Purpose and Scope:
The Senior Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manager for the Kennedy Propellants and Life Support Services (KPLSS II) program oversees daily operational activities and maintenance functions to ensure equipment, systems, and facilities remain fully mission-capable and compliant with all safety, quality, and procedural requirements. This role leads cross‑functional teams, manages preventive and corrective maintenance programs, supports project execution, and ensures operational readiness for all supported systems.
Essential Responsibilities:
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Plan, implement, and manage O&M programs, ensure maintenance strategies, schedules, and workflows are optimized for reliability, efficiency, compliance, and risk mitigation.
- Supervise day‑to‑day operations, including installation, repair, calibration, and inspection activities.
- Adheres to work control processes, ensuring proper work-order creation, prioritization, tracking, documentation, and closure.
- Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, and quality requirements; enforce OSHA, NFPA, NASA procedural standards, and contract-specific Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements.
- Lead and coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams including supervisors, mechanics, technicians, electricians, and subcontractors; assign tasks, verify completion, and evaluate performance.
- Manage O&M budgets, track expenditures, identify cost savings, and support long‑range planning.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, including engineering, logistics, operations, safety, and customer representatives to ensure mission and customer support needs are met.
- Track maintenance metrics such as PM compliance, schedule adherence, backlog levels, asset performance, and reliability trends.
- Respond to emergent issues, driving troubleshooting efforts, and implementing corrective actions.
- Prepare reports, briefings, and data summaries in support of leadership, customers, audits, and reviews.
- Drive continuous improvement, identifying inefficiencies, proposing process improvements, and implementing best practices.
Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Technology, Facilities Management, Business, or related discipline (or equivalent experience), plus 12 years of experience in operations, facilities maintenance, industrial systems maintenance, or aerospace/defense contract support. Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience leading multi‑disciplinary technical teams. Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, fluid, pressure systems, and facility operations. Working knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems (Maximo or equivalent) and scheduling software (Primavera or equivalent). Ability to interpret technical drawings, procedures, and system documentation. Strong communication, problem‑solving, and leadership skills. Strong organizational and planning ability. Ability to make timely decisions, manage competing priorities, and work independently. Ability to travel as needed. Position may require the ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance. Must be able to successfully pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI). US citizenship is required for restricted area access. A driver's license is required to independently travel onto and around KSC property.
Preferred Qualifications:
Local candidates. No relocation allowance provided. Experience supporting government or NASA facilities, aerospace programs, launch operations, or propellant systems. Experience managing represented (union) labor groups/employees and collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). Experience with pressure systems, cryogenic/hypergolic systems, and hazardous industrial environments.
Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:
Most positions involve work typical of office environment with no unusual hazards, occasional lifting to 20 pounds, constant sitting with occasional use of computer terminal, constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents, constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, constant mental alertness, must possess planning/organizing skills, and must be able to work under deadlines. Some positions involve work in environments where mechanical equipment is being installed, tested, analyzed/monitored, operated, and/or maintained. Equipment may be loud and noisy or have exposed moving components.
Other Responsibilities:
Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.
Compensation Details:
$150,000.00
The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.
Benefits Overview:
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance
Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.
Original Posting:
07/28/2026 - Until Filled
Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.
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