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Secretary of the Navy Offices (SECNAV)

PROGRAM MANAGER

Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States

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Role family
Operations
Seniority
Lead / management
Stated salary
$143,913 – $197,200 per year
Country
US
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
27 Oct 2026

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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.

Duties

  • 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.

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.

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