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Nova Space Solutions, LLC (NSS) is a joint venture between Wolf Creek Federal Services, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chugach Government Solutions, LLC) and Amentum Technology, Inc. When you join NSS, you also become a part of a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, Chugach Government Solutions, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. Empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Nova Space Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Nova Space Solutions (NSS) is seeking an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Director to provide strategic leadership for facility operations, maintenance, sustainment, restoration, modernization, and repair activities supporting NASA at Stennis Space Center (SSC) and Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF). The O&M Director will lead a diverse organization of skilled trades, supervisors, and support personnel while driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, asset reliability, and customer satisfaction. This leader will foster a culture of safety, accountability, innovation, collaboration, and employee engagement while ensuring mission-critical work is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with contractual requirements.

Essential Job Duties:

• Develop and implement NSS operational policies and procedures.
• Develop and execute strategic business and operational plans in partnership with executive leadership.
• Provide situational awareness and operational updates regarding issues affecting safety, mission execution, or contract performance.
• Ensure financial performance through effective budget management, cost control, resource planning, and contract execution.
• Develop maintenance strategies that improve preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), asset reliability, and mission readiness.
• Coordinate maintenance, repair, sustainment, modernization, and construction activities across multiple functional organizations.
• Monitor contract performance metrics and implement corrective actions as necessary to achieve operational objectives.
• Establish expectations for management field presence to ensure safe and efficient work execution.
• Evaluate business processes and implement innovative solutions that improve organizational performance and customer service.
• Prepare and present operational briefings, reports, and performance metrics to executive leadership and
• NASA customers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for all Operations & Maintenance (O&M) functions supporting NASA operations at SSC and MAF.
• Develop and implement operational strategies, policies, and procedures that support contract performance, mission readiness, and organizational objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve productivity, increase wrench time, optimize asset reliability, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.
• Develop, monitor, and communicate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure operational effectiveness, safety, financial performance, and customer satisfaction.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with NASA customers, tenants, subcontractors, and stakeholders to ensure mission requirements are consistently met or exceeded.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration between Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and other support organizations.
• Identify and remove barriers that impact operational efficiency, schedule performance, safety, or mission execution.
• Ensure effective utilization of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to support maintenance planning, scheduling, reporting, and asset management.
• Promote a strong safety culture through employee engagement, hazard identification, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Develop subordinate leaders through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and employee development.

Mandatory:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or a related field. Equivalent experience may be substituted for education with Government approval.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in facility operations, maintenance, repair, construction, or related operational environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex maintenance, facilities, construction, or infrastructure programs.
• Experience leading operations within a unionized workforce environment, including interpretation and administration of collective bargaining agreements.
• Experience leading asset management, reliability improvement, preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and maintenance optimization programs.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing project management methodologies, scheduling tools, Plans of
• Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), resource planning, and performance metrics to manage complex operational programs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor, and develop managers, supervisors, and technical personnel.
• Strong financial management experience, including budget development, cost control, and resource planning.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize multiple initiatives and lead organizational change in a dynamic operational environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with experience briefing executive leadership, customers, and stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with customers, stakeholders, union representatives, and employees at all organizational levels.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required NASA site access and credentials.
• Ability to successfully complete required background screening and drug testing.

Preferred:

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) experience.
• Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives within a unionized workforce.
• Experience with Maximo or equivalent Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Experience supporting NASA, Department of Defense (DoD), or other highly regulated industrial environments.
• Demonstrated success improving productivity, reducing operating costs, increasing wrench time, and improving organizational effectiveness.
• Experience leading multi-site operations.
• Proven ability to lead organizational change and transform business processes.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in office, industrial, maintenance, construction, and operational environments.
• Frequent interaction with customers, executive leadership, employees, subcontractors, and government stakeholders.
• Occasional travel between Stennis Space Center and Michoud Assembly Facility may be required.
• Position may require periodic field visits to maintenance, construction, and operational work sites.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to operate a computer and standard office equipment for extended periods.
• Ability to walk, stand, climb stairs, and navigate industrial and construction environments.
• Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when visiting operational or construction areas.

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.