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SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER

Naval Systems Management Activity

Patuxent River, MDFull-time$169–197K/yrPosted today

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At a glance

Compensation
$169–197K/yr
Location
Patuxent River, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Supervisory Program Manager directs business and security support operations within the Naval Systems Management Activity. The role develops program plans, evaluates staffing and resource needs, advises program managers and customers, and supervises personnel. Applicants must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 level, including experience across multiple functional areas and in program planning, operational improvement, issue resolution, and employee performance management.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Business OperationsSecurity OperationsProgram PlanningResource AllocationWorkload EvaluationOperational ImprovementProgram AdvisingPersonnel SupervisionPerformance EvaluationTraining Needs AssessmentAccountabilityCustomer ServiceDecisivenessFlexibilityInterpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingResilience

Qualifications

One Year Specialized ExperienceGS-14 Equivalent Experience

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER within NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.

Duties

  • You will direct business and security support operations to meet customer needs and mission requirements.
  • You will develop program plans and strategies to align resources with organizational goals.
  • You will evaluate staffing, workload, and resource needs to recommend operational improvements.
  • You will advise program managers and customers on resolving organizational, personnel, and technical issues.
  • You will assign work, evaluate employee performance, and identify training needs to meet program objectives.

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: 1. Directing business and security support operations across multiple functional areas to meet customer requirements and organizational mission objectives. 2. Developing short-, mid-, and long-term program plans that align operational priorities, resource requirements, and organizational strategies. 3. Evaluating staffing needs, workload distribution, and resource allocations to recommend adjustments that improve productivity and program execution. 4. Advising program managers, senior leaders, and customers on organizational , personnel, and technical issues to resolve problems and coordinate program support. 5. Supervising personnel by assigning work, evaluating performance, identifying training needs, and addressing employee concerns to achieve program objectives. 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 You Will Be Evaluated

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 Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire 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. Other Information

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. 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. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. 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. 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 does not apply to Excepted Service positions. 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,749 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$169–197K/yr
  • Maryland median$126–195K/yr212 salary ranges
  • US median$127–201K/yr7,766 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $183K, is 12% above the Maryland median midpoint ($163K) — in the middle half of Program Management salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 308 open Program Management jobs in Maryland and 10,749 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,226 postings).
Education
4,238 of the 10,749 open Program Management jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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