Lead Project Superintendent

Location:

Seattle, WA, United States
Date Posted:
Oct 6, 2026

Founded in 1995, Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative and integrated partner with a national footprint in the marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication and marine services. Evolving over decades from a collection of the best-in-class companies with unique and complementary capabilities on the East and West coasts, our spirit of innovation and legacy of performance make Vigor Marine Group a preferred, full-service prime contractor in the defense and maritime sectors.

Today we offer advanced services and complete solutions for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Military Sealift Command, state ferry systems, the cruise industry, the commercial fishing industry and more.

With four shipyards for maintenance and modernization and one for fabrication, including the largest floating dry dock in the western hemisphere, our more than 2,500 dedicated employees across four states – from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk – personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation – through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the word-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.

$120,000 – 135,000

The Lead Ship Superintendent is responsible for leading the safe, efficient, and successful execution of complex Navy ship repair and modernization work. This position provides day-to-day production leadership across multiple work items, ship systems, trades, subcontractors, Alteration Installation Teams (AITs), and Ship’s Force activities.

The Lead Ship Superintendent works as a key business partner to the Project Manager and is responsible for converting the project plan into executable production activities while maintaining schedule, cost, quality, safety, and technical requirements.

This position requires a strong ship-repair background, the ability to lead multiple Ship Superintendents and production teams, and a thorough understanding of the sequencing and integration required to execute complex modernization availabilities.

• Lead and coordinate Ship Superintendents, craft personnel, subcontractors, AITs, and supporting organizations across assigned work.
• Develop and drive production plans that support key project milestones, critical path activities, testing, restoration, and vessel delivery.
• Coordinate work across HM&E, structural, electrical, combat systems, and modernization activities to prevent production conflicts.
• Ensure work is properly planned, sequenced, staffed, and executed in accordance with specifications, drawings, NAVSEA Standard Items, technical requirements, and contractual requirements.
• Manage production performance against established budgets, schedules, and work-item milestones.
• Monitor labor performance, productivity, CPI/SPI, earned value, and work-item progress and take corrective action when performance falls below plan.
• Identify production constraints, emerging work, growth, material issues, access limitations, and technical conflicts early enough to minimize schedule impact.
• Coordinate compartment closeout, restoration, testing, inspections, and certification requirements.
• Support development and execution of Test and Inspection Plans, checkpoints, WAF requirements, and key event readiness.
• Maintain accountability for shipboard safety, housekeeping, temporary services, access, and production readiness within assigned areas.
• Participate in daily and weekly planning meetings and…