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PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (SHIPBUILDING)

Naval Sea Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$100,992 - $131,293

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves overseeing the building, updating, and fixing of submarines to make sure everything stays on track and meets all standards.

You'll coordinate teams, spot issues early, and keep projects moving smoothly from start to finish.

It's a great fit for someone with hands-on experience in managing large construction or repair projects, especially in shipbuilding or defense, who enjoys problem-solving and working with detailed plans.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-9 level or equivalent, overseeing ship project operations for construction, alteration, modernization, or repair
  • Ability to review and analyze ship specifications, contracts, modification requests, schedules, and technical reports
  • Skills in identifying potential problems and coordinating corrective actions with government and contractor teams
  • Experience attending meetings and conferences to monitor project progress and resolve issues
  • Proficiency in maintaining daily communication with coordinators to track shipboard work and schedules
  • Capability to visit ships, observe installations, and prepare reports including sea trial agendas and final status reports

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector providing oversight of ship project operations for the construction, alteration, modernization, or repair phases to ensure compliance with production or project requirements.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-CLER 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 be responsible for the initiation, coordination and control of all phases associated with the construction, alteration, modernization and repair of all submarines or projects assigned.
  • You will review ship and system specifications, contract plans, basic contracts, Headquarters Modification Requests (HMRs), Field Modification Requests (FMRs), schedules, test forms, contractor and government procedures, and technical reports.
  • You will identify potential problems in the areas requiring special coordination efforts.
  • You will coordinate communications relative to the identification of all deficiencies, assign responsibility for corrective action, and initiate work authorization for those items deemed to the responsibility of the government to correct.
  • You will attend various conferences/meetings convened periodically, such as shipbuilder construction meetings, NAVSEA program review meetings, and conferences in order to monitor work progress.
  • You will anticipate potential problems in time to allow corrective action and to protect the interest of the government and contractor to the work being performed.
  • You will maintain daily contact with the assigned ship and combat systems coordinators in order to monitor progress of shipboard work and keep abreast of and coordinate resolution of daily problems that have a potential impact on schedules.
  • You will visit ships to observe progress of various installations and review problems with ship's force personnel.
  • You will be responsible for review and signature concurrence of the ship's sea trial agenda.
  • You will assemble all the necessary reports and data, and assist in the preparation of the final written ship status report.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/3/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12927002-26-TLS