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SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER

Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

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Pentagon, VA
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Job overview

The Supervisory Program Manager serves in the Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, assisting the Branch Head and tracking programs of interest to NSW through material-solution development. The role advises on program matters, recommends policy and strategies for senior-level decisions, and supervises subordinate supervisors and senior or expert analysts. Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program Objective Memorandum DevelopmentProgram IntegrationProgram DefenseProgram Capability EvaluationRequirements AnalysisImpact AnalysisStrategy DevelopmentLegislation EvaluationPolicy EvaluationProgramming ActionsWorkload ManagementPriority Management

Qualifications

One Year Specialized Experience

Full job description

Summary You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER in the IMMEDIATE OFC OF CHIEF OF NVL OPS. Responsibilities You will assist and understudy the Branch Head. You will track programs of direct or indirect interest to NSW as they proceed to a material solution, providing advice and guidance, as required. You will recommend policy, strategies and plans crafted to support communication and/or decision-making at senior levels. You will directly supervise subordinate supervisors and other senior/expert analysts. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: Demonstrating experience with building, integrating, and defending the annual Program Objective Memorandum (POM); Evaluating current program capabilities against long-term requirements to identify disconnects and recommending alternate courses of action to achieve the identified requirements; Conducting impact analysis of various program adjustments and presenting findings and options to supervisors; Developing alternate strategies and options for achieving objectives and missions; Evaluating legislation and policy statements and translating related intent into programming actions; Balancing workloads and adjusting the team's priorities to ensure the accomplishment of assigned tasks. 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. Education Additional Information Continued This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position. Additional 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 10,693 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Virginia median$138–200K/yr449 salary ranges
  • US median$28–36/hr343 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 684 open Program Management jobs in Virginia and 10,693 across the US. 5% 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 Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,155 postings).
Education
4,195 of the 10,693 open Program Management jobs (39%) 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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