Shipyard Project Manager – Compartment Closeout
About The Position
The Shipyard Project Manager – Compartment Closeout is responsible for end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of compartment closeout activities on a new-construction vessel program. This role owns compartment readiness from active production through final closeout and turnover, ensuring each space is complete, compliant, clean, and configuration-controlled prior to insulation, decking, joiner work, or permanent structural closure. This position operates as the single point of accountability for compartment completion, coordinating engineering, production, quality, coatings, and test stakeholders to prevent premature closeout, downstream rework, access loss, and inspection failures. The successful candidate is a deck-plate, execution-first project manager who understands shipyard sequencing and is comfortable holding the line when a compartment is not ready to close.
Requirements
- Shipboard compartments and naming conventions
- Structural, piping, HVAC, and electrical installation fundamentals
- Ability to interpret: Structural drawings P&IDs Electrical one-lines and cable schedules Compartment arrangement and system drawings
- Familiarity with shipyard quality practices
- Understanding of watertight integrity and boundary requirements
- Working knowledge of fire boundary concepts
- Experience supporting inspections and test readiness (USCG, ABS, Navy, or Owner reps)
- Strong attention to detail and follow-through
- Confidence to delay or stop closeout when requirements are not met
- Ability to prioritize critical closeout items versus deferrable work
- Organized, checklist-driven, and disciplined with documentation and tracking
- Strong field communication and coordination skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Marine, Mechanical, Structural, Electrical) or equivalent shipyard experience
- 5+ years experience in shipbuilding, vessel construction, or major refit
- Proven experience managing deck-plate execution, inspections, or production closeout
- Comfortable working onboard vessels in active construction environments
- U.S. Citizenship (program requirement)
- Background check
- CAC
- Drug screening
Nice To Haves
- New construction vessel programs
- Aluminum vessel construction
- Prior compartment closeout, production management, QA, or superintendent roles
- Experience supporting military or government vessel programs
Responsibilities
- Own assigned compartments from “work-in-progress” through final closeout and turnover
- Plan and manage closeout sequencing in coordination with production schedules
- Maintain compartment closeout status, readiness tracking, and punch-list resolution
- Approve or reject compartment closeout based on readiness, compliance, and risk
- Prevent premature closure of compartments with open work, deficiencies, or documentation gaps
- Lead and conduct onboard walkdowns to verify completion of: Structural work (welds, penetrations, foundations) Piping, HVAC, electrical, and outfit installations Required access, clearances, labeling, and maintainability
- Verify drains, bilges, ventilation paths, and access routes are complete and unobstructed
- Coordinate corrective actions with trades and supervision to achieve readiness
- Manage verification of watertight boundaries, collars, sleeves, doors, hatches, and penetrations
- Confirm fire boundaries (as applicable) are installed per drawings and standards
- Ensure boundary integrity is achieved prior to insulation or permanent closeout
- Coordinate with coatings and preservation teams to confirm surface prep and coatings are complete
- Ensure compartments are clean, free of debris, oil, and FOD prior to closeout
- Verify equipment protection and preservation are in place before access is lost
- Ensure as-built conditions align with drawings and approved work packages
- Drive closure of NCRs, RFIs, and ECNs affecting compartment readiness
- Complete and approve compartment closeout checklists and turnover documentation
- Protect configuration control once compartments are closed and inaccessible
- Interface daily with production, engineering, QA, coatings, electrical, piping, and test teams
- Communicate readiness status, deficiencies, and risks clearly to supervisors and management
- Escalate issues with facts, photos, and documented impacts—not opinion
- Support test and trials readiness by ensuring compartments meet integrity and access requirements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
