
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
San Diego County, CAFull-time$128–197K/yrPosted 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Logistics Management Specialist serves as the Principal Assistant Program Manager and Product Support Manager for HM/E Systems Sustainment efforts within PMS 443. The role integrates maintenance, sustainment, modernization, training, logistics, and programmatic efforts across the life cycle of Navy surface ships. It develops sustainment strategies and plans, coordinates with stakeholders and program teams, and represents sustainment priorities in boards, meetings, and executive-level forums.
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Summary
You will serve as a LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST for DPAE Modernization & Sustainment (DPAE M&S) within PAE Maritime. 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. 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.
Duties
- You will integrate maintenance and sustainment strategies, modernization plans, training needs, logistics, and programmatic efforts to best manage the life cycle of U.S. Navy surface ships from fleet introduction through transfer or disposal.
- You will serve as the Principal Assistant Program Manager (PAPM) / Product Support Manager (PSM) for HM/E Systems Sustainment efforts within PMS 443.
- You will work with key stakeholders to establish product support strategies and priorities to improve operational availability (Ao) of assigned HM/E systems.
- You will develop and maintain the System Sustainment Plans (SSPs) used to capture sustainment requirements across the full spectrum of the 12 Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements needed for foundational system life cycle management/support.
- You will act as a primary interface between the platform "in-service" and "new construction" programs, working closely with both teams to advocate for assigned HM/E system sustainment products needed ahead of Obligation Work Limiting Date (OWLD).
- You will lead efforts to develop/maintain HM/E System Sustainment policies and processes, Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding, Task Planning Sheets, Business Case Analysis, Product Support Agreements, and Program Objective Memorandum documentation.
- You will also be responsible for organizing and supporting HM/E System Sustainment meetings/forums.
- You will be a regular participant on the Surface TYCOM Advisory Requirements (STAR) Board and when required, will represent the Director and/or Military Deputy.
- You will participate in annual flag-led Sustainment Summits, Surface Warfare Enterprise (SWE) meetings, and Fleet Maintenance Board of Director (FMBoD) meetings.
- You will at these meetings serve to provide community wide engagement from all stakeholders as well as highlight critical HM/E System Sustainment future initiatives, mission objectives, and program priorities.
- You will demonstrate knowledge and practice of integrated product support planning, lifecycle logistics management, and product support strategy development and execution within the framework of the Planning-Programing-Budgeting-Execution process.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the pay band NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: leading complex data-driven analyses, metrics-based assessments, and advanced technology integrations to resolve critical lifecycle resource constraints, balance performance against costs, and deliver executive-level (Flag/SES) briefs. 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 0346 Classification Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/standards/0300/gs0346.pdf 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: PARTNERING PROBLEM SOLVING PRODUCT SUPPORT AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORTABILITY ANALYSIS This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review & 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
Positions may or may not have a control point within bands. If the position has a control point; thus, the salary range for this position is capped at GS-15, step 05 which is currently equivalent to the following locations: Norfolk, VA: $170,164; Mechanicsburg, PA: $171,067; San Diego, CA: $191,535 & Washington Navy Yard, DC: $191,850. If your current salary is above this amount, your salary may be matched. PAY SCALE FOR EACH LOCATION: NORFOLK, VA: $127,646 - $195,190 MECHANICSBURG, PA: $128,323 - $196,225 SAN DIEGO, CA: $143,677 - $197,200 WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC: $143,913 - $197,200 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 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,793 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$128–197K/yr
- California median$147–220K/yr1,052 salary ranges
- US median$126–200K/yr7,781 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $162K, is 13% below the California median midpoint ($186K) — in the middle half of Program Management salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,325 open Program Management jobs in California and 10,793 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Amazon59 open
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- 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 9,232 postings).
- Education
- 4,235 of the 10,793 open Program Management jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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