PROGRAM MANAGER

U.S. Marine CorpsArlington, Virginiausajobspublished 10/20/2026
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Your tasks

You will serve as a DEPUTY DIRECTOR in the INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT of HQ US MARINE CORPS.

  • You will serve as the principal civilian leader, technical authority, and strategic advisor.
  • You will analyze, interpret, and implement complex statutory requirements, Joint/DoD directives, and high-level policies.
  • You will exercise administrative and operational oversight of program assets, workflows, and fiscal execution, managing an operational budget.
  • You will serve as the ultimate authorizing official for the Defense Travel System (DTS) to ensure compliance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).
  • You will review and certify operational expenditures and travel budgets to ensure absolute alignment with federal fiscal law and agency regulations.
  • You will exercise final supervisory authority and direct administrative personnel management over a matrixed organization comprising 64 military personnel (including 49 Marine Officers) and approximately 85 GS-11 through GS-15 civilian employees:

Requirements

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: 1) Providing strategic leadership over a major, multi-dimensional logistics program; 2) managing a significant operational budget while making authoritative decisions on resource allocation and fiscal execution; 3) analyzing complex directives to formulate and implement organizational policy; 4) representing the agency in high-level negotiations with senior officials; 5) exercising final supervisory authority over a large workforce, including managing personnel actions and organizational restructures; 6) and directing major program segments that directly impact the mission readiness and operational effectiveness of a large organization. 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.

Other

Additional Information 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.