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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-14 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of engineers to plan and manage the full lifecycle of Navy ships, from initial setup to retirement, including maintenance schedules, technical upgrades, and cost forecasting.

It focuses on providing expert advice on ship systems and developing policies to ensure vessels stay operational efficiently.

A good fit would be an experienced engineer with supervisory skills and a strong background in naval or industrial maintenance who enjoys strategic planning and team leadership.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in planning and managing ship life cycle maintenance, alterations, and support services
  • Expertise in developing policies for mechanical, electrical, machinery control systems, and naval architecture in ship design and systems
  • Experience conducting life cycle assessments and providing data-driven recommendations for maintenance and repair changes
  • Skills in developing material condition forecasting for industrial maintenance, repair, and alterations
  • Ability to supervise engineers, naval architects, and electrical engineers
  • Basic engineering qualifications as per OPM standards for General Engineer (0801 series)
  • Familiarity with life cycle cost engineering, long-range maintenance schedules, and class maintenance plans

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER in the Life Cycle Technical Foundation Paper (TFP) Branch (N771A), Life Cycle Division (N771 ), Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (N77), Engineering Department (N7), of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

(For GS-14) 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.

Resume must demonstrate the following specialized experience: Experience planning, managing, and coordinating with Life Cycle Stakeholders providing Subject Matter Expertise and management for implementing technical requirements, forecasted time and condition-based maintenance, approved or planned alterations, and support services required fora ship 's life cycle from delivery to disposal.

Experience supporting the development of policy that addresses the mechanical, electrical, machinery control system, naval architectural and other technical planning issues that affect MSC ship systems and design.

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

Experience developing and instituting material condition forecasting for data informed industrial maintenance, repair and alteration execution.

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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ 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 provide Subject Matter Expertise and management for implementing vessel technical requirements, forecasted time and condition-based maintenance, approved or planned alterations, and support services.
  • You will be responsible for Life Cycle Engineering including life cycle (cost) engineering for development of the TFPs and associated Long Range Maintenance Schedules (LRMS).
  • You will deliver TFPs which document how the Class Maintenance Plan (CMP) technical requirements and forecasted time and condition-based maintenance.
  • You will recommend (PM/CM) requirements are expressed in manpower, interval, duration, shipyard capacity, and budgetary requirements.
  • You will provide a full range of supervision to assigned engineers, naval architects, and electrical engineers

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/3/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12896670-26-KSW