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Posted: January 13, 2026 (2 days ago)

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PROGRAM MANAGER

Naval Air Systems Command

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$147,945 - $192,331

per year

Closes

January 20, 2026

GS-14 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team that supports the maintenance and readiness of H-60 helicopters for the U.S.

Navy, managing projects from planning to execution while coordinating with various military and government groups.

A good fit would be someone with extensive experience in defense project management, strong leadership skills, and a deep understanding of aircraft systems and logistics.

It's ideal for professionals who thrive in high-stakes environments focused on national security and fleet support.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-14 level or equivalent in leadership and management of complex projects, including technical, performance, and schedule aspects
  • Experience serving as a liaison in negotiations with U.S. Navy, Air Force, DoD, other agencies, and private organizations on program matters
  • Mastery in generating and coordinating programmatic documentation for reviews like readiness or depot-level production
  • Expertise in aircraft maintenance issues, with a history of actionable recommendations
  • Ability to integrate planning with NAE goals and those of other services and agencies
  • Skill in advising senior officials on program status, risks, and problem resolution

Full Job Description

You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER H-60 FST Lead in the Fleet Support Group of FLTREADCEN EAST.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Mastery experience in leadership, management and oversight of complex projects and activities, including the technical, performance, and schedule considerations associated with those projects and activities; 2) Serving as a liaison and representative in negotiations with other commands and offices of the United States Navy, Air Force, DoD, other governmental agencies and private organizations on matters pertaining to assigned programs; 3) Mastery of generating and coordinating appropriate programmatic documentation and relevant information to support program reviews to include reviews such as readiness or depot level production; 4) Concerning aircraft maintenance issues and history of recommendations provided being acted upon; 5) Assuring that all planning is fully integrated with and aligned to the overarching NAE goals and initiatives as well as those of other participating services and agencies; 6) Advising higher level Headquarters, PEO and PMA officials of production program status, potential risk areas, and of problems that require resolution.

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 manage all initiatives and actions to ensure the quality of available personnel resources providing a full range of required products/services to address fleet requirements.
  • You will oversee development or evaluation of programmatic, engineering, and logistics documents, repairs and redesigns of the platforms systems and components.
  • You will direct work that has significant impact on national defense as well as on aircraft/commodity and systems maintenance/acquisition to support the Fleet.
  • You will serve as a principal advisor to and is supervised by the FST Site Lead, and acts in direct support of the associated PMA for their assigned aircraft platform or commodity.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12861114-26-SPS