Project Specialist

Vigor Fab

$63,000.00 - $72,000.00 / yr

paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)

United States, Washington, Vancouver

3515 Southeast Columbia Way (Show on map)

Aug 09, 2025

Description

Who We Are
Founded in 1995, Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative and integrated partner with a national footprint in the marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication and marine services. Evolving over decades from a collection of the best-in-class companies with unique and complementary capabilities on the East and West coasts, our spirit of innovation and legacy of performance make Vigor Marine Group a preferred, full-service prime contractor in the defense and maritime sectors. Today we offer advanced services and complete solutions for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Military Sealift Command, state ferry systems, the cruise industry, the commercial fishing industry and more.
With four shipyards for maintenance and modernization and one for fabrication, including the largest floating dry dock in the western hemisphere, our more than 2,000 dedicated employees across four states - from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk - personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation - through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the word-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.

Where We Are - Marine Fabrication
Vancouver, Washington is surrounded by forests, rivers, and mountains and is a top destination for outdoor lovers. It has a mild climate with four seasons. Its mild winters and warm summers make it an attractive city in the Pacific Northwest. Vancouver is more affordable city than its neighbors, Portland and Seattle and has no state income tax. It is a vibrant city full of restaurants, shops and parks, and is known for its walkability, historic charm and family friendly neighborhoods. Vancouver has garnered many awards including Livability's "Top 100 Best Places to Live in the US in 2025 and 2023" and Niche's 2025
rankings include Vancouver on several lists

SALARY RANGE: $63,000 - 72,000

POSITION SUMMARY:
The role of Project Specialist spends the majority of their time on the shop floor. The purpose of the position is to expedite any and all issues that could delay fabrication or completion of documentation.
The role of Project Specialist spends the majority of their time on the shop floor. The purpose of the position is to expedite any and all issues that could delay fabrication or completion of documentation.
The Project Specialist supports Project Management and Project Engineering in monitoring and controlling performance and collaborating in making course corrections where necessary to meet project schedule, cost, quality, safety and corporate goals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key requirements and duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:

Maintain strong communication skills, highly motivated, and collaborative work style to meet team goals
Work closely with fabrication and project personnel.Constant interaction with shop production is expected.
Maintain clear status communications with Production, QA/QC, Projects, and Customer's Inspector on the current state of each work station and when next key activities are expected
Attend all shop safety meetings/shift kick-off briefing
Understand fully all of the project shop procedures and work instructions
Have a high understanding of production control requirements and the project manufacturing, inspection, and test plan
Expect to be on the shop floor approximately 85% of shift while work is in progress
Exhibit clear understanding of all WIP and know what are the next activities and hold points for each work station
Monitoring and facilitating notice for upcoming steps, such as customer hold point notifications
Looking ahead to identify the need for expediting of parts, paper, other needs that production may have, and expediting any/all parties to ensure that these items are made available to production ahead of their needs
Support Projects, QA, and logistics with scheduling issues; what is needed, where, and when
Initiate, manage, and maintain group and individual training on all shop procedures and work instructions
Identify shop employees who are falling behind in training or understanding and reinforce with individual hands-on training
Review shop travelers and work documents for accuracy, both pre-publish and during WIP
Assist fabricators and supervisors with all shop documentation
Ensuring that the shop work package documentation is complete, and current with fabrication progress, accurate, and legible at all times
Pull copies/actual documents for completed packages/fabrication and deliver to QAE
Test set-ups, when requested and trained
Completion of weekly scorecards to capture project progress
Completion of other reporting metrics requested by the Project Manager or Project Engineer

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
Unless in the Lead capacity, Project Specialists do not have direct supervisory responsibilities, though they may be asked to provide performance input related to their peers.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Entry level Engineer with focus in industrial or mechanical disciplinesorperson of advanced technical aptitude
Experience in steel fabrication environment, preferably job-shop, or general contract companies preferred
Experience working within a controlled manufacturing process (quality control program) preferred

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Strong fabrication background/builder-mentality
Strong technical skills/aptitude
Strong work ethic
Strong communication skills, highly motivated, and collaborative work style to meet team goals
Constant interaction with shop production is expected
Basic understanding of welding codes, blueprint reading, and machining practices
Proficient with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Work is conducted in a dynamic, fast-paced office setting. The person may be required to be in production areas at times. He/she must be able to walk to and from job sites. There may be local travel up to 10% of the time and out-of-town travel (including air travel) up to 5% of the time with notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
While in production areas will be exposed to all weather conditions, noise, dusts and odors. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CITIZENSHIP: Pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship.
Vigor Industrial LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries are drug, smoke and vape-free workplaces. Prospective employees must pass a drug and alcohol test and background check as pre-employment screening.

Vigor Values
Vigor expects all employees to enhance the atmosphere in which they work by living the Vigor Values every day.
Truth:We seek the truth, and we speak the truth
Responsibility:We act on what we know is right
Evolution: We seek mastery, and adapt to a changing world
Love:We care about the people we work with, and the world we live in
At Vigor we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical	RX	Dental	Vision	Life
AD&D	LTD	STD	EAP	Discretionary bonus
Tuition Reimbursement	FSA (Medical, Childcare, Transportation)	10 paid holidays	PTO	401(k)

Vigor and its wholly owned subsidiaries are committed to inclusion and diversity by providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans, age, genetics, the presence of a physical or mental condition or disability that can be reasonably accommodated, or any other protected class under relevant laws in the locations we operate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and can be requested with Vigor's Human Resources Department.
In addition to federal law requirements, Vigor complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination and non-retaliation in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, benefits, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.