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Program Manager (Deputy Director, Enterprise Industrial Base Coordination)

National Nuclear Security Administration

Department of Energy

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$203,135 - $209,600

per year

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March 5, 2026More DOE jobs →

GS-15 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $123,041 - $159,950

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-14. Senior leader or top expert.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading efforts to manage and expand the industrial base that supports nuclear propulsion for the U.S.

Navy, including coordinating budgets, infrastructure growth, and supply chains to meet urgent production needs.

The role requires advising on policies, resolving conflicts in manufacturing, and ensuring rapid development of workforce and technology.

It's a great fit for experienced federal managers with deep knowledge of defense or energy sectors who thrive in high-stakes coordination and decision-making.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-15 or NN-04 in federal service
  • Knowledge of personnel clearance policies, procedures, and security interviewing techniques
  • Ability to provide guidance and vision for industrial base management and funding priorities
  • Experience consolidating input from technical and project stakeholders to prioritize actions
  • Expertise in developing and interpreting acquisition policies for project decisions
  • Oversight of infrastructure, workforce expansions, and manufacturing technology developments
  • Coordination of supply chain initiatives for new construction, in-service, and national programs

Full Job Description

This position is part of the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors, Department of Energy.

The Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors is also the Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and the Deputy Commander, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Directorate, Naval Sea Systems Command.

Responsibilities for this Program area are contained in Executive Order 12344 of 1 February 1982, which is codified in 42 U.S.C. §7158 and 50 U.S.C. §§ 2401 and 2406.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-15 or NN-04 pay band in the Federal service.

Demonstrated knowledge of personnel clearance policies and procedures, personnel security interviewing techniques and practices sufficient to grant various types of clearances or make sound recommendations when questionable or derogatory information exists.

Demonstrated knowledge of providing guidance, direction and vision to coordinate and represent the day-to-day industrial base management matters; consolidating and coordinating a clear prioritized list of actions associated with funding priorities; and developing and interpreting the applications of acquisition policy to arrive at critical project decisions to resolve production conflicts.

Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.

Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred.

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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-In-Grade/Band: Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade/time-in-band requirements to be eligible for consideration.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Duties (be specific in describing your duties, we cannot make assumptions regarding your experience) Employer's name and address Supervisor name and phone number Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g.

June 18 2007 to April 05 2008) Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position.

Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) Salary You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

As a Program Manager (Deputy Director, Enterprise Industrial Base Coordination), you will: Serve as principal advisor for policy issues affecting major program planning, budget and priority objectives.

Consolidate and coordinate input across the multitude of technical and project officer stakeholders to ensure a clear, prioritized list of actions and associated funding priorities are identified.

Provide direct, daily oversight to deliver the infrastructure and workforce expansions, as well as manufacturing technology developments, as rapidly as possible.

Oversee the infrastructure and workforce development activities related to suppliers and shipyard operations to meet the increased demand.

Develop and interpret the application of acquisition policy to arrive at critical project decisions to resolve production throughput conflicts and determine courses of action and identify acceptable options considering program and schedule risks.

Coordinate initiatives driving enhanced capability, capacity and quality in related supply chains for new construction programs, in-service programs, and in support of national programs.

Collect lessons-learned from private contractors through surveys and technical interchange meetings and publish best practices to the larger workforce in the form of memoranda, briefing packages, and cloud-based knowledge management systems.

Develop and maintain a robust set of metrics that provides leading indicators of industrial base risk, effectiveness/return on investment funds, apply fiscal, contracting, and administrative policies, procedures, and practices necessary and appropriate project manangement metrics for the program.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/20/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/21/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-NA30-16-12883075-EN