SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER

SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia

Salary Range: $127646 - $165945 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER in the Military Sealift Command (MSC), Directorate Ship Management (DSM), Service Support, Charter and Tug Ships (PM4), Hospital Ships/Sub Tenders/Command Ship (PM43) of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

Major Duties:

• You will manage the programs for hospital ships, submarine tenders, and the 6th fleet command ship.
• You will ensure customer requirements are met, maintaining readiness of all program assets, developing overall strategic planning, formulating program policy and long-term plans for resource development and utilization.
• You will formulate and manage program budget and allocation of resources, and execute Type Commander (TYCOM) functions, including lifecycle management, ship readiness, maintenance and repair and logistics support.
• You will comprehend a broad knowledge of administrative laws, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to the programs and projects managed.
• You will comprehend marine transportation, particularly maintaining ships in full operational status (FOS) and associated maritime disciplines such as service support ships fleet and its characteristics, vessel locations, and operational limitations.
• You will comprehend shipboard systems and practices as well as engineering practices in ship operations and maintenance.

Qualifications: 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 in applying a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness required to manage major program projects. Experience developing, recommending, and implementing budgetary policies affecting the financing and accomplishments of important programs and projects and preparing and administering complex budgets and brief budget issues to flag officers and CEO levels. Experience preparing and presenting formal briefings to decision makers and evaluating, reviewing, and analyzing programs or program segments in terms of effective attainment of scheduled objectives and milestones. Experience evaluating, reviewing, and analyzing project progress in terms of effective attainment of scheduled objectives and milestones, utilization of funds, delays, slippage, and overruns, and resolution of problems. Experience planning, organizing, and directing the work of programs and projects requiring substantial resources or changes in established procedures. 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 05/11/2026. Applications received after 05/11/2026 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: 2026-05-11