SUBMARINE SURVIVABILITY ESCAPE & RESCUE ADVISOR

SUBMARINE SURVIVABILITY ESCAPE & RESCUE ADVISOR

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): San Diego, California, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Salary Range: $204203 - $240998 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a SUBMARINE SURVIVABILITY, ESCAPE & RESCUE ADVISOR in the OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE (Code N3) of PAC FLEET SUB FORCE OPS COMPONENT.

Major Duties:

• You will determine submarine force requirements across the Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities spectrum in support of the United States Navy submarine Survivability, Escape, and Rescue mission.
• You will coordinate closely with stakeholder commands to synchronize efforts and properly man, train and equip the force to meet requirements.
• You will develop overall procedures, programs and policies of the Division to include managing its workload, ensuring timely submission of reports, reviewing and editing finished work, and providing expert analysis on strategic/planning issues.
• You will conduct business case analyses of proposed initiatives and recommends appropriate courses of action.
• You will oversee the implementation of programmatic and business initiatives from concept development through planning and execution.
• You will develop and recommend overarching strategies to address gaps and shortfalls and to prepare for future operations and mission requirements.
• You will formulate long-term decisions, policy and funding guidance supported by corresponding technical analysis.
• You will develop policy relating to complex national and international operational interactions and development of cooperative submarine rescue response plans.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: developing, leading, and implementing policies and programs for the Submarine Survivability, Escape, and Rescue (SER) program; experience developing and recommending overarching strategies and long-range (e.g., 5-year Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE)) planning guidance to address operational gaps and prepare for future submarine rescue mission requirements; experience formulating submarine force policy and identified detailed knowledge for submarine escape, and onboard life support in a Distressed Submarine situation; and coordinating SER responses. 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, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: 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 03/12/2026. Applications received after 03/12/2026 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. Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. 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: 2026-03-12