PROGRAM MANAGER
What you'd do
You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER (WARFIGHTING READINESS PROGRAM MANAGER) in the War-fighting Readiness Department of NAVSEA HQ FIELD SUPPORT.
Major duties
You will exercise independent judgment, apply managerial skills and a broad background of knowledge in program/project management and is accountable to the Director/Deputy for assigned cost, schedule, performance reporting. You will be responsible for contract activities, logistics, budget and personnel management for assigned activities in any and or all phases of the acquisition life cycle for war-fighting requirements, supporting policies and practices. You will assist the Director/Deputy in forecasting and managing workload for the program office or functional area. Personnel management encompasses organizational structure and resource loading. You will serve as assistant and advisor to the Director/Deputy in designing strategy and program baseline. You will direct program activities and all efforts associated with the program office or functional area through subordinate managers and teams. Executes managerial, technical, and business acumen. You will apply management and business principles to analyze situations, identify problems, probe causes and select courses of action for subordinates to pursue. You will recognize the trade-offs necessary to determine the resulting impact in terms of schedule, cost, and performance risks. You will provide goals, objectives, program and general guidance for operations consistent with higher level framework/guidance. You will identify requirements and defines scope of projects which comprise the overall war-fighting readiness program. You will coordinate program requirements for the Director/Deputy across Congressional interest, DoW, Navy, Industry, consulting functional experts both internally and externally, to deconflict competing priorities and requirements to gain consensus. You will develop and implement program requirements based on new or revised legislation and analyze and evaluate program effectiveness throughout its life cycle. You will direct and evaluate complex studies, recommending new methods and procedures to measure program results and effectiveness, and propose actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders.
What you need to qualify
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 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: overseeing program management operations (e.g., program, administration, personnel, maintenance) to enhance war-fighting readiness for organization. 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.
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