F-35 LIGHTNING II JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE - PROGRAM MANAGER
Naval Air Systems Command
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Arlington County, VirginiaRemote Virginia$143,913 - $197,200GS-13Management and SupervisionMore Navy jobs →
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PROGRAM MANAGER
Naval Special Warfare Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$108,019 - $140,426
per year
Type
Full-Time
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February 27, 2026
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 the research, development, and testing of new equipment and strategies for elite naval special forces, while managing budgets and ensuring projects move smoothly from ideas to real-world use.
It's a great fit for someone with experience in government or military program management who enjoys balancing costs, timelines, and performance in high-stakes environments.
The role requires strong leadership to guide teams and make tough decisions on resource allocation.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent, including developing program strategies and managing budgets
- Experience in research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) of equipment and procedures
- Skills in requirements definition, program execution, and transitioning projects from development to operational use
- Ability to manage field activities, develop test plans, and analyze results
- Proficiency in directing acquisition initiatives with impacts on tactics, doctrine, and resource expenditure
- Capacity to evaluate trade-offs in performance, cost, and schedule constraints
Full Job Description
You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION DIVISION of COMNAVSPECWARDEVGRU.
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: Developing program strategies and managing budget preparation and execution for a command.
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=Group-Standards 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 research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT/E) of equipment tactics, techniques and procedures in support of Naval Special Warfare (NSW) and Maritime Special Operations Forces (SOF).
- You will include requirements definition, budget development, program execution, program management, and program transition from research and development to fielded systems.
- You will manage and direct efforts of field activities; assists in the development of test plans and analyzing test results.
- You will direct. manage, and evaluate acquisition initiatives having immediate and long-term effect on NSW, SOF, and the expenditure of considerable resources that often results in changing NSW tactics and doctrine.
- You will recognize trade-offs between what is optimal versus acceptable with regard to performance, cost and schedule constraints.
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