Supervisory Traffic Management Specialist

Duties
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• Approve multi-year and long-range goals and objectives and work plans, assign and evaluate work.
• Develop performance standards used to appraise work, give advice and instructions, as required.
• Provide command and control over multiple areas of responsibility such as Transportation Battalions (TB), Transportation DETs, and attached Deployment Support Command units.
• Develop and assign goals and objectives for supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational units or lower organizational units.
• Supervise, manage and coordinate Brigade level staff, assigning priorities and responsibilities to support the Command's Lines of Effort
• Provide technical advice to subordinate units to expedite terminal operations and port clearance.
• Utilize multiple transportation systems to manage data and facilitate operations.
• Support the Joint Deployment and Distribution and Materiel Enterprises.
• Evaluate productivity and efficiency of organizational missions, objectives, procedures and regulatory framework of transportation/logistics management programs.
• Synchronize surface transportation operations with United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), United States Army, Pacific (USARPAC), United States Forces, Korea (USFK), and United States Forces, Japan (USF J).
• Synchronize Reserve support and integration for mission planning and operations.
• Recommend budget and staffing requirements for the organization to ensure that mission workload can be met.
• Direct oversight of staff functions/activities associated with administrative (personnel/logistics) and resource management (budget/force structure) execution.
• Monitor contractor/commercial carrier performance and compliance.
• Analyze transportation assessment reports to prepare consolidated reports to commands, commercial industry and host nation organizations.
• Coordinate and synchronize efforts with 2/3/4 Star Commands, General Officers and Senior Executive Service Civilians to meet mission transportation requirements.

Requirements
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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 25% of the time.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position is subject to overseas deployments.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. Detection of the presence of drugs is warranted.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top-Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• A pre-employment and recurring comprehensive background investigation is required.
• Position has been designated as Emergency-Essential which takes precedence over any transportation agreement or military recall status. In event of a crisis situation/wartime, incumbent must continue to perform duties/requirements of the position.
• This position is subject to a mobility or rotation agreement as a condition of employment. You will be required to relocate based on management needs for the duration of employment in these or successor positions.
• Your preference, career objectives, and compelling personal needs may be considered, but are not binding on management. Future assignments will be to a position at the same permanent grade or higher-grade dependent upon eligibility.
• Financial Disclosure Statement OGE Form 450 is used to assist agencies and employees to avoid conflicts between duties and financial interest.
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.

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
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• 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.) Overseeing joint operation planning processes such as managing surface distribution movements covering shipping, tracking cargo (in-transit visibility) and providing technical and transportation support. 2.)Conducting port operations; monitoring capabilities of transportation/distribution systems to meet Combatant Command (COCOM) movement timelines; and/or 3.) Analyzing the effectiveness of transportation management and system concepts using doctrine, policy, plans, or procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14).

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

• Human Capital Management
• Physical Distribution / Transportation Operations
• Planning and Evaluating

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-14).

Education

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.

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.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• 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.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Incentives may be offered, as authorized by the command.