PROGRAM MANAGER

PROGRAM MANAGER

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Newport News, Virginia

Salary Range: $127646 - $195190 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER (Deputy Principal Assistant Program Manager (DPAPM) in the PMS 368 Inactivation and Disposal Program Office of PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE CARRIERS.

Major Duties:

• You will serve as the senior on-site program office representative and will be responsible for providing strategic oversight, guidance, and leadership in program administration, personnel management, and contract execution.
• You will be responsible for project-level management of NIMITZ class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier inactivation and defueling ensuring usable systems/equipment vital to national defense are delivered to the warfighter throughout the life-cycle.
• You will establish and maintain priorities and milestones associated with resource management and material reclamation and harvesting pertaining to aircraft carrier inactivation and disposal.
• You will manage project requirements in cost, schedule, and highly technical facets through all phases and stages of ship inactivation, dismantling, and disposal including planning and execution of the Ship's Terminal Offload Plan (STOP).
• You will lead in the developing, organizing, analyzing, executing and monitoring of planned requirements at the project level.
• You will manage implementation of overarching policy and regulations while ensuring high-quality and actionable results.
• You will be responsible for the application of the ship/systems acquisition processes, policies, regulations, principles and practices for all elements of project management.
• You will analyze, communicate/coordinates Aircraft Carrier Product Support issues with Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and other applicable activities / supporting program offices.
• You will analyze, communicate/coordinates Aircraft Carrier Product Support issues with In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA), Type Commanders, Naval Sea Logistics Center (NSLC), and other applicable activities / supporting program offices.
• You will provide strong and effective leadership, project management, and engineering expertise in complex, large-scale operations.
• You will liaise with and develop partnerships with multiple organizations including NAVSEA, Naval Reactors (NR), Type Commanders (TYCOMs), Participating Acquisition Resource Managers (PARMs), and local, state, and federal officials.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) grade level pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: "Executing and advising on programmatic operations to support aircraft carrier inactivation and defueling, including planning, project management, and execution for the efficiency of large-scale operations." 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 05/08/2026. Applications received after 05/08/2026 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: 2026-05-08