
ASSISTANT
Crane, INFull-time$50–73K/yrPosted 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Assistant serves as a Freight Rate Specialist in the Property Management Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The role determines efficient freight rates and routes, coordinates shipments of varied and sensitive materials, arranges specialized transportation needs, and audits commercial carrier billing. The NG-03 pay band is equivalent to GS-07 and GS-08.
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Summary
You will serve as an ASSISTANT in the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION (107), CORPORATE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (10) of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NG-03 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-07 and GS-08.
Duties
- You will serve as a Freight Rate Specialist responsible for determining the most efficient and economical rates and routes for the worldwide movement of freight to non-recurring points pports, or foreign destinations.
- You will be responsible for transportation various items such as: of small arms, chemicals, radioactive materials, missile components, general commodities (including oversized and overweight items.)
- You will administer policies and procedures for commodity classification, explosives, and special weapons, selecting the best mode of transportation and determining expeditious shipment method.
- You will identify special requirements for material movements (hazardous, sensitive, classified, or with short suspense dates.)
- You will arrange for special carrier equipment and armed guards, coordinate loading, arrange message reporting, and schedule movements.
- You will audit billing from commercial carriers, utilizing Department of Defense (DoD) third-party payment system (Syncada.)
- You will identify need for special packing and handling of materials and coordinate with other personnel and carriers.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NG-02 (GS-05/06 equivalent) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing transportation services (e.g. coordinating transportation; determining efficient and economical routes; identifying special requirements) related to the shipment of controlled inventory, hazardous materials, or weapons to assist with resolution of customer concerns in support of a transportation program. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
Education
In lieu of general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: FOR NG-03: -Successfully completed one full year of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/workingin-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ -Have a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. How You Will Be Evaluated
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: CUSTOMER SERVICE FLEET MANAGEMENT FREIGHT SHIPMENT ORAL COMMUNICATION This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,059 open Property Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$50–73K/yr
- US median$87–110K/yr285 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $62K, is 39% below the US median midpoint ($101K) — in the lowest quarter of Property Management salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 25 open Property Management jobs in Indiana and 1,059 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Indiana
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Property Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 615 postings).
- Education
- 108 of the 1,059 open Property Management jobs (10%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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