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SUPERVISORY ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Naval Sea Systems Command

Naval Business Center, Philadelphia, PAFull-time$117–180K/yrPosted today

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At a glance

Compensation
$117–180K/yr
Location
Naval Business Center, Philadelphia, PA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The role serves as Branch Head of the Technical Manual Readiness Branch at NSWC Philadelphia. It manages Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Technical Manual projects and programs, long-range logistics updates, program execution, and branch operations. The position also leads technical and administrative staff and applies knowledge of the Navy’s Technical Authority, including Engineering Agent Assigned Life Cycle Management and In-Service Engineer roles and responsibilities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Technical ManagementLong-Range PlanningProgram ExecutionLogistics ProvisioningIntegrated Logistics SupportProduct Support and SustainmentTechnical Data ManagementAccountabilityCustomer ServiceDecisivenessDeveloping OthersFlexibilityInterpersonal SkillsOral CommunicationProblem SolvingResilienceWritten Communication

Qualifications

1+ Year Specialized Experience

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a BRANCH HEAD in the MACHINERY RESEARCH LOGISTICS & SHIP INTEGRITY DEPARTMENT (C/30), LIFE CYCLE LOGISTICS ENGINEERING & READINESS DIVISION (C/31), TECHNICAL MANUAL READINESS BRANCH (C/314) of NSWC PHILA DIV.

Duties

  • You will perform technical management of Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Technical Manual projects and programs by analyzing technical scope and adequacy of products and services.
  • You will perform organizational and administrative management of the Branch, including tactical and strategic planning, developing resources and capabilities, formulating budgets, managing funding, and negotiating with sponsors.
  • You will set, direct, and determine the critical aspects of long-range plans for Life Cycle Logistics updates to Technical Manuals for aircraft carriers, submarines, and surface ships.
  • You will direct and manage program execution including oversight of cost, schedule, delivery, and life cycle support of Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical materiel data across aircraft carriers, submarines, and surface ships.
  • You will perform supervisory duties such as monitoring and evaluating performance, establishing priorities, assigning work, adjusting workload, and advising and counseling subordinates.
  • You will lead, mentor, and direct a technical and administrative staff and provide for their training and development.
  • You will market branch capabilities to potential customers and sponsors and establish and maintain effective contacts with internal and external customers at all management and technical levels.
  • You will resolve complaints, effect disciplinary action, and develop employees by hiring, promoting, and rewarding Branch personnel.
  • You will apply knowledge and understanding of Navy's Technical Authority, including Engineering Agent Assigned Life Cycle Management (LCM) and In-Service Engineer (ISE) roles and responsibilities.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 pay band (GS-11/12 grade level equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Setting, directing and determining the critical aspects of long-range plans for elements of aircraft carriers, submarine and surface ship Life Cycle Logistics updates to Technical Manuals. Coordinating and integrating the work of NSWCPD technical communities and higher-level program authorities to evaluate and determine the critical support aspects of logistics provisioning support for Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical (HM&E) Technical Manual Lifecycle updates. Providing long-range planning, directing and managing program execution and executing the programs, functions and operations that includes oversight of cost, schedule, delivery and life cycle support of HM&E materiel data across aircraft carriers, submarines and surface ships. Monitoring and evaluating performance, establishing priorities, assigning work, adjusting workload, and advising subordinates. Leading, mentoring, directing a technical and administrative staff and providing for their training and development. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Navy's Technical Authority, including understanding of Engineering Agent Assigned Life Cycle Management (LCM) and In-Service Engineer (ISE) roles and responsibilities. Experience must also demonstrate the ability to perform technical management of HM&E Technical Manual projects/programs (analyzing and determining technical scope, developing/modifying execution plans, and ensuring quality, accuracy and adequacy of products and services) and the full range of organizational/administrative management of a branch (tactical and strategic planning, resource and capability development, budget formulation, funding management, negotiation with sponsors, marketing capabilities, and supervisory personnel actions including hiring, promoting, rewarding, counseling, and disciplinary actions). 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 Developing Others Flexibility Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Planning Interpersonal Skills Oral Communication Problem Solving Product Support and Sustainment Resilience Technical/Product Data Management Written Communication 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 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. 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,544 open Branch Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$117–180K/yr
  • US median$75–110K/yr589 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $149K, is 63% above the US median midpoint ($91K) — in the top quarter of Branch Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 83 open Branch Manager jobs in Pennsylvania and 1,544 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Branch Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,274 postings).
Education
149 of the 1,544 open Branch Manager jobs (10%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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