Director Navy Labs

Job Description

Description

Gibbs & Cox, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, is the largest independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm in the United States. Since our founding in 1929, 24 classes of combatants and nearly 7,000 vessels have been built to Gibbs & Cox designs. We proudly support military and commercial clients in the U.S. and internationally with all phases of marine design, construction, and lifecycle management. Our passion is solving our customers’ 21st century maritime challenges with quality and integrity.

We are looking for a Director, Navy Labs to join our organization.

Location : Can work from a home office, but must be able to work in the office one day a week (or as required) and visit Navy Facilities in the following locations (at a minimum) : Philadelphia PA, Washington DC, Arlington VA, Carderock MD, and Dahlgren VA

In this role, you will be responsible for portfolio and program management in support of U.S. Navy Programs focused on Government Services (Navy Labs).

Primary Responsibilities :

Managing portfolio of contracts’ profit and loss (P&L), costs, scheduling, quality, and timely delivery.

Helping to develop and execute business opportunities including capture plans and proposal development.

Staffing, mentoring and leading multidisciplinary teams to support your portfolio.

Supporting our ISO-9001 engineering process and development methodology.

Interacting with customers and industry partners regarding programmatic and technical issues.

Engaging with Industry Partners to execute strategic teaming opportunities for business growth.

Engaging with current and future customers to identify and shape new business opportunities.

Reporting Program Status and Strategy to Corporate Leadership.

Managing a team of Program Managers, Business Financial Managers, Engineers, and Analysts in program execution.

Promoting, training and mentoring direct reports in capture and opportunity development.

Basic Qualifications :

U.S. Citizenship and an Active Security Clearance.

10(+) Years of proven experience providing relevant program management services.

Experience to include but not limited to :

Proven leader in naval and maritime engineering, driving ship design and technical solutions for the U.S. Navy and other government agencies, with strong expertise in both technical execution and team management.

Profit and loss (P&L) responsibilities for government services portfolio valued at more than $35M with multiple subcontractors is highly desirable.

Interacting with customers regarding technical and / or business issues.

Direct supervision of large diverse multidisciplinary and geographically disbursed technical teams.

Contracts, Business Development, Capture Management and Proposal Development experience required.

Must have a deep understanding of technical, financial, budgeting, programmatic, business development and personnel management for government services contracts.

Excellent oral, written and presentation skills.

Experience as a Proposal Manager for Government Services Opportunities

Experience in business capture processes and strategic teaming in pursuit of new business required.

Program Management Professional (PMP) or a similar Certification is highly desired.

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical or business. Master’s preferred

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting : October 23, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range : Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.