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SHIP SAFETY AND FIRE SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Oahu, HIFull-time$131–171K/yrPosted 1 day ago

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Compensation
$131–171K/yr
Location
Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Oahu, HI
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Ship Safety and Fire Safety Program Manager serves in the Operations Department at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, overseeing ship safety requirements, fire prevention standards, contractor compliance, and training programs while supervising staff and ensuring workforce adherence to safety directives.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Ship Safety KnowledgeFire Safety KnowledgeProgram ManagementContractor Compliance OversightPerformance Evaluation

Qualifications

One Year Specialized Experience Equivalent GS-13

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a SHIP SAFETY AND FIRE SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER in the OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (Code 300) of PEARL HARBOR NSY AND IMF.

Duties

  • You will maintain knowledge and overall responsibility of the requirements for maintaining ship conditions and system status related to Ship Safety.
  • You will maintain knowledge and overall responsibility for implementing industrial fire prevention standards and coordinating integrated emergency response efforts.
  • You will ensure all requirements and guidance pertinent to Fire Safety are fully understood and followed by the workforce.
  • You will ensure all requirements and guidances pertinent to Ship Safety and Fire Safety are fully understood and followed by the workforce.
  • You will provide oversight for contractors’ compliance of NAVSEA and PHNSY and IMF ship safety and fire safety directives during contracted maintenance availabilities.
  • You will supervise and perform performance evaluations for Ship Safety and Fire Safety Managers and their direct subordinate staff.
  • You will maintain thorough knowledge of fire response plan principles and procedures when combating shipboard fires, special scenarios, and practical abilities during training and exercises.
  • You will provide oversight of the Ship Safety and Fire Safety training and qualification program, including administration of tests, orals boards, and maintenance of qualification record object quality evidence (OQE).
  • You will maintain knowledge and overall responsibility of the requirements for the coordination, planning, development, and safe execution of validation and full-scale exercises.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: managing and directing a comprehensive Ship and Fire Safety Program for the safe overhaul of naval vessels. 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 MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES ORAL COMMUNICATION PROBLEM SOLVING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION 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. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. 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/ 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. Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met. COMPACFLT EEO Program: https://www.cpf.navy.mil/About-Us/Organization/Total-Fleet-Force-Manpower-Personnel/Equal-Employment-Opportunity-Program/

How this job compares

Set against the 11,259 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$131–171K/yr
  • Hawaii median$115–210K/yr79 salary ranges
  • US median$120–202K/yr8,782 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $151K, is close to the Hawaii median midpoint ($151K) — in the middle half of Program Manager salary ranges in Hawaii.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 95 open Program Manager jobs in Hawaii and 11,259 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Hawaii
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 9,560 postings).
Education
5,023 of the 11,259 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 28, 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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