Transportation Assistant

Duties

• Arrange routine and high-priority domestic and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) freight shipments utilizing established standing route orders, carrier publications, technical guides, and tariffs.
• Compute and compare rate charges across different modes of transportation, contact carriers directly to obtain quotes when required, and documents cost-avoidance data
• Review issue documents to verify consignee information, priority designators, and physical cargo dimensions, resolving invalid or missing elements prior to releasing shipments.
• Inspect hazardous materials (HAZMAT) shipments for regulatory compliance, verifying shipper authorizations and ensuring proper packaging, labeling, and marking.
• Arrange for necessary support services, including signature service, rigging crews, material handling equipment (MHE), and specialized vehicle blocking/bracing.
• Dispatch inbound/outbound drivers to specific depot locations, assigns secure freight seals to vehicles, and ensures appropriate safety placards are correctly mounted prior to transit.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• This appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• You must obtain (within 180 days) and maintain certification of HAZMAT for General Transportation of Hazardous Materials in accordance with 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart H (172.704), DOD 4500.9R chapter 204, IATA, and AFMAN 24-204(I).
• You are required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (CFDR), OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I (CFDR) upon entering the position and annually, IAW DoD Directive 5500-7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 17-Nov-2011.
• You must obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

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 .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience at the GS-06 grade level which includes applying established transportation regulations, standing route orders, tariffs, or track domestic and/or Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cargo via multi-modal transportation; verifying hazardous material shipments for regulatory compliance, including reviewing packaging, marking, labeling, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), or preparing dangerous goods documentation and performing post-audits or verification of transportation billing/charges; comparing shipping rates to determine cost-effective carriers.

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.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• This position requires you to submit 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 information sheet.
• This is a(n) Transportation Management Career Program position aligned under the Transportation Management Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.