Job Title:
Port Engineer
Job Location:
Norfolk, VA
Job Type:
Full Time
Career Level:
Experienced (Manager)
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
T-Solutions, Inc. is a woman owned, veteran owned small business (WVOSB) headquartered in
Chesapeake, Virginia that provides maintenance engineering, logistics and management worldwide to
both commercial and government clients. T-Solutions mission is to develop innovative, cost saving
Maintenance Engineering, logistics, and management solutions. T-Solutions invites you to become a part
of our family. Our #1 Core Value is “We Take Care of our People.” T-Solutions is an equal opportunity
employer to diversifying its workforce (Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets).
Position Summary:
The U.S. Navy Port Engineer program has been in existence since the early 1980’s. The success of the
program can be attributed to the high standards and integrity the Port Engineers display to achieve
material readiness within constrained funding levels. Navy Port Engineers act as the owner's
representative, routinely validates shipboard conditions through personal observation and evaluation,
and are intimately familiar with the operational & maintenance requirements of their assigned ships to
ensure their mission readiness. Port Engineers are active leaders on a Maintenance Team responsible
for one or two ships and serve as the Type Commander (TYCOM) & Commanding Officer's primary
representative for all off ship maintenance and modernization. Responsibilities include managing an
online database for all jobs, validating work requests, assigning preliminary estimates, planning
prioritized work packages within budget & time constraints for TYCOM approval, reviewing work
specifications, coordinating schedule with repair activities, overseeing repairs, and providing input for all
maintenance funding decisions. Port Engineers must be physically able to enter confined spaces, climb
ladders and masts aboard their assigned ships while in ports or at sea in order to validate maintenance
requirements.
Responsibilities:
•Interface with the ships’ crew, department heads and commanding officer on a daily basis to discuss
shortfalls, implementation and insufficiencies related to the Consolidated Ships Maintenance Plan
(CSMP) and validate new work items.
•Verify and check all validated off-ship maintenance 2 kilos. 2 kilo validation includes equipment testing
and system performance and making recommendations and repair actions to the maintenance plan.
•Recommend timing of repairs and identify the most cost effective level of maintenance.
•Provide a risk assessment and prioritization of all on and off-ship maintenance requirements.
•Attend all ship maintenance/repair assessment events and answer questions real time, these may
include funding shortfalls, maintenance scope, mission impacts, and logistics.
•Identify weaknesses in the maintenance plan/s, to include modernization recommendations.
Qualifications:
•Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
•Minimum USCG Third Assistant Engineer License
•At least four (4) years of sailing experience in the merchant marine or 20 years of engineering
experience in the Navy.
•Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance with the government.
Please send resumes to:
Michael Smith
Technical Recruiter/HR Analyst
msmith@tsoln-inc.com