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ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Naval Sea Systems Command

Dahlgren, VAFull-time$122–187K/yrPosted today

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At a glance

Compensation
$122–187K/yr
Location
Dahlgren, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Administrative/Technical Specialist serves as Electrical Safety and Construction Manager in the Safety Branch, Infrastructure Division, Corporate Operations Department. The role manages electrical safety compliance across command facilities, laboratories, and operational test ranges, and oversees construction, renovation, and infrastructure modernization projects. It also serves as a technical liaison among command leadership, NAVFAC, safety specialists, project engineers, and contractor personnel.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Construction Project ManagementElectrical Safety InspectionsOccupational Safety and HealthElectrical Safety Program ManagementEnergy ControlGrounding InspectionConstruction Site InspectionContract ManagementProject ManagementRisk ManagementSafety Engineering

Qualifications

One Year Specialized Experience

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as an Administrative/Technical Specialist in the Safety Branch; Infrastructure Division; Corporate Operations Department of NAVSURFWARCENDLD. You will serve as Electrical Safety and Construction Manager. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. NT-05 is equivalent to GS-13/14. This position is salary capped at GS-13 Step 10 (currently $158,322). See "Additional Information" section.

Duties

  • You will support Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Program Management and Compliance.
  • You will lead the Electrical Safety Program to include the Energy Control Program (Lockout/Tagout).
  • You will inspect and test grounding for all explosive facilities, Lightning Protection Systems, and various grounding and firing systems at NSWCDD.
  • You will lead the tracking, updating, and administering of training for all personnel involved with electrical safety.
  • You will perform, monitor, and/or conduct required assessments, inspections, investigations, reviews, analysis, procedures validations, operations approvals, and record keeping.
  • You will assist with Explosives Safety concerns in support of Facilities Infrastructure and Environmental Programs.
  • You will serve as the lead for construction and safety oversight of Section 233 Authority contracts.
  • You will independently inspect construction sites for compliance with contract and design requirements, federal, state and local laws as well as Navy regulations, policies and procedures related to construction and safety.
  • You will serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative and perform duties as appointed in order to represent the contracting officer and to ensure proper execution of assigned design, construction or demolition contract(s).
  • You will independently or as part of a team, design infrastructure projects, including independently developing scopes of work (SOW) and Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE) for infrastructure contracts.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 (GS-11/12 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector managing construction projects to ensure project requirements (e.g. timelines, budgets) are met, AND conducting electrical safety inspections or investigations in support of an organizational Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) program. 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/safety-and-occupational-health-management-series-0018/ 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

SUMMARY (Continued): In this role, you will be the command's subject matter expert responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining comprehensive electrical safety compliance across all command facilities, laboratories, and operational test ranges. Additionally, you will oversee facility construction, renovation, and infrastructure modernization projects to ensure strict adherence to federal, Department of Defense (DoD), Navy, and occupational safety and health standards. You will serve as the primary technical liaison among command leadership, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), safety specialists, project engineers, and contractor personnel. 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: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY AND HEALTH SAFETY ENGINEERING 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

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. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-05 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS-13 and GS-14 grade levels. The salary range shown in the announcement represents all of the positions within the band, including high grade positions. This is not a high grade position; therefore, the salary may be limited to a GS-13 Step 10 (currently $158,322).

How this job compares

Set against the 4,286 open Construction Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$122–187K/yr
  • Virginia median$110–185K/yr130 salary ranges
  • US median$110–168K/yr2,141 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $154K, is 9% above the Virginia median midpoint ($142K) — in the middle half of Construction Manager salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 196 open Construction Manager jobs in Virginia and 4,286 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 Construction Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 8 years, across 3,676 postings).
Education
1,669 of the 4,286 open Construction Manager jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 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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