MANAGER

• USAJOBS pay evidence (raw source values; no currency or annual rate inferred)
• Remuneration 1: minimum: 125776; maximum: 192331; rate interval: PA; description as provided: Per Year
• Pay plan 1: code: ND
• Low grade: 5
• High grade: 5
• Agency: Naval Sea Systems Command

This is an Interdisciplinary position that can be filled by the 0801 (General Engineering) or the 1301 (General Physical Science) series. The series that the selected applicant will be placed into depends on their qualifications. In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 pay band (GS-12/GS-13 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer or scientist

1. 1) performing senior technical leadership or deputy-level management roles;
2. 2) developing and executing organizational frameworks and strategic business plans; and
3. 3) coordinating human capital programs, technical capability health assessments, or competency gap analyses to align workforce requirements with organizational strategic plans. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ 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.

Job summary

You will serve as a MANAGER for the Expeditionary Warfare and Littoral Operations Department of NAVSURFWARFCTR PANAMA CITY DIVISION. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The full performance level of ND-05 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS-14 and GS-15.

Major duties

- You will serve as the Department Head’s principal advisor and deputy, provide executive-level leadership for a large, complex technical department, and represent the Department and exercise delegated authority in the Department Head’s absence.

- You will lead and align managers, scientists, engineers, and administrative personnel to achieve mission objectives, strategic priorities, and technical outcomes.

- You will resolve complex technical, programmatic, administrative, resource, and workforce issues using sound judgment and lessons learned.

- You will execute supervisory and human-capital management responsibilities, including performance management, employee relations, workforce development, capability and competency assessments, strategic hiring, and succession planning.

- You will foster an inclusive, accountable, and high-performing workplace.

- You will develop and execute long-range business plans, organizational frameworks, strategic objectives, and resource requirements aligned with command corporate strategy.

- You will provide executive oversight of capital-investment initiatives and steward Department personnel, material, space, facilities, and logistics resources.

- You will represent Department interests in senior-level and cross-functional planning forums.

- You will prepare and deliver clear, concise, and persuasive technical memoranda, correspondence, briefings, proposals, action plans, recommendations, and status reports for leadership and stakeholders.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Qualifications

Standards Manual. Applicants must possess at least one of the following: 0801: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:

1. (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or
2. (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics:
3. (a) statics, dynamics;
4. (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships);
5. (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics;
6. (d) thermodynamics;
7. (e) electrical fields and circuits;
8. (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and
9. (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR, Combination of education and experience. College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished
10. (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and
11. (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
12. 1) Professional registration or licensure;
13. 2) Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering examination;
14. 3) Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program;

or 4) Related Curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. OPM stipulates there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience. 1301: Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics; OR, Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INFLUENCING/NEGOTIATING MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process.

If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary.

Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

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• Control number: 892429900
• Announcement number: ST-13111505-27-BWH
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• Publication date: 2026-11-12T00:00:00.0000
• Applications open: 2026-11-12T00:00:00.0000
• Applications close: 2026-11-27T23:59:59.9970
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