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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 military ships, from design and maintenance to major overhauls, ensuring they meet safety and efficiency standards.

A good fit would be an experienced senior engineer with deep knowledge of shipbuilding and naval operations, who enjoys supervising teams and handling complex projects in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • Mastery of U.S. maritime regulations, including USCG and ABS standards
  • Advanced knowledge of naval architecture and marine engineering principles
  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent
  • Experience managing ship life cycle, including maintenance, alterations, and cost analysis
  • Skills in resource acquisition, policy integration, and organizational evaluation
  • Proficiency in qualitative/quantitative methods, data analysis, and visualization
  • Expertise in computer applications and software for ship design and innovation

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER in the Life Cycle Ship Sheet Branch (N771B), Life Cycle Division (N771), Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (N77), Engineering Department (N7), of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

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.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience mastery of U.S. maritime regulatory standards, including U.S.

Coast Guard (USCG) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) requirements, to oversee complex ship design, maintenance, and alterations.

Experience applying advanced naval architecture and marine engineering principles to manage the full life cycle and automation of a diverse, mission-specific fleet of numerous classes of ships.

Experience directing comprehensive engineering programs by strategically acquiring resources, integrating global policy issues, and evaluating overall organizational effectiveness.

Experience utilizing qualitative and quantitative methodologies to measure and optimize the productivity and efficiency of life cycle engineering responsibilities.

Experience employing diverse fact-finding techniques, such as statistical work measurement and data visualization, to conduct in-depth systems analysis and application toward vessel life cycle management.

Experience leveraging expert-level computer applications and specialized software to drive innovation within commercial ship design and construction.

Experience leading high-level commercial ship operations, including the execution of large-scale overhaul or multi-million dollar construction projects.

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 General Engineering Series 0801 (opm.gov) 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 to plan and manage a ship's life cycle requirements, including maintenance and alterations, for the purpose of developing and maintaining ship-specific "Ship Sheets
  • You will be responsible for Life Cycle Engineering to include life cycle (cost) engineering for development and revision of the Ship Sheets for POM/DoN submissions and Service Life Extension Requests for all assigned MSC vessels.
  • You will direct the development and sustainment of the maintenance requirement cost analysis by ship and availability over the Future Years Defense Program as document in a Ship Sheet.
  • As Ship Sheet Branch Head, you will provide a full range of supervision to assigned engineers and naval architects.

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

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12895525-26-ASK