PORT ENGINEER WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE
T-Solutions, Inc.
Norfolk VA 23510 US
Title: Port Engineer
Status: Full-Time, Exempt T-Solutions is the company people want to work for and with when seeking global services and innovative solutions. We employ highly qualified and uniquely skilled professionals committed to providing services with integrity. We are the preferred partner for delivering excellence and enriching our clients, employees, and communities. Who We Are
T-Solutions is a woman-owned, veteran-owned business headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, that creates exceptional, responsive solutions to complex challenges for our global clients in government contracting. We are an innovative, agile provider of specialized technical solutions and an exceptional cache of capabilities that enable mission-critical operations and decision-making. We provide the expertise and guidance to help customers succeed in today’s defense, security, maintenance engineering, logistics, and business transformation era. Our core competencies are aligned with our customer's current needs, and those competencies anticipate and facilitate work with our customers to address their future needs. We are continually striving to adapt emerging and proven technologies further to enhance the abilities of our customers and partners. Career Opportunity
We are currently seeking candidates for a Port Engineer position. This position serves as T-Solutions’ onboard representative. This role's primary function is to validate shipboard conditions routinely through routine personal observation and evaluation. Port Engineers are active leaders in a maintenance team and serve as the Type Commander (TYCOM) and the Commanding Officer’s primary representative for all off-ship maintenance and modernization. They are intimately familiar with the operational and maintenance requirements of their assigned ships(s) to ensure mission readiness. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Manages an online database for all jobs. • Validates work requests, assigns preliminary estimates and plans prioritized work packages within budget and time constraints for TYCOM approval. • Review work specifications, coordinate schedules with repair activities, oversee repairs, and provide input for all maintenance funding decisions. • Meets daily with the ships’ crew, department heads, and commanding officers. • Reviews implementation, challenges, opportunities, and resources relating to the Consolidated Ship’s Maintenance Plan. • Recommend suggestions and edits to the Ship’s Force if the current content does not provide accurate or complete information to determine the location. • Provides risk assessment and prioritization to the vessel’s commanding officer using the approved TYCOM format of all on and off-ship maintenance requirements. • Attends weekly status meetings and provides requested information to support maintenance planning and correction maintenance recommendations. • Attends ship maintenance, repair, and assessment events to answer real-time questions surrounding logistics, maintenance scope, funding shortfalls, budgetary constraints, and mission impacts. • Develop agendas and present details on the Planning Board for Maintenance and deconflict planned and unplanned operational, schedule, and work integration issues. • Performs a weekly review and ship check to include applicable personal observations and discussions of all assessments and planned requirements. • Review the entire maintenance process. • Provide an annual prioritized list for all off-ship maintenance requirements for developing the Maintenance and Modernization Business Plan. • Develop recommendations for authorized work packages within TYCOM's established funding controls. • Provide a business case analysis in the prescribed TYCOM format when recommending changes to the business plan. • Provide funding shift recommendations for efficient execution of availabilities. • Possesses the necessary knowledge to adhere to contractual requirements for our government clients. • Performs all duties and responsibilities in a timely and effective manner by established company policies to achieve the overall objectives of this position. Travel: • This position includes a low level of travel of 5-15% to Fleet Concentration Support areas. • Frequent underway time for sea trials, testing, inspections, ship checks, and other events as needed. • Attend ship deployments, including port-to-port transfers, sea trials, mid-deployment ship checks, sister ship visits, and mid-deployment voyage repairs. Education, Knowledge, Experience, Skills, and Abilities Required: • A high school diploma or GED equivalent. • One of the following: ? A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a minimum of four years of sailing experience as an operating engineer with at least the USCG Third Assistant Engineer License (Unlimited). ? A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or Management related field and engineering experience in the US Navy with at least two tours as a Navy Limited Duty Officer (LDO), Chief Engineer (CHENG), or Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA). ? Five years of experience as a USCG licensed Third Assistant Engineer (Unlimited or higher), and with recent experience as a Port Engineer or other relevant position in naval or commercial ship repair. Qualifications: • Must possess a valid Driver’s License • Must have reliable transportation to and from various work locations • Must have a valid passport or the ability to obtain a passport. • Must maintain the capability to communicate with their supervisor and manager when not in the office. This includes using your equipment and services for business-related purposes. The compensation for this position included incidental costs for work-related usage of your devices. • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Physical Requirements: • Ability to traverse stairs, fixed ladders, and ladder wells frequently while walking ships daily. • Wherewithal to spend several consecutive days at sea while underway as needed. • Capable of sitting for long periods, standing, walking, crouching, and kneeling. • Reaching, handling, using equipment, keyboards, and mobile devices. • Lifting boxes (files and supplies) up to 20 lbs. T-Solutions is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
T-Solutions is proud to be a Veteran-Friendly Employer. It does not discriminate against qualified applicants because of their status as a protected veteran or their relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members.
