
PROGRAM MANAGER
Department of the Navy/Assistant for Administration
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The Program Manager serves in the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition in Washington, DC. The role leads strategic planning and manages complex engineering or scientific program work, providing expertise and advice on planning. It also directs development of tests and advisories for new technologies and methods, advises on technical challenges, and integrates functions such as planning, design, cost, contracting, and legal reviews with customer needs.
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Summary You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition in Washington DC. Responsibilities You will lead strategic planning to determine goals, objectives, direction, and priorities of assigned organization, program, or project to meet mission critical requirements. You will plan, execute and evaluate highly complex program work to meet long-term strategic priorities, providing expertise and advice on planning across a broad range of engineering or scientific programs. You will direct the development of tests and advisories on new technologies, methods, approaches and guides for assigned organization, program, or project. You will advise on technical problems and challenges and make substantive recommendations for solutions. You will negotiate and integrate functions (i.e., planning design, cost, contracting, legal reviews and interpretations, etc.) with customer needs in support of managing efforts into a comprehensive management plan. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Planning and managing systems and scientific technology programs. Planning and strategizing critical priorities. Experience working on engineering and scientific programs. Experience working with engineering and science methods, practices, and processes. 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 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,343 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Virginia median$127–195K/yr460 salary ranges
- US median$45–58/hr389 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 575 open Program Manager jobs in Virginia and 11,343 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 9,642 postings).
- Education
- 5,053 of the 11,343 open Program Manager jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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