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LEAD QUALITY ASSURANCE SPEC (SHIPBUILDING)

Naval Sea Systems Command

Newport News, VAFull-time / Temporary$91–118K/yrPosted 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$91–118K/yr
Location
Newport News, VA
Schedule
Full-time / Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Lead Quality Assurance Specialist (Shipbuilding) serves as a team leader in SUPSHIP’s Quality Assurance Department, Critical Coatings Division. The role leads quality assurance specialists and oversees quality assurance work across assigned programs and projects. It focuses on naval ship construction, conversion, modernization, and repair, including contractor compliance with product and process quality requirements.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Quality AssuranceData Trend AnalysisStatistical SamplingRoot-Cause InvestigationCorrective Action ImplementationWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationDeveloping OthersProblem Solving

Qualifications

One Year Specialized Experience

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a LEAD QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING) in the Quality Assurance Department (Code 300) in the Critical Coatings Division (Code 342) of SUPSHIP.

Duties

  • You will serve as a Team Leader and Lead Quality Assurance Specialist (Shipbuilding), responsible for leading a team of Quality Assurance Specialists (GS-1910-11).
  • You will execute contract quality assurance assessments, audits, program evaluations, trend analyses, and corrective action programs across assigned programs/projects.
  • You will ensure that the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into team strategies, goals, work plans, and deliverables.
  • You will articulate and communicate team assignments, project goals, milestones, and deadlines.
  • You will monitor and report on the status and progress of work, reviewing completed work to ensure supervisory instructions regarding priorities, methods, and deadlines have been met.
  • You will represent the team in dealings with supervisors, project managers, contractor management, and external customers regarding work products, processes, and technical issues.
  • You will plan, develop, organize, administer, evaluate, coordinate, and implement a comprehensive quality assurance program.
  • You will ensure contractor compliance with product and process quality requirements for naval ship construction, conversion, modernization, and repair.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Planning, developing, executing, and/or evaluating a quality assurance program for naval ship construction, conversion, and/or overhaul. Examples of experience include: data trend analysis, statistical sampling, root-cause investigation, and/or corrective action implementation. 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: Written Communication Oral Communication Developing Others Quality Assurance Problem Solving 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 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 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/ 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. 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 9,227 open Team Lead jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$91–118K/yr
  • Virginia median$114–182K/yr114 salary ranges
  • US median$110–179K/yr2,234 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $104K, is 30% below the Virginia median midpoint ($150K) — in the lowest quarter of Team Lead salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 312 open Team Lead jobs in Virginia and 9,227 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Team Lead postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 3,988 postings).
Education
1,478 of the 9,227 open Team Lead jobs (16%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 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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