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SUPERVISORY NUCLEAR PRODUCTION MANAGER

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

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Location

Salary

$126,382 - $164,296

per year

Closes

February 2, 2026

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 to manage nuclear production work at a naval shipyard, focusing on overhauls, refueling, and ensuring safety and efficiency in nuclear projects for ships and submarines.

A good fit would be someone with strong leadership experience in technical fields, especially nuclear operations, who can handle planning, budgeting, and problem-solving in a high-stakes government environment.

It requires balancing technical expertise with people management to meet naval goals.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in nuclear production, quality control, radiological controls, and work management
  • Proven ability to plan, direct, and manage programs, including organization, budget, staffing, and resource allocation
  • Experience conducting investigations and resolving problems in nuclear operations
  • Knowledge of managing surface craft, submarine, or carrier availabilities and nuclear projects like overhauls and refueling
  • Skills in developing policies, procedures, and long-range planning for nuclear programs
  • Ability to supervise teams, ensure equal employment practices, and collaborate with other departments or naval entities

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY NUCLEAR PRODUCTION MANAGER in the Nuclear Production Manager Division (Code 300N), Production Resource Department (Code 900) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Your resume must 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 with quality control, nuclear training, radiological controls radiation exposure reduction, engineering support, and work management principles; Experience with planning and directing programs, managing an organization and people in the attainment of program objectives; Experience with developing, establishing and promulgating policies and plans for the production nuclear programs including organization, budget, staffing and determination, acquisition and allocation of resources; Experience with conducting investigations of potential or existing problems affecting nuclear production operations; Experience with the management and executive control of surface craft, submarine, or carrier availabilities.

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 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 nuclear aspects of overhaul, refueling and core loading projects of concerns to the department.
  • You will participate in the overall shipyard management, contributing to considerations of major policies, plans, programs, operations resource requirements and their implementation.
  • You will provide extensive technical, administrative and managerial aspects with the nuclear production programs and the interrelated effects of the performances of these on the overall Shipyard production capability and efficiency.
  • You will resolve problems, make commitments, plan, supervise and manage the production nuclear programs.
  • You will participate with key-level personnel in other departments, other naval installations, and shipyards and/or other activities in defining project goals and in the development of master plans or the accomplishment of these goals.
  • You will direct and manage the analysis of support requirement essential to effective performance of the programs.
  • You will develop changes, modifications or new procedures to implement these changes in nuclear requirements.
  • You will develop, establish and promulgate policies and plans for the production nuclear programs including organization, budget, staffing and determination, acquisition and allocation of resources.
  • You will perform long-range, intermediate and immediate planning for nuclear production projects.
  • You will monitor the accuracy and adequacy of support provided by other Shipyard departments, and take or recommend action to improve effectiveness.
  • You will assure equality in determining qualifications, selections, assignment, training, promotions, details, discipline and awards to employee.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/22/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/22/2026

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