CHIEF OF STAFF

CHIEF OF STAFF

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $143913 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a CHIEF OF STAFF for the Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Aircraft Carriers of PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE CARRIERS.

Major Duties:

• You will serve as the principle advisor to the senior leadership in all areas of the organization including the development, direction, and continuity of policies, programs, and operations.
• You will formulate, coordinate, review, and evaluate the effectiveness of organization operating policies, regulations, and procedures.
• You will develop long range plans with the strategic vision of the organization, exercising originality and judgment in accomplishing responsibilities that contribute significantly in guiding and shaping the future of the organization.
• You will ensure resources required by the organization are managed within the framework of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES).
• You will preview and advise senior leadership on major organizational movements and purchases.
• You will provide detailed analysis of the overall organizations acquisition portfolio and identifies alignment opportunities across the organization which gain efficiencies, economy, and/or capitalizes on synergy within the portfolio.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level/pay band NH-03 (GS-13) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing programmatic and technical leadership over ship or major weapon system acquisition, development, design, or maintenance to support the life cycle and modernization of fleet shipbuilding plans. 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.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/12/2026. Applications received after 05/12/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. For additional information on viewing your application status, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-12