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PROGRAM MANAGER

Naval Sea Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$143,913 - $197,200

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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 leading and coordinating complex programs for naval warfare systems, including planning acquisitions, managing budgets, and ensuring smooth operations to meet military goals.

A good fit would be someone with strong leadership experience in project management, especially in defense or government settings, who can handle multiple tasks and advise high-level leaders.

It requires a detail-oriented professional comfortable with oversight of contracts, resources, and team objectives.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of equivalent experience to GS-13 level in federal service or private/public sector, managing complex tasks in warfare systems integration
  • Experience in acquisition planning, program management, and contract administration
  • Ability to develop and execute program budgets for integrated warfare systems
  • Skills in establishing, revising, or reviewing policies, procedures, and organizational structures to eliminate mission barriers
  • Proficiency in integrating manpower, personnel support, and operational plans for short- and long-term goals
  • Experience providing analyses, evaluations, and setting objectives for resource use
  • Familiarity with maintaining awareness of organizational activities and advising senior leadership on key issues

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Program Manager in the Integrated Warfare Systems of PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE IWS.

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

Managing or overseeing complex tasking, to integrate warfare systems requirements, plans, organization, and develops goals and objectives that integrate manpower and personnel support objectives into the short and long-term operational plans of the program, or establishing, revising or reviewing policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organizational and staff, to ensure work problems or barriers for mission accomplishment are eliminated or developing, managing, and executing program budgets for IWS 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=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 oversee acquisition planning, program management, production, post-award contract administration, contract/task order, pre-contract award procurement package development, and post-contract award management tasks.
  • You will maintain continuous awareness of overall organizational activities and advise senior leadership on matters of concern, items requiring special attention or issues which may create external inquires.
  • You will identify and prioritize actions requiring final decision making authority of the senior leadership.
  • You will maintain cognizance of all programmatic activities to provide analyses, evaluations, and establish plans; and to set effective objectives for the use of available resources.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12901057-26-KH