Transportation Industry Analyst - DIRECT HIRE

Summary

Join our team to shape the future of America's maritime energy infrastructure! In this senior advisory role, you will lead national efforts to evaluate and guide major offshore energy projects, ensuring safe, efficient, and sustainable development. You'll partner with federal, state, and community leaders to steer complex licensing evaluations, support port property programs, and deliver strategic guidance to agency executives on key transportation initiatives.

Duties

The Transportation Industry Analyst duties include: Lead Deepwater Port Licensing Efforts: Direct and oversee the evaluation of complex, high-profile deepwater port proposals for offshore oil and LNG facilities, assessing technical, financial, and environmental compliance to shape national maritime infrastructure. Guide Interagency and Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as the primary liaison and negotiator across 10+ federal, state, local, and industry entities to streamline deepwater port regulatory reviews and resolve complex policy challenges. Provide Senior Strategic Advice: Serve as a principal technical authority on deepwater port licensing, delivering expert guidance, executive briefings, and policy recommendations to agency leaders, Departmental officials, and Congress. Support Port Property and Program Development: Conduct comprehensive economic and policy analyses to drive continuous program improvement and support the conveyance of surplus federal port property to local communities for public benefit. The ideal candidate for this position is an analytical professional ready to lead in maritime policy and offshore energy infrastructure. You excel at translating complex regulations into clear guidance for leadership and are skilled at bringing federal, state, and industry partners together to solve problems. If you possess strong research, project management, and collaborative skills, you are well-prepared to advance your career and strengthen national port infrastructure. Requirements

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Applicants may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12, it must include: Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative analyses to evaluate regulatory, policy, infrastructure, transportation, energy, environmental, OR programmatic initiatives. To qualify for the Grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include: Experience leading, managing, or independently executing regulatory or statutory programs involving maritime, transportation, energy, environmental, or other major infrastructure initiatives. Experience advising senior leadership on the implementation or impact of legislation, regulations, public policy, or program initiatives, including preparing executive-level briefings, technical reports, decision documents, OR formal memoranda. 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: Program Management & Regulatory Analysis: Knowledge, skills, and abilities required to lead, coordinate, and execute complex regulatory and statutory programs within strict legal deadlines. This includes evaluating the operational impact of transportation statutes, regulations, and policies, as well as developing strategic recommendations and solutions for precedent-setting or highly intricate program issues. Strategic Analytical Decision-Making: Ability to evaluate complex financial, technical, economic, and operational data to assess risks and support program decisions. Applies qualitative and quantitative analysis to proposals, applications, and infrastructure plans to deliver clear, data-backed recommendations for immediate and long-range issues. Executive Advisory, Policy Analysis, and Technical Communication: Ability to advise leadership on the practical impacts of legislation, regulations, and public policy, while translating complex findings into clear, executive-level communications. Combines rigorous policy analysis with the skill to draft high-level briefing documents and deliver persuasive recommendations to senior leaders, lawmakers, and key stakeholders For all types of consideration, 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

How You Will Be Evaluated

DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE: Please be clear and specific when describing your experience, as HR evaluates applications strictly on the facts provided and will not make assumptions. To receive full credit, your narrative responses must be written in paragraph format and explicitly match your resume. Begin each response by listing the exact position title, organization, employment dates (MM/YYYY–MM/YYYY), full- or part-time status, average weekly hours, and federal series/grade (if applicable). Within the body of the paragraph, clearly describe your specific duties, actions taken, tools used, and measurable outcomes. HR will cross-check these details against your resume; if your resume does not fully support every claim and timeframe, the experience will not be considered for credit, which may result in an ineligible determination. All applicants: Your application will be reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process. Phase I: Your resume will be reviewed to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume will be reviewed. Additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing “Phase I” will move on to the “Phase II” of the assessment process where your application will be reviewed and rated based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Matter Expert (SME). You may preview questions for this vacancy. Other Information

The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportation by email at, [email protected]. To learn more, please visit our page at: The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportation This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.