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PROGRAM MANAGER

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$121,785 - $158,322

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GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading and overseeing naval engineering programs, from planning and budgeting to execution and risk management, ensuring projects stay on track with costs, timelines, and performance goals.

A good fit would be someone with experience managing complex projects in government or military settings, who can work independently and coordinate with various teams to deliver reliable results.

It's ideal for organized leaders who enjoy strategic planning and advising senior officials.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in program management, including planning, executing, and overseeing projects with responsibility for cost, schedule, and performance
  • Experience leading acquisition-related activities, such as developing briefings, schedules, budget narratives, and requirements documentation for decision-making
  • Skills in multi-year program planning, budgeting, funding requests, and execution oversight
  • Management of programs involving equipment, systems, or materiel across the lifecycle, including procurement, testing, sustainment, inventory, and disposition
  • Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders, assess and mitigate risks, and execute programs with minimal supervision
  • Strong advisory role in developing and implementing strategic plans to achieve program objectives

Full Job Description

You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command of NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CENTER.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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) Performing program management functions such as planning, executing, and overseeing programs or projects with responsibility for cost, schedule, and performance; 2) Leading acquisition-related program execution activities, including the development and presentation of program documentation such as briefings, schedules, budget narratives, requirements documentation, or justification materials used to inform management or senior leadership decision-making; 3) Performing planning and budgeting by supporting multi-year program planning, funding requests, or execution oversight; 4) Managing programs or projects involving equipment, systems, or materiel across the lifecycle, such as procurement, testing or qualification, sustainment, inventory management, or disposition, with responsibility for integrating technical, financial, and schedule considerations; 5) Coordinating with multiple stakeholders and assessing and mitigating program risks, and 6) Executing assigned programs with minimal supervision in order to deliver operationally relevant capabilities.

**NOTE** This information must be clearly supported in your resume.

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/0300/program-management-series-0340/ 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 plan, organize, and oversee efforts and projects that are aimed at achieving and improving the quality, effectiveness, and timeliness of program accomplishments.
  • You will serve as a senior advisor to management and executive leadership on developing and implementing strategic plans in support of achieving the program objectives.
  • You will manage short- and long-range planning activities that include multi-year work plans that are the products of subordinate organizational projects/programs.
  • You will formulate, interpret, and communicate long-range and short-term goals, principles, policies, and objectives for delegated services and programs.
  • You will develop detailed plans, tasks, milestone dates and schedules to ensure proper sequencing of events and tracking of processes and costs throughout the life cycle of the programs/projects

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/19/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/19/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12889096-26-ELM