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PROJECT BUSINESS AGENT

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

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Location

Salary

$69,373 - $109,122

per year

Type

Closes

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves acting as a key contact for managing finances and planning in a naval shipyard, where you'll review budgets, analyze costs for ship repairs, and ensure projects stay within financial limits while coordinating with customers.

It's ideal for someone with experience in financial analysis and project planning who enjoys working in a structured government environment focused on naval operations.

A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional comfortable with numbers and team coordination.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-09 level (for GS-11) or GS-07 level (for GS-09) in federal or equivalent service
  • Ability to analyze and evaluate production plans, workload requirements, or financial reports for compliance and problem mitigation
  • Experience gathering and analyzing data to identify trends in project or fiscal performance
  • Skills in financial management, including estimating costs, predicting end costs, and maintaining fiscal control
  • Proficiency in developing, reviewing, and managing work packages and financial briefs
  • Strong communication and liaison skills for customer interactions on work definition, pricing, and negotiation
  • Knowledge of shipyard capacity and capability to accept and prioritize work

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Project Business Agent in the Business & Strategic Planning Office (C1200) or the Nuclear Business & Strategic Planning Office (C1200N) of PSNS and IMF.

GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing and evaluating production plans, workload requirements, or financial reports to ensure compliance or to mitigate problems or trends related to project or fiscal performance.

GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: gathering and analyzing data in order to assist with the evaluation of production plans, workload requirements, or financial reports to ensure compliance or to identify problems or trends related to project or fiscal performance.

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 function as the initial point of contact and liaison for financial management with the Shipyard's customers.
  • You will analyze Ships Work Line Item Number estimates, predicted end costs, and work completion costs to maintain fiscal control.
  • You will establish, assess, and adjust the predicted pro-ration percentage for work items shared by multiple customers.
  • You will develop, conduct, and coordinate financial briefs.
  • You will function as the Shipyard point of contact with customers for work definition, pricing, and negotiation.
  • You will accept work for the shipyard, based on shipyard capacity, capability to perform it, and immediate supervisor's guidance.
  • You will develop, review, and manage the Availability Work Packages.
  • You will maintain the financial status of the project, ensuring costs don't exceed the customer budget.
  • You will develop, conduct, and coordinate financial briefs.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/18/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/18/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12886573-26-TMW