COMPANY PROFILE:

• Join a team with EXCELLENCE, LOYALTY and INTEGRITY! 
• CDI Corporation (NYSE:CDI) has delivered engineering services to blue-chip clients with operations in markets around the world for the past 60 years. We are a $1.1 billion company with a solid balance sheet. 
• CDI Marine Company is a division of CDI Government Services and a leader in providing our clients with high quality, cost effective engineering, design and logistics services in the marine industry. 
• CDI Marine Company was awarded the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Governor’s Award in 2016. 
• Forbes.com named CDI as one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in the United States in 2012. 
• CDI Corporation is an EEO/An Affirmative Action M/F/D/V Employer

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

• The Project Engineer  Qualified candidates for this role will leverage their previous shipyard maintenance and engineering experience to provide engineering leadership by applying waterfront experience to help facilitate Project Team priorities while adhering to the Technical Community disciplines and requirements.  The main focal point of responsibility is to ensure satisfactory technical adjudication and certification of all work and tests expected to be completed during an availability to ensure the ship is fit to fight in support of underway missions.

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Provide engineering leadership and support for U.S. Naval ship repairs, maintenance and availabilities.
• Ensure satisfactory technical adjudication and certification for all work performed during an availability.
• Generate, process and review Task Group Instructions (TGIs), Departure From Specification (Client) requirements and Liaison Action Requests (LARs)

MINIMUM SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
• At least 10 years waterfront leadership role experience for the maintenance and/or upgrade of U.S. Naval ships.
• Experience with Advanced Industrial Management (AIM) program for the development of Task Group Instructions (TGIs) and accomplishment of Job Summary reviews.
• Understands proper work breakdown structure for bubble chart approval.
• Organize and lead job scoping meetings.
• Understands Technical Authority.
• Understands Client requirements and able to generate, process, and review as necessary.
• Understands LAR requirements and able to generate, process, and review as necessary.
• Capable of understanding engineering drawings, and familiar with the application of NAVSEA and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) technical manual requirements.
• Coordinate the certification of key events for the overall availability certification.
• Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) of at least one of the three engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Structural, or Electrical/Electronics) with respect to U.S. Naval ship maintenance.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Have a favorably completed Personal Security Investigation (PSI), or a Facility Access Determination (FAD), or a Trustworthiness National Activity Check (TNAC).
• Applicant will be subject to a security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements to obtain and maintain a security clearance issued by the US Government. In addition to the security clearance, this position may require an additional background screening for base access.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Regular physical activity to include walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, reaching, standing, prolonged sitting and lifting up to 50 pounds
• Employee may access remote areas of multi-level vessels
• Ability to use phone and computer systems, copier, fax and other office equipment
• Must comply with Company’s Driver Safety Policy if assigned to operate company and/or rental vehicles