
SUPERVISORY PRODUCTION CONTROLLER
Newport News, VAFull-time$91–140K/yrPosted 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Supervisory Production Controller serves in the Aircraft Carrier Conversion/Overhaul Division, Waterfront Operations Department of SUPSHIP. The role oversees contract review, strategy, and execution; coordinates funding and project actions; and supervises work priorities and reviews. Candidates must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NJ-03 pay band, including Combat Systems production and testing and related integration, testing, certification, and contracting practices.
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Summary
You will serve as a Supervisory Production Controller in the Aircraft Carrier Conversion/Overhaul Division, Waterfront Operations Department of SUPSHIP.
Duties
- You will be responsible for contract review, strategy, and execution.
- You will maintain liaison with customers, ship's force, SUPSHIPNN functional departments and the contractor.
- You will ensure funds are adequate and provided in a timely manner to prevent an adverse impact on work schedules.
- You will make decisions on work problems presented by subordinates to accept, amend, or reject work.
- You will consult with and provide reports to the Division Head to ensure funding is coordinated across the project work categories.
- You will participate in review of work strategies and compliance with NAVSEA and TYCOM guidance regarding cost and delivery, and recommend changes as appropriate.
- You will coordinate Project Office action with functional area on claims and contract closeout for the Contract Department's contractual action.
- You will set priorities and goals within assigned work category and monitor to ensure goals are accomplished.
- You will conduct continuous on site project reviews within assigned work category.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band, NJ-03 (GS-11 Equivalent), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector working with Combat Systems production and testing to include collaborating with Alteration Installation Teams (AITs), government Program and Field Offices, and Ship's force, as well as an in-depth understanding of integration processes, testing, certifications, and contracting practices associated with various AIT/CCTs, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Newport News (SUPSHIPNN) Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH). Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/production-control-series-1152/ 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: CONTRACTING INFLUENCING/NEGOTIATING MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES ORAL COMMUNICATION PARTNERING 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 part of the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project. The NJ-04 broadband level encompasses positions equivalent to GS-12 and GS-13. 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. 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 1,190 open Contract Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$91–140K/yr
- Virginia median$94–173K/yr63 salary ranges
- US median$99–180K/yr870 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $116K, is 10% below the Virginia median midpoint ($129K) — in the middle half of Contract Management salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 72 open Contract Management jobs in Virginia and 1,190 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- General Dynamics Information Technology11 open
- Booz Allen Hamilton5 open
- Serco4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Contract Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 1,043 postings).
- Education
- 434 of the 1,190 open Contract Management jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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