Baseline Availability Workplace Manager

General information

Requisition #

R67567

Locations

USA-VA-Portsmouth

Posting Date

05/08/2026

Security Clearance Required

Secret

Remote Type

Onsite

Time Type

Full time

Description & Requirements

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Baseline Availability Work Package (BAWP) Manager to join our team at SURFMEPP in Portsmouth, VA. This is an onsite position.

The Surface Maintenance Engineering, Planning, Program (SURFMEPP) maintains, monitors, and refines Class-wide and Individual-Ship Maintenance Plans for all non-nuclear surface ships to ensure material readiness for the projected service life, develop life-cycle strategies to address system upgrades, and fully implement the Class Maintenance Plan into each surface ship's maintenance schedule and availability planning process. SURFMEPP is headquartered at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Follow detailed process guides to support Baseline Availability Work Package (BAWP) Division at SURFMEPP.

* Work with all members of the Maintenance Team to ensure Class Maintenance Plan (CMP) requirements are scheduled, tracked and completed in accordance with periodicities established by the respective Technical Warrant Holder

* Utilize Maintenance and Ship Work Planning (M&SWP), Validation Screening and Brokering (VSB) system, and Open Architectural Retrieval System (OARS) to ensure the CMP database is accurate

* Track all SURFMEPP Maintenance and Availability Reporting Tool (SMART) milestones associated with the established end-to-end process outlined in the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual

* Plan and conduct comprehensive studies and reviews of subjects that often are several organizational levels deep. Studies may involve a major management function (e.g., manpower, ship maintenance planning, etc.) or significant segments of several major management functions

* Develop new or substantially modified plans for organizational structures, work processes or management systems, which strongly influence or change the way the subject, process or organization studied integrates with other agencies, activities, offices, etc.

* Recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and economy of managing organizations and employees and utilizing resources to accomplish mission objectives within the cognizant Navy command, field activity and/or contractor manufacturing facilities that are participating in the command's programs/projects

* Prepare oral and written presentations that clearly define the best course of action for management to follow in achieving mission objectives

* Draft and recommend concise charts and graphs covering a variety of problem subjects to support the views presented and to gain the understanding and cooperation of persons involved

* Review and comment on varied management plans and proposals relating to areas of analytical responsibility

Minimum Qualifications:

* 10+ years of relevant professional experience in Navy Maintenance or Modernization Availability Planning

* Bachelor's degree in Management, Business or Scientific related field

* Experience managing personnel as a team leader or equivalent.

* Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Word, Power Point, Access)

Preferred Requirements:

* Navy maintenance experience

* Master's degree in Management or Business related field

* Program Manager Professional (PMP)

* Database Management System experience with 3M OARS, VSB and/or NDE

* MS Office experience with particular focus on intermediate MS Excel skills

* Experience with Ship or Industrial Repair Maintenance

* Metric and Database Development

Clearance Requirements:

* U.S. Citizenship and a US Secret Clearance is required

Physical Requirements:

* Lift and carry 50 pounds

* Extensive time in stationary position

* Climb and descend stairs

* Be able to communicate professionally with Man Tech employees and Man Tech clients

* The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.

MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

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