Position: Principal Advisor - Maritime Finance SME
Work location: Remote
Agency: Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Duration of contract: 2 years
Job Responsibilities:
- Strategic Metric Design: Provide high-level technical and advisory leadership to design up to three performance measures across the Title XI, CCF, and Small Shipyard Grant programs to satisfy GAO report GAO-25-107304.
- Cross-Agency Benchmarking: Analyze and contextualize the relationships between Office of Marine Financing (OMF)’s performance metrics and other Federal lending program metrics to determine historical efficacy.
- Program Elimination Evaluation: Lead the Construction Reserve Fund (CRF) Program Elimination Study, specifically spearheading the Current Law Analysis, Legislative Hurdles review, and Future Planning impact.
- Executive Presentation: Defend performance metric rationales, implementation strategies, and future baseline adjustments directly to Office of Marine Financing Office of Marine Financing (OMF) Senior Leadership and the COR.
Requirements:
- Master’s degree in public policy, Maritime Studies, Finance, or related field
- 20+ years’ experience in Federal Government policy with emphasis on federal lending/credit programs
- Demonstrated success leading performance metrics projects for federal agencies
- 20+ years direct experience with Federal Ship Financing Program (Title XI) operations
- Preferred: Knowledge of CCF statutes (46 USC Ch. 535) and Small Shipyard Grant regulations (46 USC § 54101)
Benefits:
- Base salary based on job, experience and skill level.
- Health benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) with 4% company match.
- 10 days Paid time off (PTO) and eleven (11) paid federal holidays.
Application Question(s):
- What is your work status: US Citizen, Permanent resident, H1B, OPT?
- Do you currently hold an active security clearance?
- What is your expected annual salary?
Education:
Experience:
- Federal lending/credit programs: 10 years (Required)
- Federal Ship Financing Program (Title XI): 10 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote
