Summary You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER in the Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) Projects (PM31), Preposition and Seabasing (PM3), Directorate Ship Management (DSM), of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND. Responsibilities You will assign work to subordinates, give advice and counsel, plan and establish work schedules, deadlines and standards. You will develop overall strategic planning for assigned projects including long-range program plans and policies, goals and objectives and milestones. You will serve as expert pertaining to MPS fleets such as location, ship status, characteristics, program trends, goals, funding and monitor readiness through onsite ship inspections. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: ???????Expert experience in applying qualitative and quantitative methods for assess and improve various major programs and projects; expert experience in planning and conducting studies and analyses to support the implementation of national maritime policy; expert experience in developing and enforcing budgetary policies related to the financing of multiple programs and projects; expert experience in marine transportation and maintaining ships in Full Operations Status (FOS) within maritime disciplines. . 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. A maritime-related education combined with commercial ship experience equivalent to an advanced degree is highly desirable. 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.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 an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. 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 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. 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. 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. Shipyard and shipboard work is a requirement of the position where the incumbent will be required to climb, crawl, and bend to accomplish shipboard inspections in a shipyard environment.