
SUPERVISORY PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (PS)
United States Fleet Forces Command
Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VAFull-time / Temporary$128–166K/yrPosted today
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Job overview
The Supervisory Project Management Specialist serves in the Nuclear Productions Department of Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The role advises shipyard management on workload feasibility and project schedules, sets departmental priorities and procedures, assigns work, and shifts resources to address emergencies. It also monitors project costs and progress and directs subordinate units through supervisors to support ship overhaul, inactivation, and recycling work.
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Summary
You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (PS) in the Nuclear Productions Department, Code 300N of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.
Duties
- You will serve as a consultant and advisor to all levels of shipyard management relative to the feasibility of workload commitments and work schedule modifications on project availabilities.
- You will establish and revise priorities and procedures for the operation of department components and programs.
- You will define and assign work to subordinates functions and work operations in accordance with overall Nuclear Production Department workload and priorities and operations of personnel, and equipment required.
- You will be responsible for shifting manpower and other operations resources to meet emergency work assignments.
- You will review cost and work progress reports to anticipate and/or initiate corrective action prior to exceeding cost limits or failing to meet production schedules and ensuring only authorized work is undertaken.
- You will schedule, coordinate and direct the accomplishment of work projects or operations by subordinate units through subordinate supervisors.
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: Experience applying techniques of project management to include workflow, plant layout, time and engineered work standards, work simplification, safety. Experience exercising production control to include requisitioning, storage, delivery, inventory, and material handling. Experience applying extensive knowledge in the concepts, principles, and practices of ship repair planning, work execution, and performance monitoring as an authority on the planning and execution of ship overhaul or inactivation/recycling work. Experience evaluating the performance of projects through Advanced Industrial Management (AIM), Critical Path Method (CPM) Analysis, Performance Measurement and Control system (PMC), regulations concerning costing and other programs Experience exercising shipyard nuclear production trades operations, production planning and control, ship systems engineering, ship systems testing, material management, equipment, facilities, schedule control, quality control, budget and cost control, and safety practices and procedures. 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 DEVELOPING OTHERS PROBLEM SOLVING PRODUCTION PLANNING STRATEGIC THINKING 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 Temporary promotions may be extended up to 5 years at the discretion of management and in accordance with applicable regulations. Temporary actions taken under this announcement may be made permanent without further competition 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 14,761 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 9, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$128–166K/yr
- Virginia median$113–166K/yr507 salary ranges
- US median$102–166K/yr9,595 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $147K, is 4% above the Virginia median midpoint ($141K) — in the middle half of Project Management salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 716 open Project Management jobs in Virginia and 14,761 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 11,835 postings).
- Education
- 5,638 of the 14,761 open Project Management jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 9, 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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