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PROGRAM ANALYST
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
GS-13 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves overseeing and managing the acquisition and contracting processes for undersea warfare systems in the Navy, ensuring projects stay on track with budgets, timelines, and performance goals.
You'll lead studies, prototyping efforts, and the creation of long-term plans for developing new technologies.
It's a great fit for someone with experience in government or private sector project management who enjoys coordinating teams and handling complex defense-related contracts.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 or NH-03 in leading acquisition and contract management activities
- Knowledge of acquisition strategies, contract strategies, and preparing acquisition documentation
- Experience tracking contract requirement fulfillment to meet long-term program plans
- Ability to direct, manage, and report on developmental/engineering studies, projects, and experiments
- Skills in managing prototyping efforts and developing production transition plans
- Responsibility for creating long-range plans for cost, performance, and schedule in acquisition efforts
- Leading the development of acquisition and contracting documentation for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts
Full Job Description
You will serve as a Program Analyst in the Program Executive Officer, Undersea Warfare Systems (PEO UWS) of PEO SSBN.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band, NH-03 (GS-13 Equivalent), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector leading and executing acquisition/contract management activities (e.g., acquisition strategies, contract strategies, preparing acquisition documentation, and tracking contract requirement fulfillment) to ensure assigned program meets long-term plans.
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 manage acquisition programs where the incumbent has knowledge and skills in one or more acquisition workforce related series for which no single discipline is paramount or when a discipline is not covered by an established series.
- You will be responsible for directing, managing, chairing, advising and reporting on developmental/engineering studies, projects, and experiments.
- You will be responsible for managing prototyping efforts, generation of development and production transition plans for Prototyping efforts.
- You will be responsible for the development of long-range plans for the cost, performance, schedule of acquisition efforts within the scope of assigned areas.
- You will be responsible leading the development of acquisition and contracting documentation to support Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDTE) efforts.
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