BUSINESS MANAGER

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

$108K — $130K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of specialized experience in business management at a federal or equivalent level.
  • Expertise in advanced financial project management and team leadership.
  • Proven track record leading acquisition-related financial activities and executive-level documentation.
  • In-depth knowledge of Department of Defense planning and budgeting processes, particularly the PPBE process.
  • Experience managing large-scale financial and programmatic operations across acquisition lifecycles.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary contact for all business requirements within the program office.
  • Advise leadership on financial planning and budget formulation processes.
  • Monitor compliance and submission timelines for performance appraisals and position management reports.
  • Coordinate the awards pool and manage the awards program.
  • Oversee complex program portfolios with strategic financial planning responsibilities.

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive benefits package designed for federal employees and their families.
  • Eligibility for relocation incentives may be possible depending on circumstances.
  • Possibility of recruitment incentives for new employees based on agency policies.
Full Job Description
Summary

You will serve as a BUSINESS MANAGER in the PROGRAM OFFICE of NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CENTER.

This position is part of the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-04 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 through GS-15. This position has a control point equivalent to the GS-14, Step 10 level.

Duties

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  • You will serve as decision authority and principal point of contact for all actions relating to business requirements.
  • You will advise leadership on all financial matters, including planning, analyzing and coordinating the budget formulation; and estimating, forecasting, compiling, and submitting the annual departmental budget request.
  • You will monitor the performance appraisal and position management program to track compliance with procedural steps by all supervisors and to ensure timely submission of reports.
  • You will coordinate awards pool and awards program.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
  • Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.


Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-03 or GS-12 to 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) Performing advanced financial project management and team leadership functions to include directing, executing, and overseeing complex program portfolios with overarching responsibility for strategic financial planning, cost, schedule, and performance; 2) Leading high-level acquisition-related program and financial execution activities, including directing the development, review, and presentation of executive-level program documentation such as strategic budget narratives, comprehensive spend plans, investment justifications, or senior leadership briefings used to drive major management or acquisition decisions; 3)Demonstrating mastery of Department of Defense or comparable organizational planning and budgeting processes, such as the Programming, Planning, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, including experience leading Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development, defending multi-year funding requests, and directing comprehensive financial execution oversight across multiple appropriations; 4) Managing and integrating financial and programmatic operations for large-scale portfolios involving equipment, systems, or materiel across the entire acquisition lifecycle. This includes directing procurement, sustainment, and life-cycle cost estimates, with responsibility for ensuring the integration of technical, financial, and schedule requirements at a portfolio level; and 5) Leading and supervising teams, independently coordinate with high-level internal and external stakeholders, strategically assess and mitigate complex programmatic and financial risks, and align portfolio resources to deliver operationally relevant capabilities.

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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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 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

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) 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.

In addition to meeting all minimum qualification and eligibility requirements, ICTAP applicants must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. A well-qualified ICTAP applicant is one who possesses the competencies and experience to perform the duties of the position successfully with orientation to learn/understand the activities, procedures, policies and processes. Demonstrated work experience in the occupation is typically qualifying for placement. This criterion cannot be met by education and training. 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.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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