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Posted: January 30, 2026 (5 days ago)

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Production Controller (Ships)

Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Salary

$101,375 - $131,790

per year

Closes

February 3, 2026

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 repair, overhaul, and historical restoration of ships, particularly in a naval context like the USS Constitution, by managing schedules, coordinating with teams and contractors, and ensuring work meets quality and preservation standards.

A good fit would be someone with experience in industrial project management or shipyard operations who enjoys leading teams and solving production challenges in a historical or military setting.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in production control, project management, or shipyard/heavy industrial environments
  • Supervisory experience including oversight, performance management, and mentoring of staff
  • Ability to coordinate as primary point of contact among government agencies, contractors, and military commands
  • Knowledge of ship overhaul, repair processes, work specifications, and quality assurance
  • Proficiency in scheduling tools and techniques such as Gantt charts and PERT/CPM analysis
  • Experience with historically accurate ship restoration, rigging methods, and compliance with preservation standards
  • Skills in identifying and resolving issues related to schedules, production, quality, and resources

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies through the modified DoD Direct Hire Authority. 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 GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Demonstrating experience performing duties and providing analysis related to production control, project management, or a similar role in a shipyard or other heavy industrial environment.

2) Performing supervisory duties with responsibilities for direct oversight, performance management, and mentoring of subordinate staff.

3) Serving as a primary point of contact and coordinating between multiple stakeholders, such as government agencies, contractors, and military commands.

4) Performing duties related to ship overhaul and repair processes, including work specification items and quality assurance.

5) Utilizing scheduling tools and techniques like Gantt charts and PERT/CPM analysis.

6) Performing duties related to historically accurate ship restoration, rigging methods, and compliance with preservation standards.

7) Identifying and resolving issues related to schedules, production, quality, and resources.

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 determine weekly physical progress of ship overhaul and repair by developing and applying weighted values for all work specification items.
  • You will track and analyze completion status, incorporating job order modifications and contractor progress reports.
  • You will collect, review, and monitor schedules, manning estimates, plans, drawings, condition reports, and quality deficiency records.
  • You will develop production schedules using appropriate techniques (e.g., Gantt charts, PERT/CPM).
  • You will serve as the principal point of contact for ship repair and overhaul issues requiring coordination among NHHC, contractors, Navy oversight offices, and USS Constitution command staff.
  • You will provides daily oversight, workload prioritization, performance management, mentoring, and training.
  • You will advise on historically accurate ship restoration and rigging methods, ensuring compliance with preservation standards and naval heritage policies.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/30/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/30/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12873919-26-RJM