PROGRAM MANAGER

Summary You will serve as a Customer Advocate in the UNMANNED & THEATER USW SYSTEMS DEPT of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV KEYPORT WA. As a Customer Advocate you will manage customer relationships with Program Office Partners to negotiate requirements, funding and scheduling. You will work with department leadership including Resource Managers and Technical Project Managers to execute tasking. You will participate in department strategic and business planning. Responsibilities You will serve as a Customer Advocate in the Project Office of the Unmanned and Theater Undersea Warfare Systems Department. You will negotiate and manage tasking from multiple Program Office Partners relating to Unmanned Undersea Systems and/or Theater Undersea Warfare Command and Control Systems. You will develop Program Office partner requirements into executable plans and projects for accomplishing tasks. You will establish milestones and metrics for monitoring and assessing cost, schedule, and technical performance of assigned portfolio. You will serve as a senior advisor to provide expert advice to Department leadership on the execution of projects and to Command and Department leadership on strategic alignment for future programmatic needs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the NT-05 pay band (GS-13 and GS-14 equivalency) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector leading or managing programs, systems development efforts, or test and evaluation initiatives for undersea systems. 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. Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional Information This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-6 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS-14 and GS-15. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.