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Workforce Planning Division Director

Size, hire, and keep the trade and engineering workforce a shipyard needs to hold schedule through the next decade of availabilities.

Duties

• Own the multi-year hiring and attrition model.

• Lead the apprentice pipeline strategy.

• Negotiate staffing plans with labor partners.

Qualifications

• Senior HR or workforce analytics experience.

• Labor relations exposure preferred.

Required skills
Workforce PlanningTalent AcquisitionLabor Relations
Preferred ECQs
Leading PeopleBuilding Coalitions
Ranked candidates from the alumni bench

Scored out of 100 on required skills, preferred ECQs, clearance, and location. Unassessed ECQs never subtract.

Noelle IbarraHuman Resources Specialist · NUWC Keyport Division · GS-14
96/100
3/3 required skillsHolds Top SecretPreferred ECQs assessed (1/2)Already in WA
Desmond SalazarHuman Resources Specialist · Norfolk Naval Shipyard · GS-14
91/100
3/3 required skillsHolds SecretPreferred ECQs assessed (1/2)Regionally mobile from Portsmouth, VA
Lauren FerreiraHuman Resources Specialist · Headquarters Marine Corps · GS-14
90/100
3/3 required skillsHolds TS/SCIPreferred ECQs assessed (1/2)Geographically limited from Arlington, VA
Dwight AmayaHuman Resources Specialist · Norfolk Naval Shipyard · GS-15
88/100
3/3 required skillsHolds TS/SCIPreferred ECQs assessed (1/2)Nationally mobile from Portsmouth, VA
Pierce PetrakisHuman Resources Specialist · Marine Corps Systems Command · GS-14
88/100
3/3 required skillsHolds Top SecretPreferred ECQs assessed (1/2)Nationally mobile from Quantico, VA
Kendra AbernethyHuman Resources Specialist · Navy Personnel Command · GS-15
87/100
3/3 required skillsHolds Top SecretPreferred ECQs assessed (1/2)Regionally mobile from Millington, TN
Roderick MarchettiHuman Resources Specialist · Headquarters Marine Corps · GS-14
76/100
2/3 required skillsHolds TS/SCIPreferred ECQs assessed (1/2)Nationally mobile from Arlington, VA
Spencer VasquezHuman Resources Specialist · NAVFAC Headquarters · GS-15
76/100
2/3 required skillsHolds Top SecretPreferred ECQs assessed (1/2)Nationally mobile from Washington Navy Yard, DC
Announcement detail
Announcement number

NAVSEA-26-0221-WFP

Salary

$146k–$200k · GS-14/15

Series

0201 Human Resources Management

Vacancies

1

Appointment

Permanent

Hiring path

Federal employees — competitive service

Travel

Occasional

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

Bremerton, WA · Onsite

Secret

Open Jul 30, 2026 — closes Sep 11, 2026 (25 days left)