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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 a team in the naval program office for aircraft carriers, focusing on managing budgets, contracts, and projects to keep everything on track and efficient.

You'll also build a strong team by setting clear goals, mentoring staff, and promoting fairness and innovation.

It's a great fit for experienced managers who enjoy overseeing large-scale defense projects and developing people in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent level managing acquisitions, finances, and contracts for major programs like aircraft carriers
  • Ability to build and maintain a high-performing team through communication, accountability, mentoring, and succession planning
  • Skills in establishing and tracking employee workloads, schedules, and performance metrics
  • Experience ensuring fair performance evaluations, ratings, and rewards to boost productivity
  • Commitment to promoting diversity, integrity, ethics, and merit-based decisions in the workforce
  • Ability to foster innovation, continuous improvement, and a readiness environment for organizational success

Full Job Description

You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the CVN Program Office (PMS 378) of PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE CARRIERS.

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

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: managing acquisitions, finances, and contracts to ensure program goals, efficiency, and reporting requirements are met for aircraft carriers.

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 sustain a high-performing organization by promoting a readiness environment where employees excel through communication of performance expectations, accountability, and attention to personal development, mentoring, and succession planning.
  • You will establish, evaluate, and maintain a method for determining, prioritizing, and tracking employee workload, schedules, and major assignments.
  • You will ensure all performance planning, monitoring, rating, and rewarding tasks are accomplished as required in a manner that enhances and sustains productivity.
  • You will ensure fairness and equity in performance plan outcomes, recommendations for selection, and performance payouts.
  • You will promote a diverse workforce and encourage diverse contribution toward the attainment of organizational goals by exhibiting actions and attitudes that model support and maintain high standards of integrity, ethics, and merit-based decisions.
  • You will ensure subordinates establish and track appropriate metrics to demonstrate individual and team performance.
  • You will effectively develop and champion innovative ideas to improve the organization and creates an environment that fosters innovation and continuous process improvement.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12929481-26-SAG