Trident Submarine Maintenance & Availability SME Lead

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Operations Full-Time Regular Kings Bay Base, GA, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Trident Submarine Maintenance & Availability Subject Matter Expert (Strategic Advisor Lead)

Company Overview

KMS Solutions, LLC is a technical management / solutions company that specializes in engineering, analysis, and cyber security. Founded in 2005, KMS is a certified small business with nearly two decades of experience supporting the Department of Defense as well as many other departments and programs critical to our Nation’s security and well-being.

KMS is a three-time winner of the USA Today Top Workplaces recognizing quality workplace cultures across the United States who put their employees first. Additionally, KMS has won multiple regional Top Workplaces awards and Culture Excellence Awards for Compensation & Benefits, Innovation, Leadership, Purpose & Values and Work-Life Flexibility.

Position Summary

KMS Solutions, LLC is seeking a highly experienced, seasoned former U.S. Navy Officer to serve as a Trident Submarine Maintenance & Availability Subject Matter Expert (Strategic Advisor Lead). Located on-site at the Trident Refit Facility (TRF), this individual will serve as a senior technical advisor and strategic liaison supporting the In-Service Strategic Submarines Program Office (PMS 396).

In this role, you will provide high-level operational foresight, engineering guidance, and availability execution oversight to ensure Trident Submarine (SSBN/SSGN) refit periods, dry dock availabilities, and depot-level maintenance baselines align with Director Submarine Programs (DSP), Submarine Type Commander (TYCOM), and fleet readiness objectives.

• This position will be advising Submarine Crews and TRF Personnel to successfully complete availabilities on time and at cost.
• The ideal candidate has experience as a Repair Officer (RO) / Production Manager Assistant (PMA) at a Trident Repair Facility, Naval Shipyard, or Submarine Tender.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• SME Guidance & Strategic Advisory:
  • Serve as a senior subject matter expert (Strategic Advisor Lead) providing technical guidance, operational foresight, and strategic advisory services to support Trident Submarine (SSBN/SSGN) maintenance, refits, and availabilities.
  • Advise SSBN command leadership, department heads, chief’s quarters, and maintenance personnel on effective maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution practices.
  • Review shipboard maintenance plans to identify gaps, conflicts, resource constraints, and opportunities to improve material readiness.
  • Mentor ship’s force personnel in maintenance planning fundamentals, including work candidate development, package review, job sequencing, schedule management, and closeout documentation.
  • Provide continuity and institutional knowledge across refit cycles, turnover periods, and changes in ship’s force personnel.
  • Assist crews in developing and maintaining an integrated maintenance plan that balances refit requirements, ship’s force capabilities, operational commitments, and available maintenance windows.
  • Assist with the development or refinement of local maintenance planning processes, checklists, trackers, and standard operating procedures.
• TRF On-Site Maintenance Integration:
  • Provide on-site technical expertise and oversight at the Trident Refit Facility (TRF), ensuring maintenance planning, refit availabilities, dry dock schedules, and depot-level maintenance cycles align with…