PROGRAM MANAGER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the the Amphibious Warfare Program Office, PMS 377 of PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE SHIPS.

The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze.

Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 pay band (GS-13 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: performing cost, schedule, performance, technical, or testing activities (e.g., combat systems, testing, logistics, budget, coordinating program requirements across internal and external stakeholders) on major shipbuilding acquisition programs.

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=GS-ADMIN 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 serve as the principal integrator for warfare systems for the LHA(R) and LPD 17 Class, ensuring systems are aligned with PMS 377 program requirements, budgets, schedules, and platform integration needs.
• You will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of combat systems integration, synchronizing efforts across multiple program offices, warfare centers, systems commands, shipbuilders, and fleet stakeholders.
• You will oversee the integration and delivery of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), ensuring configuration, readiness, and installation timelines are fully aligned with ship construction milestones.
• You will provide programmatic oversight and coordination with organizations responsible for warfare systems procurement, ensuring requirements, technical baselines, cost profiles, and delivery schedules.
• You will identify, assess, and manage cost, schedule, and performance risks associated with warfare systems integration, elevating issues and recommending mitigation strategies to senior leadership.
• You will establish priorities, assign work, and manage schedules for warfare systems integration efforts, ensuring timely and effective execution in support of ship program milestones.
• You will apply program management, integration, and business principles to analyze complex cross-program issues, probe root causes, and develop coordinated courses of action.
• You will develop and execute strategies for warfare systems planning, budgeting, and execution, ensuring alignment across contributing programs and platform-level constraints.
• You will communicate warfare systems integration status, risks, and execution plans through written and oral forums to internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• You will perform supervisory duties to include providing administrative and technical guidance, employee performance evaluations, identifying training needs, and workload management.