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.

Duties

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• 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

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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: 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

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 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.

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: 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.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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.

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