Status: Full-Time, Exempt T-Solutions is the company people want to work for and with when seeking global services and innovative solutions. We employ highly qualified and uniquely skilled professionals committed to providing services with integrity. We are the preferred partner for delivering excellence and enriching our clients, employees, and communities. Who We Are
T-Solutions is a woman-owned, veteran-owned business headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, that creates exceptional, responsive solutions to complex challenges for our global clients in government contracting. We are an innovative, agile provider of specialized technical solutions and an exceptional cache of capabilities that enable mission-critical operations and decision-making. We provide the expertise and guidance to help customers succeed in today’s defense, security, maintenance engineering, logistics, and business transformation era. Our core competencies are aligned with our customer's current needs, and those competencies anticipate and facilitate work with our customers to address their future needs. We are continually striving to adapt emerging and proven technologies further to enhance the abilities of our customers and partners. Career Opportunity
We are currently seeking candidates for a Port Engineer position. This position serves as T-Solutions’ onboard representative. This role's primary function is to validate shipboard conditions routinely through routine personal observation and evaluation. Port Engineers are active leaders in a maintenance team and serve as the Type Commander (TYCOM) and the Commanding Officer’s primary representative for all off-ship maintenance and modernization. They are intimately familiar with the operational and maintenance requirements of their assigned ships(s) to ensure mission readiness. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Manages an online database for all jobs. • Validates work requests, assigns preliminary estimates and plans prioritized work packages within budget and time constraints for TYCOM approval. • Review work specifications, coordinate schedules with repair activities, oversee repairs, and provide input for all maintenance funding decisions. • Meets daily with the ships’ crew, department heads, and commanding officers. • Reviews implementation, challenges, opportunities, and resources relating to the Consolidated Ship’s Maintenance Plan. • Recommend suggestions and edits to the Ship’s Force if the current content does not provide accurate or complete information to determine the location. • Provides risk assessment and prioritization to the vessel’s commanding officer using the approved TYCOM format of all on and off-ship maintenance requirements. • Attends weekly status meetings and provides requested information to support maintenance planning and correction maintenance recommendations. • Attends ship maintenance, repair, and assessment events to answer real-time questions surrounding logistics, maintenance scope, funding shortfalls, budgetary constraints, and mission impacts. • Develop agendas and present details on the Planning Board for Maintenance and deconflict planned and unplanned operational, schedule, and work integration issues. • Performs a weekly review and ship check to include applicable personal observations and discussions of all assessments and planned requirements. • Review the entire maintenance process. • Provide an annual prioritized list for all off-ship maintenance requirements for developing the Maintenance and Modernization Business Plan. • Develop recommendations for authorized work packages within TYCOM's established funding controls. • Provide a business case analysis in the prescribed TYCOM format when recommending changes to the business plan. • Provide funding shift recommendations for efficient execution of availabilities. • Possesses the necessary knowledge to adhere to contractual requirements for our government clients. • Performs all duties and responsibilities in a timely and effective manner by established company policies to achieve the overall objectives of this position. Travel: • This position includes a low level of travel of 5-15% to Fleet Concentration Support areas. • Frequent underway time for sea trials, testing, inspections, ship checks, and other events as needed. • Attend ship deployments, including port-to-port transfers, sea trials, mid-deployment ship checks, sister ship visits, and mid-deployment voyage repairs. Education, Knowledge, Experience, Skills, and Abilities Required: • A high school diploma or GED equivalent. • One of the following: ? A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a minimum of four years of sailing experience as an operating engineer with at least the USCG Third Assistant Engineer License (Unlimited). ? A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or Management related field and engineering experience in the US Navy with at least two tours as a Navy Limited Duty Officer (LDO), Chief Engineer (CHENG), or Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA). ? Five years of experience as a USCG licensed Third Assistant Engineer (Unlimited or higher), and with recent experience as a Port Engineer or other relevant position in naval or commercial ship repair. Qualifications: • Must possess a valid Driver’s License • Must have reliable transportation to and from various work locations • Must have a valid passport or the ability to obtain a passport. • Must maintain the capability to communicate with their supervisor and manager when not in the office. This includes using your equipment and services for business-related purposes. The compensation for this position included incidental costs for work-related usage of your devices. • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Physical Requirements: • Ability to traverse stairs, fixed ladders, and ladder wells frequently while walking ships daily. • Wherewithal to spend several consecutive days at sea while underway as needed. • Capable of sitting for long periods, standing, walking, crouching, and kneeling. • Reaching, handling, using equipment, keyboards, and mobile devices. • Lifting boxes (files and supplies) up to 20 lbs. T-Solutions is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
T-Solutions is proud to be a Veteran-Friendly Employer. It does not discriminate against qualified applicants because of their status as a protected veteran or their relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members.