SUPERVISORY INDUSTRIAL SPECIALIST

United States Fleet Forces CommandCapodichino, Italyusajobspublished 10/19/2026

Your tasks

  • You will provide ship repair, industrial and technical support services for Navy ships and to train sailors in maintenance and repair of highly technical shipboard systems and components.
  • You will provides industrial, engineering, technical and contractor oversight services for maintenance and modernization of ships visiting or homeported in the Area of Operation.
  • You will be a Project Manager for scheduling availabilities, continuous maintenance, and emergent work on assigned U.S. Navy ships homeported or visiting in Area of Operation.
  • You will ensure adherence to applicable laws, policies, and instructions pertaining to ship repair and modernization.
  • You will administer work orders for the repair and modernization of naval vessels from advance planning through production completion and associated testing; coordinates planning and estimating, design specification preparation, and scheduling.
  • You will review specifications to ensure completeness and conformance to authorized work.
  • You will assign work items/specifications for development and/or tracking and schedules the work of subordinate Maintenance Team members.
  • You will conduct the Work Package Execution Review (WPER), Work Package Integration Conference (WPIC), arrival conference, weekly progress conferences, and represents FDRMC at all conferences pertaining to the assigned availability and contracts.
  • You will conduct safety inspections, maintains a significant events log, and provides written reports as directed and provide for the overall coordination of sea trials.
  • You will coordinate planning and estimating, design specification preparation, and scheduling.
  • You will evaluate all Technical Analysis Reports (TAR) and supports the Contracting Officer in contract negotiations.
  • You will provide written reports to the Contracting Officer for Award Fee Evaluations.
  • You will perform duties as a Contractor Representative (COR) when designated by the Contracting Officer, ensuring adherence to all contractual items during ships availability.
  • You will supervise three or more Shipbuilding Specialist or Marine Surveyors.
  • You will plan work to be accomplished by subordinates; set priorities and prepare schedules for completing work assignments, assign duties to subordinates based on priorities, with selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements.

Requirements

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying a comprehensive knowledge of ship systems, applicable laws, policies, and instructions to ship repair and modernization. Administering work orders for the repair and modernization of naval vessels. Reviewing specifications to ensure completeness and conformance to authorized work. Interfacing with members of the ship's force to provide current project information and notifying responsible personnel of scheduled evolution. Acting as a funds administrator for assigned availabilities and contracts. Scheduling work items and specifications of subordinate team members to track the completion of ship repair and maintenance. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Industrial Specialist Series 1150 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

You will serve as a Supervisory Industrial Specialist (Shipbuilding) in the WATERFRONT OPERATIONS of FORWARD DEPLOYED REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER NAPLES.

Education There is no education requirement for this position. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This position has been identified as a critical position and thus is part of the FDRMC Workforce Development program as outlined in CNRMC Instruction 12410.1A. Participation in this program is a condition of employment. If you are a dual citizen, please identify the countries of citizenship. The NATO Status of Forces Agreement prohibits employment in the U.S. Civilian Component in a host nation of any person who holds dual citizenship of the U.S. and the host nation. For example: A person who holds both Italian and U.S. citizenship may not be employed in the U.S. Civilian Component in Italy; however, that person is not prohibited by the NATO Status of Forces Agreement from employment in the U.S. civilian Component in another NATO host nation of which (s)he does not hold citizenship. 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.