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Posted: March 9, 2026 (4 days ago)

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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 managing major acquisition projects for naval weapon systems, such as missiles and lasers, within the U.S. Navy's program office.

You'll handle planning, contracts, stakeholder coordination, and policy development to ensure programs run smoothly and meet goals.

It's a great fit for experienced professionals with a background in defense project management who thrive in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent level in developing or implementing acquisition plans, policies, or strategies for ship or weapon systems programs
  • Expertise in acquisition programs, including lasers, weapons, AEGIS, SSDS, Maritime Targeting Cell Acquisition (MTC-A), missiles, storage, handling, shipping, and launcher operations
  • Strong skills in program management, production oversight, and post-award contract administration
  • Ability to serve as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on complex inquiries
  • Proficiency in formulating, reviewing, and evaluating policies, regulations, and procedures
  • Experience maintaining awareness of organizational activities and advising senior leadership on key issues
  • Capacity to liaise with leadership, prioritize decisions, and ensure goals and deadlines are met

Full Job Description

You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the Program Executive Office (PEO) Integrated Warfare System (IWS) of PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE IWS.

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

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: "Developing or implementing acquisition plans, policies or strategies (e.g., program management, production, resources, post-award contract administration, contract/task orders) for a ship or weapon systems program." 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 serve as subject matter expert with one or more: acquisition programs, lasers, weapons, AEGIS, SSDS, Maritime Targeting Cell Acquisition (MTC-A), missiles, storage, handling, and shipping as well as launcher operation and maintenance.
  • You will serve as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders to address complex program inquiries, usually on short notice, that potentially require multiple sources of data and cross-organizational response.
  • You will formulate, coordinate, review, and evaluate the effectiveness of organization operating instructions, policies, regulations, and procedures.
  • You will maintain continuous awareness of overall organization activities and advises senior leadership on matters of concern, items deserving special attention, or issues which may create external inquiries.
  • You will identify and prioritize actions requiring final decision making authority of the senior leadership.
  • You will liaise regularly with the programmatic internal leadership on programmatic and administrative issues to ensure internal and external stakeholder guidance, direction, and assignments are effectively executed.
  • 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.
  • You will provide review and follow-up of organization-directed assignments and assures that the organizational goals, objectives, and deadlines are met.

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

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12901547-26-VH