Project Manager

Ketchikan, AK Open
JAG Marine Group is looking for Project Manager in Ketchikan, AK. This local job opportunity with ID 3677582650 is live since 2026-05-15 22:53:30.

JAG Ketchikan is hiring Project Manager positions.

JAG Ketchikan is hiring a Project Manager position. JAG Ketchikan offers a competitive pay structure, with per diem available for qualified applicants. Must be U.S. Citizen or National with clean background for a minimum 10 years and able to pass 10 panel drug screens. Immediate openings

Position Description

A Project Manager must have extensive experience in both project leadership and in marine and industrial manufacturing trades.

Manage interactions between customer, project staff, subcontractors, vendors and internal company personnel.

Liaison between Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, National Security Cutter Program, Department of Defense, and other Government Agencies to develop key relationships in support

of JAG Ketchikan.

Define and create project plans considering time frame, funding limitations, staffing requirements, regulations, resource availability, and customer contractual requirements.

Manage development of project execution strategy including (i) planning, (ii) vessel selection, (iii) vessel modification, (iv) vendor and subcontractor support requirements, (v) contractual

requirements, and (vi) Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental impacts and mitigation measures.

  • Assist in project bid and estimating development including (i) development and submittal of estimates, schedules, and bid packages for both commercial and government opportunities, (ii) review drawing packages, (iii) perform ship/job checks, (iv) write specifications/subcontractor

RFPs, and (v) set up the project job award packages and purchasing (PO) requirements for project management.

Ensure compliance with overall Health, Safety, Security and Environmental standards for the

project.

Coordinate staffing for each phase of the project including obtaining approval for and arranging recruitment or assignment of project team members and any consultants/contractors.

Confer with project staff to outline work plan and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority, including provisioning or facilitating technical advice and problem resolution support.

Coach, mentor, motivate, and direct project team members and contractors, and influence them to

take positive action and accountability for their work to ensure project progresses on schedule and

within prescribed budget.

Provides recommendations, with documented business case, on whether to perform work in-house or subcontract.

Ensure company performance against contractual commitments with customer and ensures customer satisfaction with projects of moderate to high complexity and risk.

Follow established processes for monitoring and integrating all project elements and

communications concerning change management processes and decisions.

Review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify schedules or plans as required.

Coordinate the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project teams and other parts of the organization.

Proactively identify dependencies between teams and ensure communications to align on project

delivery criteria.

Use financial reporting, trend and variance analyses, and other performance measures to develop

and modify project plans to improve margins and mitigate risk.

Negotiate medium to large project or contract changes and incorporate changes into project control systems to maintain work statements, cost, and schedule baselines.

Ensure all projects adhere to project methodology compliance standards set by the company.

Track project deliverables using appropriate tools and prepare project reports for management,

customer, or others to ensure appropriate project cadence.

  • Evaluate project upon close-out and documents lessons learned.

This position requires working in inside and/or outside environmental conditions, shipyard and/or remote locations, teams in opens spaces, heights above 6 feet, and/or alone in confined spaces. Tasks require repetitive sequences that include balancing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, finger manipulation, grasping, feeling, seeing, hearing, speaking, an acute sense of smell and exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects and/or lift objects. Protective clothing, hearing and eye protection, hard hats, safety shoes or boots (steel), and respiratory protection shall be worn accordingly.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

JAG Ketchikan is a leader in providing turnkey marine repair and shipbuilding services along with shipyard support services nationwide to the marine industry. We are a company built by marine tradesmen themselves, and our ownership has over 100-years combined experience in marine repair and shipbuilding. JAG Ketchikan has significant depth within our experienced management team. The management team has operated and managed multiple shipyards and has been engaged in significant marine activity which includes all levels and disciplines of ship repair and conversions, and the construction of tugs, barges, ships, government vessels, dredges, and ferries.



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