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SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

United States Fleet Forces Command

Kittery, MEFull-time$121–157K/yrPosted 4 days ago

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Compensation
$121–157K/yr
Location
Kittery, ME
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Supervisory Engineering Technician serves in the Waterfront Support Branch of the Engineering and Planning Department at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The role oversees branch work, coordinates efforts across Engineering Technical Divisions, certifies off-yard availabilities, and guides logistics turnover. Candidates must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level, including program oversight, technical directives, and support for engineering and planning functions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program Management, requiredTechnical Directives Management, requiredTraining, requiredTechnical Data Research, requiredEngineering Project Management, nice to haveComputer Literacy, nice to haveInformation Management, nice to havePerformance Analysis, nice to have

Qualifications

One Year Specialized Experience, required

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the WATERFRONT SUPPORT BRANCH, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

  • You will be responsible for the efficient performance, general administration, and coordination of all work within the Branch.
  • You will coordinate major efforts that involve the various areas of the Engineering Technical Divisions.
  • You will provide oversight and certification of Off Yard availabilities.
  • You will provide guidance and oversight of logistics turnover for major and minor availabilities.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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 providing management and oversight on various programs such as Departure from Specification (DFS), Liaison Action Request (LAR), Significant out of Tolerance (SOOT), and Lessons Learned programs. Experience managing Technical Directives Programs, to include Process Instructions (PIs), Uniform Industrial Process Instruction (UIPI) or local releases (UREL), Engineering and Planning Manual and Department Shipyard Instructions. Experience providing guidance, direction and training for Project Engineering and Planning Managers and Assistants (PEPM and APEPMs). Experience researching services to locate and acquire technical data as required for various technical requirements in support of the Division Head. Experience assisting with administration of the Engineering and Planning Department's Technical Authority Program. 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/engineering-technical-series-0802/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-TECH 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: COMPUTER LITERACY DEVELOPING OTHERS ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING TECHNICAL POLICY AND PLANNING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS 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 qualifications 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. 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 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. 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/ This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. 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

How this job compares

Set against the 1,850 open Engineering Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$121–157K/yr
  • US median$65–100K/yr434 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $139K, is 69% above the US median midpoint ($82K) — in the top quarter of Engineering Technician salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,850 open Engineering Technician jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Engineering Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 1,431 postings).
Education
20 of the 1,850 open Engineering Technician jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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