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RIGGING & CRANE OPERATIONS DIVISION SUPERVISOR

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

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$101,375 - $131,790

per year

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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 supervising a team that handles rigging, crane operations, and related equipment work at a naval shipyard, ensuring projects run smoothly, safely, and on budget.

A good fit would be someone with experience leading tradespeople in industrial settings, strong skills in managing people and costs, and a focus on training and safety.

It's ideal for those who thrive in high-stakes environments like ship repair and maintenance.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in shop operations with various trades
  • Proficiency in analytical management techniques, including production control, cost control, and personnel management
  • Experience developing long-term training programs to maintain skill levels in a shop or cost center
  • Knowledge of negotiated agreement procedures, shipyard instructions, and maintaining discipline and morale
  • Expertise in personnel protection programs compliant with applicable laws and regulations
  • Ability to supervise personnel, including performance appraisals, promotions, demotions, and disciplinary actions
  • Skills in determining work priorities, ensuring safe conditions, and conducting cost/schedule analyses

Full Job Description

You will serve as a RIGGING & CRANE OPERATONS DIVISION SUPERVISOR in the RIGGING & EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS DIVISION, LIFTING AND HANDLING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

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

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience working with Shop Work Operations involving various trades.

Experience applying analytical management techniques to include production and management control, cost control, and personnel management.

Experience developing long term training to maintain necessary skill requirements for shop, cost center, etc.

Experience working with negotiated agreement procedures and shipyard instructions to maintain discipline and morale.

Experience maintaining personnel protection programs in conjunction with applicable laws and regulations.

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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN 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 be accountable for the successful execution of assigned projects including, rigging, crane operations, and other productive work.
  • You will determine work priorities, maintain safe and clean working conditions, develop work arounds, conduct periodic cost and schedule adherence analyses with appropriate corrective actions.
  • You will advise Division Head of managerial or operational corrective actions considered necessary to improve logistic support, eliminate delinquencies, accelerate deliveries, or otherwise achieve acceptable schedule performance.
  • You will perform a full range of personnel and administrative supervision over the assigned workforce including: recommending transfers, promotion and demotion, initiating disciplinary actions, conducting performance appraisals, etc.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/19/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/19/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12890538-26-MSW