

• Opportunity to manage projects supporting commercial and Department of Defense customers

• Career advancement potential with a growing shipbuilding and marine repair business

• Benefits available through the employer

• Manage government shipbuilding and repair projects from contract award through final delivery.

• Build and maintain project schedules, budgets, labor plans, resource allocations, and milestones.

• Ensure compliance with federal, DoD, and NAVSEA requirements.

• Serve as the primary contact for government representatives, company leadership, and subcontractors.

• Track labor, materials, invoices, expenditures, and project profitability.

• Coordinate engineering, production, procurement, quality, and subcontractor activities.

• Oversee inspections, testing, acceptance, quality requirements, and shipyard safety.

• Identify and manage schedule delays, cost overruns, technical issues, and compliance risks.

• Maintain project documentation, reporting, and customer deliverables.

• 5–10+ years of project management experience in shipbuilding, marine, ship repair, or heavy industrial environments.

• Experience managing government-funded projects or government contracts.

• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, vendors, and subcontractors.

• Strong scheduling, budgeting, cost-control, and risk-management skills.

• Ability to interpret contracts, Statements of Work (SOWs), technical specifications, and engineering drawings.

• Experience managing project records, reports, inspections, and customer deliverables.

• Direct DoD or NAVSEA program experience.

• Experience with U.S. Navy vessels, defense contractors, or government shipyards.

• PMP or Lean Six Sigma certification.

• Familiarity with ERP systems, Microsoft Project, Excel, ISO 9001, and shipyard safety requirements.