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DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR WARFIGHTING EFFECTIVENESS, ASSESSMENTS, AND READINESS

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$154,454 - $197,200

per year

Closes

February 2, 2026

GS-14 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading efforts to evaluate and improve the U.S.

Pacific Fleet's combat readiness through analysis, experiments, and exercises, while advising top leaders on strategies to enhance military operations.

A good fit would be someone with extensive experience in military planning and analysis, strong leadership skills, and a background in optimizing tactics and resources for high-stakes defense missions.

It's ideal for a seasoned professional passionate about national security and fleet performance.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-14 level or equivalent in analyzing joint multi-domain warfighting operations, including assessments, concepts, capabilities, experiments, and exercises
  • Proven ability to identify and implement improvements in training, tactics, techniques, procedures, and resources to optimize warfare operations
  • Experience delegating authority to subordinates and providing expert advice to senior leadership (e.g., flag officers, SES) on warfighting strategies
  • Skills in leading fleet experimentation, wargaming, and exercises to achieve tangible results aligned with fleet objectives
  • Ability to allocate resources (personnel, budgets, schedules) for maximum return on investment in warfighting initiatives
  • Familiarity with implementing new operational warfighting initiatives across the Department of the Navy and other federal agencies

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Deputy Director for Warfighting Effectiveness, Assessments, & Readiness in the Fleet Warfighting Assessments and Readiness Directorate (N9WAR) of COMMANDER US PACIFIC FLEET.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing joint multi-domain warfighting operations (e.g., assessments, concepts, operations, capabilities, experiments, exercises) and identifying and implementing areas of improvement (e.g., training, tactics, techniques, procedures, resources) to optimize warfare operations.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will delegate authority to subordinate managers/supervisors and provide expert advice and recommendations to senior leadership (flag officers, SES) on warfighting improvements; and implement COMPACFLT’s warfighting strategy.
  • You will serve as the principal advisor to the N9WAR Director, and the Director, Maritime Headquarters, for analysis relating to warfighting improvement initiatives, and the implementation of new technology and tactics, techniques, and procedures.
  • You will ensure analysis, fleet experimentation, wargaming and exercises lead to tangible results in meeting COMPACFLT’s intent in the execution of warfighting strategy.
  • You will identify areas for improvement in training, tactics, techniques and procedures, and then implement and assessing these improvements comprehensively throughout USPACFLT.
  • You will lead efforts for the CNO’s Global Wargaming series focused on COMPACFLT’s highest priority warfighting concepts and challenges.
  • You will Work closely with Naval War College senior leadership and wargame leaders to ensure wargames are developed and executed to meet COMPACFLT warfighting requirements.
  • You will participate in the design, development, measures of effectiveness, and execution of integrated high-end warfare exercises and Fleet Battle problems.
  • You will determine fleet-wide program goals and develop execution plans for the organization that directly impact COMPACFLT’s warfighting improvement initiatives.
  • You will allocate COMPACFLT resources (e.g., personnel, schedules, tasking, experimentation and exercise budgets, and personnel travel) for most effective return on investment.
  • You will Implement new COMPACFLT operational level warfighting initiatives resulting in substantive enhancements in programs and policies throughout the DON and other federal agencies.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/23/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12869816-26-ARB