PROGRAM MANAGER

Summary You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Liaison Office, United States Pacific Fleet Command (COMPACFLT), at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND. Responsibilities You will be responsible for strategic planning, flag-level policy negotiation, and long-range work plans. You will be providing executive and managerial technical authority as it relates to ship operations. You will have to provide qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to resolve unprecedented and unyielding logistics challenges. You will have to interpret, rewrite or establish new policies as it relates to standard operating procedures. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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: Experience directing comprehensive theater wide maritime logistics operations, institutional policies, and executive management initiatives across complex operational environments. Experience exercising complete oversight of ship operations, commercial capabilities, international maritime law, and specialized ship chartering and contracting. Experience formulating long-range work plans, overseeing program budgets, driving strategic milestones, and securing critical Fleet sponsorship agreements. Experience leading interagency strategic planning, theater mobility assessments, and readiness evaluations across U.S. Navy, United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), and Maritime Administration (MARAD) Ready Reserve Force (RRF) assets. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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 There is no educational substitution for a GS-0340-15. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position. 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. This position includes the mandatory ability to safely transit gangways, embarkation ladders, and steep, vertical shipboard ladders, as well as navigating tight, confined spaces, low-overhead passageways, and uneven decks. 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: 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: 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.