Traffic Management Specialist

About the Position: The incumbent is responsible for developing the relationships needed to bring all parts of the Defense Transportation System (DTS) enterprise together to meet the needs of the Department of Defense (DOD). 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 specialized 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) Coordinating transportation activities, including freight movement, carrier selection; 2) Utilizing federal transportation regulations and experience ensuring compliance with applicable laws and standards; 3) Conducting comprehensive analysis of transportation data and performance metrics to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for optimization, leading to informed decision-making and strategic planning; and (4) Providing responsive and effective customer service in a transportation or logistics environment, including addressing inquiries, resolving issues, and ensuring customer satisfaction. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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). Formulate command guidance on preparation for command operations. Provide transportation advice on movement operations, transportation initiative, and/or results of analysis, studies and surveys of operational or contingency operations. Advise management on transportation and logistics policies, programs, and/or procedures. Engage with stakeholders on the application of transportation and logistics policies, regulations and/or procedures. Develop procedures, methods, and/or techniques necessary for designing special transportation studies. Gather and/or compile data to develop functional requirements. Monitor command operations execution to identify potential problem areas. Develop recommendations for correction or improvement using after action reports, charts, graphs, statistical and/or narrative explanations. Provide support in applying short- and long-term system expertise to functional users. Analyze transportation systems to ensure strategic plans are acceptable and/or compatible in the transportation arena. Leverage relationships with stakeholders to integrate transportation missions across all combatant commands. Monitor cargo movements of DoD worldwide cargo via air, sea and surface modes of transportation. Security clearance required: Secret

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.