WATERFRONT OPERATIONS MANAGER

United States Fleet Forces CommandRota, Spainusajobspublished 10/20/2026

Your tasks

  • You will be the Division Head responsible for managing, supervising and administering the planning, execution and evaluation of all maintenance work.
  • You will develop long-term process improvement objectives and implement fiscal or personnel resource strategies to overcome barriers to efficient maintenance planning and execution.
  • You will monitor progress and adherence to the planning, budgeting, and execution maintenance process involved with assigned ships through coordinating the efforts of project managers, shipbuilding specialists, and others.
  • You will resolve areas of technical or managerial conflicts between maintenance teams and ships force personnel.
  • You will provide accurate and timely responses to data calls from higher authority or customers associated with department ships.
  • You will participate, when directed, in and provide input for Commander, Naval Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) initiatives, such as Executive Steering Committee, Maintenance Continuous Improvement Team (MCIT), and global process improvement.
  • You will determine short term priorities and work to be accomplished on a daily basis to satisfy mission and assign workload to applicable subordinates.
  • You will be the contact between detachment Rota departments and other local commands for problem solving, coordination and establishing priority for all repair, modernization and overhaul work.
  • You will participate in and provide briefings on advanced planning and execution of assigned ships availabilities.

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) Implementing fiscal resource strategies to overcome barriers to ship maintenance execution; 2) Reviewing technical evaluations to resolve issues in problem areas of ship repair; 3) Evaluating the effectiveness of maintenance management approaches to make authoritative recommendations regarding modifications. Note: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for this position. 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 Equipment Facilities and Services Series 1601 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.

No minimum education requirements for this position.

Other

You will serve as a WATERFRONT OPERATIONS MANAGER in the WATERFRONT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT of FWD DEPLOYED REG MAINT CTR DET ROTA, Rota, Spain.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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/workingin- government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/careertransition/ 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. 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. The work requires physical exertion and recurring ship inspections, in which there is a considerable amount of walking, stooping, bending, and climbing in and out of ship spaces and compartments, up and down ladders on ships, in tanks and in shops areas. Work is performed in both an office setting and aboard naval vessels and industrial facilities/production shops that involve moderate risk and require safety equipment and precautions. Regular and recurring ship inspections provide exposure to discomforts such as high noise levels, high temperatures, substandard living conditions, and adverse weather conditions.