Naval Administrative Assistant

Naval Administrative Assistant

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Naval Administrative Assistant to join our team in Virginia Beach, VA. This is an onsite position.

Naval Administrative Assistant will leverage their technical background to support the tracking of critical deliverables, including engineering changes and boat alterations. This role ensures the accuracy of technical data and supports lifecycle cost savings through diligent configuration management and administrative oversight.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Help track all deliverables, such as engineering changes and boat alterations, to provide required improvements and correct service deficiencies
• Support the analysis of deliverable statuses and financials to produce life cycle cost savings and identify process bottlenecks
• Maintain Configuration Management (CM) files, including configuration identification, change control, and status accounting records
• Work closely with Combatant Craft Design (CCD), program management, and engineers in an integrated product team environment
• Develop and evaluate business rules for established processes to recommend ways to improve efficiency
• Manage the configurations of software, engineering documents, and design drawings while conducting necessary design audits

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3+ years of experience in technical documentation or configuration management within a government contracting environment
• Experience with Microsoft 365 (suite of tools) (SharePoint, Teams, Lists, Planner, Workflows, Power Apps, etc.).
• Experience with Configuration Management (CM) identification, change control, and status accounting records
• Experience maintaining and updating funding spreadsheets, spend plans, and monthly expenditure reports
• Skilled in developing and maintaining metrics spreadsheets and recording detailed meeting minutes for technical status meetings

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting Department of the Navy (DoN) required documentation and standards
• Experience with the Navy Flank Speed program
• Experience with Configuration Management Professional (CMPRO). CMPRO is a proprietary Configuration Management (CM) and Data Management (DM) software product that is only produced by PSA
• Familiarity with tracking Standard and Non-Standard boat drawings via CCD tracking systems
• Experience assisting Business Systems Managers (BSM) with funding breakouts and transfers
• Experience issuing government-approved engineering drawings and documents to an approved Technical Data Repository (TDR)
• Proficient in developing, updating, and maintaining engineering schedules using Microsoft Project

Clearance Requirements:

• An active Secret clearance is required.

Physical Requirements:

• You must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• You will need to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets and office machinery.
• This role frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
• You must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at and provide your name and contact information.