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PROGRAM MANAGER

Naval Sea Systems Command

Washington Navy Yard, DCFull-time$144–197K/yrPosted today

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Compensation
$144–197K/yr
Location
Washington Navy Yard, DC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Program Manager will lead, coordinate, and integrate programmatic, technical, logistical, financial, and administrative aspects of the Landing Helicopter Assault Replacement program within the Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive Maritime office.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AccountabilityCustomer ServiceDecisivenessFlexibilityInterpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingResilienceWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationStrategic Thinking

Qualifications

One Year Specialized Experience

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive Maritime for Expeditionary, Amphibious Warfare Program Office of DPAE EXPEDITIONARY AND MINE WARFARE.

Duties

  • You will lead, coordinate and integrate all aspects of the programmatic, technical, organizational, logistics, financial and administrative management for the Landing Helicopter Assault Replacement (LHA(R) Amphibious Assault Ship.
  • You will manage subordinate engineers, analysts, and military personnel in the execution of your responsibilities as assigned by the Program Manager.
  • You will coordinate, develop, integrate and provide expert technical and programmatic analyses to the Program Manager in all aspects for all aspects of the LHA(R) program.
  • You will integrate programmatic planning and balance competing technical solutions or other needs against costs and provide recommendations to the Program Manager.
  • You will evaluate the effectiveness of utilization of financial resources and application of civilian manpower and apportions tasks to in-house and contractor resources.
  • You will oversee contract strategy and management techniques to maximize resource application, and avoid claims and program disruption and deliver technically sound ships and products to meet mission needs and established milestones.

Qualifications

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) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector leading and evaluating personnel, directing acquisition life cycle activities, and managing cost, schedule, and performance or contract activities (e.g., logistics, budget, coordinating program requirements across internal and external stakeholders) across acquisition programs. 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 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION ORAL COMMUNICATION PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIC THINKING 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. 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 This position is part of the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project. The NH-4 broadband level encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. 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. 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/ 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 11,207 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$144–197K/yr
  • Washington, D.C. median$134–196K/yr173 salary ranges
  • US median$120–203K/yr8,817 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $171K, is 3% above the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($166K) — in the middle half of Program Manager salary ranges in Washington, D.C..

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 209 open Program Manager jobs in Washington, D.C. and 11,207 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington, D.C.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 9,534 postings).
Education
5,036 of the 11,207 open Program Manager jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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