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PROGRAM MANAGER
Naval Sea Systems Command · Posted 10 days ago
About the Role
This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15. You will serve as the Afloat Counter Unmanned Systems (C-UxS) Assistant Program Manager (APM) for the Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems, Terminal Defense Systems Office (PEO IWS 11) in the Integrated Engagement Systems Department, Gun Weapon Systems Division (Code E30) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division.
What You'll Do
- →You will direct the management and execution of Afloat Counter-Unmanned Systems (C-UxS) programs across the Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems, Terminal Defense Systems Office (PEO IWS 11) portfolio.
- →You will strategic programmatic and technical efforts across the entire acquisition lifecycle, including advanced acquisition planning, POM-level financial execution, and the integration of emerging weapon systems into the fleet.
- →You will implement best practices to manage complex project execution across a diverse matrix of performing activities, ensuring seamless coordination between government organizations, industry partners, and multi-disciplinary technical specialists.
- →You will provide programmatic direction to Technical Design Agent (TDA) and In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) teams to ensure technical rigor, mission alignment, and platform readiness.
- →You will collaborate with senior leadership, stakeholders, and Technical Warrant Holders (TWH) to formulate long-range acquisition strategies, defend budgetary requirements, and execute comprehensive risk mitigation plans.
- →You will navigate complex NAVSEA ship installation processes to ensure the seamless integration of modular, interoperable weapon systems into the Navy's combat suite.
- →You will deliver high-level project briefings to articulate program status, technical risks, and budgetary needs to Flag Officers, Senior Executive Service (SES) personnel, and the broader Department of War enterprise.
- →You will oversee major program milestones and critical path requirements, continuously evaluating technical progress, resolving complex integration challenges, and managing financial execution to ensure mission success.
- →You will lead cross-functional project execution across a diverse matrix of performing activities, ensuring alignment between government organizations, industry partners, and technical specialists.
- →You will drive technical and programmatic rigor during key acquisition milestones, including leading In-Process Reviews (IPRs) and formal program assessments.
- →You will formulate and maintain comprehensive acquisition documentation, including overarching project execution plans, strategic acquisition strategies, and complex out-year financial planning artifacts.
- →You will develop and defend strategic budgetary inputs for current Fiscal Year execution and out-year Program Objective Memorandum (POM) funding requirements.
- →You will provide authoritative programmatic direction to Technical Design Agents (TDA) and In-Service Engineering Agents (ISEA) to ensure technical efforts align with cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
- →You will serve as a principal advisor to PEO IWS 11 leadership, providing strategic recommendations on program health, acquisition strategies, and technical trajectory.
Requirements
- ✓(Note to Applicants: Please see the Qualifications & Education sections of this announcement for a link to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Individual Occupational Requirements.
- ✓OPM guidance indicates that there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience.
- ✓At least 3 of these 24 semester hours must have been in calculus; OR 1520-Mathematics Series: A degree in mathematics; or a combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), plus appropriate experience or additional education.
- ✓The total coursework described above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite; OR 1550-Computer Science Series: A degree in computer science; or a degree with at least 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.
- ✓At least 15 of these 30 semester hours must have been in a combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.
Personality Fit
Job ID: c29d4616-bcf2-4bd5-a638-a98a5739d873
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