Technical Project Manager

Naval Sea Systems Command • Keyport, WA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Project Manager serves as an Engineer in the Test and Evaluation Department, Undersea Systems Acquisition and Assessment Division, at NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV Keyport, Washington. The position leads complex technical projects supporting undersea weapons systems and is responsible for managing cost, schedule, technical performance, risks, and stakeholder coordination. The role determines priorities, directs and oversees assigned personnel, and ensures quality products and services for internal and external customers.

The manager collaborates with stakeholders to define project scope, tasks, schedules, and budgets within program guidelines; manages project budgets and tracks expenditures; and applies engineering expertise and systems engineering principles to guide execution and resolve technical issues. The position develops and implements performance indicators and metrics, including Earned Value Management principles, to evaluate project health and assign corrective actions. It also identifies, manages, and communicates risks and issues; negotiates workforce and personnel tasking with resource managers; participates in hiring and assessment; and provides feedback and mentoring to project leads.

This is a mission-essential and key position. It may require travel to locations in the continental United States and overseas, including remote or isolated sites, and extended travel by military or commercial aircraft. The employee must obtain and maintain the required security clearance and meet applicable Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act certification and continuous-learning requirements. The position is covered by the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct-deposit pay program; new Department of the Navy employees must successfully pass E-Verify.
• Must meet all requirements by the announcement closing date; applicable Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering duty; failure to maintain the required clearance may result in withdrawal of an offer or removal.
• Must obtain the applicable DAWIA certification for the assigned functional area and tier, and required Continuous Learning points, within established timeframes.
• Must be able to travel from the normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS locations, potentially including remote or isolated sites, and travel for extended periods on military and commercial aircraft.
• Must provide mission-essential and key-position support to ensure continuity of operations and availability of combat-essential systems.
• Must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 pay band (GS-12/13 equivalency) in federal service or equivalent private- or public-sector experience.
• Specialized experience must include professional engineering work leading complex technical projects supporting undersea weapons or comparable defense systems, with responsibility for cost, schedule, technical performance, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Must meet professional engineering education or alternative qualification requirements: an acceptable engineering degree; qualifying EI, EIT, or PE registration; passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination or another qualifying written engineering-registration examination; at least 60 semester hours in specified physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and engineering; or an appropriate scientific bachelor's degree combined with at least one year of professional engineering experience under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
• Must review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex technical projects supporting undersea weapons systems, managing cost, schedule, technical performance, risk identification, and stakeholder coordination.
• Determine priorities, provide direction and oversight to assigned personnel, and ensure quality products and services for internal and external customers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and refine project scope, tasking, schedule, and budget within established program guidelines.
• Manage assigned project budgets and track expenditures.
• Apply engineering expertise and systems engineering principles to guide project execution and address technical issues; provide technical direction and briefings as needed.
• Develop and implement Key Performance Indicators and metrics, including Earned Value Management principles, to assess project health and assign corrective actions.
• Identify, manage, and communicate project risks and issues.
• Negotiate with resource managers regarding workforce shaping and personnel tasking decisions.
• Participate in hiring, develop knowledge, skills, and abilities criteria, and serve on rating panels.
• Provide performance feedback and mentoring to project leads.
• Ensure organizational or facility continuity of operations and completion of mission-essential tasks, including immediate and continuing support for combat operations or combat-essential systems.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Certain incentives, such as recruitment, relocation, or student loan repayment, may be authorized for eligible selectees; a relocation incentive may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior