TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

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• The incumbent Serves as Transportation Operations Specialist, Service Secretary Controlled Aircraft (SSCA) Branch with delegated authority and assigned responsibility to manage, direct, coordinate, provides oversight missions utilizing Air Force SSCA.
• The incumbent serves as Aviation Management Transportation Operations Specialist of the Special Air Missions Division for Headquarters Department of the Air Force (HAF), its Direct Reporting Units (DRU), Field Operating Agencies (FOA), and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) departments.
• Researches and compiles data and responsible for receiving all phases of short and long term planning coordination and scheduling of SSCA and OSA.
• Critical As technical advisor for Air Force validation maintains a superior understanding of policies, directives and instructions for immediate dissemination.

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Work may require travel away from the normal duty station on military and commercial aircraft.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random drug testing for drug use.
• This position meets the administrative exemption criteria for the Fair Labor Standards Act (5 CFR 551.206).

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, Transportation Operations Series 2150

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes maintaining, retailing, purchasing, or procurement of automotive, rail, air, bus, or other transportation equipment or services, or in the operation of a commercial transportation facility or terminal. This experience must have demonstrated knowledge of fleet operations; familiarity with Federal, State, and municipal regulations governing the use of transportation vehicles; and the maintenance of inventories and cost computations. Comprehensive Knowledge of the policy, authorizations, and limitations imposed by US Public Laws, Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Air Force directives in order to provide single Air Force travel policy interpretations. Comprehensive Knowledge of aviation traffic management principles and extensive strategic flight planning expertise to determine mission priorities, consolidate operational airlift request when practical, disseminate information to senior leaders, evaluate cost date, analyze trends and conceptualize future requirements. Comprehensive Knowledge of a wide range of aviation traffic management, and aviation management policies, principles and practices. Detailed task requires extensive skill in applying this knowledge to plan and accomplish a variety of complex work assignments and/or identify, analyze and resolve transportation issues and problems. Comprehensive Knowledge of the operations, practices and policies of the division's functional activities, such as a comprehensive knowledge of aviation transportation operations, policies and procedures. They also use aviation traffic management principles and flight planning to determine mission priorities, consolidate operational airlifts when practical, disseminate pertinent information to senior leaders, evaluate cost data, analyze trends and conceptualize future requirements. Comprehensive Knowledge of agency policies, AF Instructions, DOD directives, OMB and Congressional rules and regulations to plan and develop a service that satisfies user requirements and to interpret transportation policies, procedures and guidelines. Employees use their in-depth knowledge of policies and practices to negotiate transportation service through with United States Transportation Commands (USTRANSCOM) joint scheduling agency, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), United States Army Priority Air Transport (USAPAT) scheduling agency and the Navy Air Logistics Office (NALO) to meet not only user requirements but also user expectations. Comprehensive Knowledge to soundly interpret a wide variety of guidelines and regulations as they apply to OSA accompanied travel and travel of foreign nationals and document the information in a formal written format.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

Comprehensive Knowledge of the policy, authorizations, and limitations imposed by US Public Laws, Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Air Force Directives in order to provide single Air Force travel policy interpretations.

Previously Rated Officer (pilot or navigator) or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certified Aircraft Dispatcher or recognized technical authority with CAMPS (Avisource) Flight Management System, GDSS II, Single Mobility System (SMS), OSD validation and Special Air Mission scheduling experience to provide intimate knowledge of aviation traffic management principles and extensive strategic flight planning expertise to determine mission priorities and consolidate operational airlift requests when practical.

Comprehensive Knowledge and skill in applying a wide range of aviation traffic management and aviation management policies, principles and practices to plan and accomplish a variety of complex work assignments and/or identify, analyze and resolve transportation issues and problems.

. Comprehensive Knowledge of policies and practices to negotiate transportation service through with United States Transportation Commands (USTRANSCOM) joint scheduling agency, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), United States Army Priority Air Transport (USAPAT) scheduling agency and the Navy Air Logistics Office (NALO) to meet not only user requirements but also user expectations.

Skill in analyzing issues and formulating solutions to complex problems.Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely and with technical accuracy.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Additional information

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here .

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