Orca Maritime, Inc. is actively seeking a Program Manager to support the US Navy Mine Warfare Readiness and Effectiveness Measuring (MIREM) at Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) in San Diego, CA.

This position is associated with an upcoming contract that Orca Maritime is pursuing, with an estimated award/work start late 2025. We are conducting preliminary, “contingent” hiring for roles associated with this contract. The work start is dependent upon Orca Maritime being awarded this contract.

Typical Responsibilities:

  • Manages contractor MIREM efforts

  • Provides the organizational and administrative control necessary to ensure services performed meet requirements specified in the contract and task orders stemming from the contract

  • Directs and tracks the status of MIREM efforts and ensures they are clear, concise, consistent, complete, grammatically and functionally correct, correctly formatted, accurate, and unbiased

  • Conducts final editorial review prior to submission of MIREM deliverables to ensure accuracy of content, appropriate level of detail, and overall quality of the end product

  • Provides project status and feedback directly to the REM Director/COR via frequent personal liaison and monthly written financial and progress reports

  • Directs contractor effort to ensure all MIREM exercises are planned, observed, reconstructed and analyzed; tactical recommendations/lessons learned are documented, and accepted data is incorporated into IT databases

  • Acts as the liaison between the COR and the contractor team

Location: Onsite at Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) in San Diego, CA.

 Travel Requirements: Up to 10% travel is anticipated.

Typical Physical Activity: Primarily desk/computer work in an office environment. Periodic visits to waterfront/shipboard environments. May involve: repetitive motion, traversing shipboard environments (e.g., confined spaces, ladders, hatches), speaking or vision.

TOP SECRET Security Clearance Required: This position requires a DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance. A qualified candidate must already possess an active TS clearance, or have previously held a TS clearance and still be TS eligible.

Typical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  

  • High School diploma, GED, or equivalent

  • At least twelve (12) years of experience of Navy experience as military, civil service, or contractor with Mine Countermeasure (MCM) systems. Experience must include:

    • Four (4) years experience in project management within the DoD or US Navy to include conducting analysis and assessments with mine countermeasures

    • Four (4) years experience managing complex Undersea Warfare (USW) projects or programs

  • Capability for preparation of reports and correspondence that are technically correct

  • Excellent analytical problem-solving skills

  • Proficient with common productivity software, including the Microsoft Office suite

  • Excellent communication skills