Supervisory Traffic Management Specialist

Duties
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• Provide advisory services to management officials on transportation programmatic issues to improve operational effectiveness.
• Present Defense Transportation Tracking System (DTTS) orientation briefs at major transportation, logistics, safety, and security conferences to increase awareness and build stakeholder engagement.
• Represent Defense Transportation Tracking System (DTTS) operations in domestic and international forums to strengthen partnerships and promote program objectives.
• Maintain supply inventories to ensure adequate materials and resources are available for uninterrupted DTTS operations.
• Direct subordinate work priorities to ensure efficient coverage in a 24/7 transportation operations environment.
• Counsel employees on professional growth to build skills and prepare the workforce for expanded responsibilities.
• Resolve conflicts among staff members to maintain harmony and productivity within the organization

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position has been designated as "Key" and shall not be vacated, must be exempted from recall to active duty.
• Position may require incumbent to work rotating work shifts, weekends and holidays. May be contacted outside of normal duty hours to assist with serious incidents, emergencies, or accidents, and notify leadership as needed.
• A one year Supervisory probation period is required to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties, unless previously completed.
• Position has been designated Mission Essential. In the event of severe weather conditions or other emergencies natural or man made incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Managing transportation operations within a centralized tracking and monitoring system to ensure compliance organizational policies; (2) Developing implementing traffic management policies and operating requirements to support mission objectives in a 24/7 operational environment; (3) Preparing and delivering executive-level briefings, reports, and presentations to senior leaders, dignitaries, and interagency stakeholders; (4) Conducting program analyses and feasibility studies to evaluate proposed transportation initiatives and forecast operational requirements; and (5) Supervising and/or leading employees in transportation management functions by assigning work, evaluating performance, or ensuring adherence to safety, security, and regulatory standards. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-- no substitution of education for experience is permitted .

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Administration and Management
• Communications
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Transportation
• Transportation Policy and Regulation

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Transportation and Distribution Management Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• In accordance with AR 690-11, this position has been designated as "Key" and shall not be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization as doing so would seriously impair the capability of the organization to function effectively. The incumbent must be exempted from recall to active duty and will receive training to ensure mission accomplishment of sustaining base operations during mobilization.
• The selecting official has requested a competitive and noncompetitive candidate list for this vacancy. If you are eligible for the noncompetitive list, you will be evaluated on basic and/or minimum qualifications, as applicable. While required to answer the assessment questions, non-competitive candidates will not be evaluated against the competitive rating & ranking criteria. The selecting official may select from any of the candidate lists.