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PROGRAM MANAGER

United States Fleet Forces Command

Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, VAFull-time$150–195K/yrPosted today

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At a glance

Compensation
$150–195K/yr
Location
Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance

Job overview

The Program Manager serves in the Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Executive Director’s office in Yorktown, Virginia. The role directs the command’s technical, operational, and administrative functions; sets policy and operational changes; interprets higher-level directives; and coordinates staff actions and tasking. The posting requires at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-14, including executive leadership and fleet ordnance program management.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Executive LeadershipMulti-Level SupervisionFleet Ordnance ManagementStrategic PlanningStakeholder NegotiationFinancial ManagementManpower ManagementContract ManagementFacility PlanningExplosives SafetyIndustrial SafetyPhysical SecurityInformation Security

Qualifications

One Year Specialized ExperienceTop Secret Clearance

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the Navy Munitions Command Atlantic (NMCLANT), Executive Director (Code N02) of NMCLANT YORKTOWN VA.

Duties

  • You will have full authority and responsibility for planning, organizing and directing all technical, operational, and administrative functions of the Command.
  • You will direct policy, procedural, and operational changes to increase program effectiveness and mission accomplishment.
  • You will analyze and interpret broad directives prescribed by higher authority for the management and direction of operations, programs, and related financial and manpower resources.
  • You will be responsible for coordinating staff actions and tasking.
  • You will identify high priority requirements, both operational and administrative, and support tasking.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1 - Executive Multi-Level Supervision and Leadership: Experience as a second-level (or higher) supervisor with authority over subordinate GS-13/14 supervisors and managers. Evidence must include directing a large, geographically dispersed workforce, executing senior-level administrative/personnel functions (e.g., hiring, discipline, labor relations), and implementing human capital strategies. 2 - Enterprise-Level Fleet Ordnance Program Management: Mastery of enterprise-wide Fleet Ordnance Support (FOS) programs. Experience must encompass direct operational oversight of retail ammunition management, including ordnance receipt, storage, segregation, and issue (RSSI); ordnance maintenance/repair; and the operation of explosive out-loading and transshipment facilities. 3 - Strategic Planning and Multi-Regional Governance: Ability to develop and direct strategic plans, policies, and operational priorities for a complex organization with multiple subordinate commands operating across different areas of responsibility (CONUS and OCONUS). Must demonstrate experience aligning resources and resolving conflicts across diverse fleet and shore-based stakeholders. 4 - Executive Stakeholder Relations and Negotiation: Experience representing an organization and negotiating on its behalf with senior military leaders (Flag/General Officer), Senior Executive Service (SES) members, and key officials from other DoD/Federal agencies (e.g., USFFC, NAVFAC, SYSCOMs). Must have experience settling significant, often controversial, resource and policy matters. 5 - Comprehensive Business and Resource Management: Expertise in managing all business aspects of a major military command, including the planning and execution of multi-million dollar appropriated fund budgets and substantial customer-funded reimbursable programs. Experience must cover financial management, manpower utilization, contract management, and facility/infrastructure planning. 6 - High-Risk Program and Safety/Security Compliance: Experience overseeing operations in a high-risk environment involving explosives, industrial processes, and classified information. Must demonstrate knowledge of statutory and regulatory compliance for explosives safety, industrial safety, and physical/information security (TOP SECRET clearance required). 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: HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING AND EVALUATING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RULEMAKING AND REGULATION 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 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.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 11,330 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$150–195K/yr
  • Virginia median$127–195K/yr457 salary ranges
  • US median$120–202K/yr8,841 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $173K, is 8% above the Virginia median midpoint ($160K) — in the middle half of Program Manager salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 572 open Program Manager jobs in Virginia and 11,330 across the US. 4% 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 Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 9,626 postings).
Education
5,053 of the 11,330 open Program Manager jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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