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Port Captain overseeing Leidos’ manned and unmanned vessel readiness, compliance, and mission execution. Coordinating crews, maintenance, inspections, emergencies, and shore-based maritime support.
Responsibilities:
- Report to Logistics Platform Manager for vessel operations across programs
- Provide operational oversight for assigned vessels to ensure safe, reliable, and mission-ready operations
- Monitor vessel readiness, maintenance status, regulatory compliance, and overall operational performance
- Coordinate vessel schedules, crewing requirements, maintenance periods, inspections, certifications, and mission tasking
- Serve as the primary shore-side liaison for vessel Masters and senior shipboard personnel, providing guidance and resolving operational issues
- Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, logistics, safety, crewing, and other shore-based support functions to maximize vessel availability
- Support vessels through maintenance availabilities, dry dockings, sea trials, readiness assessments, and return-to-service activities
- Track and facilitate compliance with U.S. Coast Guard, STCW, classification society, company, and customer requirements
- Review operational risks, identify emerging readiness concerns, and develop corrective actions or mitigation plans
- Provide experienced maritime guidance for navigation, seamanship, cargo operations, shipboard safety, and other marine operational matters
- Coordinate response to vessel casualties, emergencies, schedule disruptions, and other unplanned operational events
- Participate in the Incident Command System and support emergency response and contingency operations as required
- Support preparation for regulatory inspections, audits, Certificates of Inspection, readiness assessments, and other required evaluations
- Evaluate vessel and crew performance and provide recommendations to improve safety, operational effectiveness, and mission execution
- Maintain communication with customers and operational stakeholders regarding vessel status, capabilities, constraints, and projected availability
- Provide leadership and oversight to ensure vessels transition effectively between maintenance, certification, training, and operational mission requirements
Requirements:
- USCG Merchant Mariner credentials: Master Unlimited Oceans with corresponding STCW certificate
- USCG Medical Certificate
- Ability to perform in an arduous duty environment
- Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent
- Ability to lift 40lbs
- Must be able to communicate effectively
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must be able to gain access to obtain a Secret Clearance
- Experience operating in a joint, Department of Defense, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Navy, or similarly complex maritime environment is highly desirable
- Master’s Degree preferred
- PMP Certification preferred
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