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SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER

Military Sealift Command

Department of the Navy

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$127,646 - $165,945

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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 of engineers to manage materials and maintenance plans for U.S.

Navy ships, ensuring parts and supplies are ready when needed to keep vessels operational throughout their service life.

It focuses on coordinating with various experts to handle long-term material needs, obsolescence issues, and ship modifications for better readiness.

A good fit would be an experienced engineer with supervisory skills and a background in naval or maritime systems who enjoys strategic planning and problem-solving in a military context.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in planning and managing life cycle materials for ships
  • Professional engineering background (e.g., degree in engineering or related field per OPM standards)
  • Experience supporting maintenance and modifications for ship systems in collaboration with shipyards and contractors
  • Skills in reviewing life cycle assessments and recommending changes to maintenance and repair requirements
  • Ability to identify gaps in maintenance needs and direct subordinates to address material availability issues
  • Supervisory experience directing engineers, naval architects, and electrical engineers
  • Knowledge of directing evaluations for ship modifications to improve operational availability and service life

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER in the Material Management, Long Lead time Material (LLM), Obsolescence and Rotatable Pools (N772B), Advance Planning/ Requirements (N772), Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (MEPP) Division (N77), of the Engineering Department (N7), in the Military Sealift Command (MSC), located at Norfolk, VA of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 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 planning, managing, and coordinating with life cycle stakeholders to manage ready for issue (RFI) material required to execute technical requirements, forecasted time and condition-based maintenance, approved or planned alterations and work items associated required for a ship's life cycle from delivery to disposal.

Experience supporting maintenance material management for design work related to ship systems operations, alterations, modifications and installations in collaboration with sponsors, program managers, private shipyards, and support contractors such as naval architectural and marine engineering firms to support operational readiness.

Experience conducting review of life cycle assessments for data driven recommendations for changes in vessel or industrial maintenance and repair requirements.

Experience identifying gaps in maintenance requirements which impact shore-based spares material condition and the ability to achieve the required material availability and meet expected service life and direct subordinates accordingly.

Experience directing the evaluation of modifications to existing ships, determining the suitability, feasibility, and reasonableness of modifications required to accommodate new missions or capabilities, improving operational availability or meet expected service life and incorporated into the vessel's material management plan for the purpose of POM.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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 responsible for the technical aspects of Material Management, Long Lead time Material (LLM), Obsolescence and Rotatable Pools.
  • You will be responsible for directing personnel, defining and executing technical policy and maintenance management of ready-for-issue (RFI) spares.
  • You will ensure that Shore Based Spares used for U.S. Naval platforms maintain the highest possible Operational Availability by ensuring Ready for Issue assets are available.
  • You will be responsible for maintaining available commercial off the-shelf (COTS) material inventories from OEM suppliers to end-users.
  • You will support the development of technical policy for systems and hull for plans for available SBS for all MSC ships.
  • You will provide a full range of supervision to assigned engineers, naval architects, and electrical engineers as the Material Management Branch Head.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/4/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12896952-26-RMM