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Posted: April 3, 2026 (1 day ago)

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SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER

Naval Sea Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$127,646 - $195,190

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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 and staff at a naval shipyard to oversee the design, construction, and repair of submarines and military vessels, ensuring projects stay on schedule and within budget.

A good fit would be an experienced engineer with strong leadership skills who enjoys managing technical teams in a high-stakes environment like defense contracting.

It requires hands-on knowledge of shipbuilding processes and the ability to solve complex production issues.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent level in engineering, preferably in submarine or military construction
  • Strong written and oral communication skills for reports and team interactions
  • Knowledge of contractor specifications, technical data, scheduling, and cost/performance analysis
  • Proficiency in methods to prevent, investigate, and resolve production problems and scheduling conflicts
  • Working knowledge of personal computers for networking, word processing, data analysis, and databases
  • Professional engineering background, as per OPM qualifications for 0800 series positions
  • Experience supervising large teams (e.g., 95 civilians and 11 military personnel) and managing budgets

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Supervisory General Engineer in the Engineering Department of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair of SUPSHIP.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the grade level (GS-13) or pay band (NH-03) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional Engineer demonstrating effective written and oral communication skills suitable for engaging in constructive conversations and reports; working knowledge of submarine, military or highly technical construction processes and test programs; working knowledge of contractor specification requirements, technical data, scheduling methods, and cost/performance reports; basic proficiency in employing methods to prevent, investigate, analyze, plan and implement corrective actions for production problems and scheduling conflicts; and working knowledge of personal computers for networking, word processing, data analysis and database use.

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 AND https://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 supervise and manage approximately 95 civilians and 11 military personnel assigned to the Engineering Department.
  • You will provide subordinate line managers with state-of-the-art, advanced management techniques and information that will enable them to achieve and maintain effective management of org goals, objectives, schedules, priorities, and resources.
  • You will identify actual and potential problem areas.
  • You will develop and implement new and advanced business operations, techniques, or directs corrective action by ensuring the application of sound business management practices.
  • You will prepare, implement, and execute tracing of the Engineering Department budget.
  • You will provide continuing evaluation and recommendations concerning the creation of new services or the modification or discontinuing existing services as they relate to evolving corporate strategies and objectives.
  • You will set and adjust short-term and long-term priorities and prepare work completion schedules for the Engineering Department.
  • You will have the sole responsibility for all engineering and technical decision-making associated with naval combatant design, engineering, and execution of work at HII-NNS Shipyard.

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

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12927778-26-DG