Supervisory Traffic Management Specialist

Summary

About the Position: Serves as a Supervisory Traffic Management Specialist, Chief of Domestic Movement Support,G33DM, under the Domestic Movements Division.

Duties

• Perform the full range of supervisory and managerial responsibilities.
• Assign work to functional staff members in accordance with established organization mission and functions, workload fluctuations and personnel availability.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Advise, counsel or instruct the employees on both work and administrative matters.
• Coordinate extensively with Brigades and Battalions and shipping activities, ensuring effective utilization of systems and programs associated with the domestic leg of DOD freight movements.
• Resolve conflicts arising between shippers, Brigades and Battalions and DOD approved freight carriers.
• Engage subordinates, shipping locations, commercial carriers, and senior leaders on high visibility movement requirements.
• Provide advisory services to operating program managers and private industry representatives on freight movement requirements, programs, and systems. Identifies trends through metric analysis.
• Responsible for the development of new and revised procedures, policies and regulations to improve operational and systems efficiency for the G3 Directorate.
• Develop recommendations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide customers from other government agencies and industry representatives with accurate explanations of ARTRANS policies and regulations.
• Oversees the establishment of special studies, conducts analyses and evaluates the organization’s business practices, policies and procedures.

Qualifications

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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) 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 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) Managing enterprise-level domestic freight transportation programs across multi-Service agencies, including resolving complex movement conflicts between shipping activities, operational units (Brigades/Battalions), and commercial freight carriers on high-visibility logistics requirements.; 2) Formulating and revising traffic management policies, regulations, and standard operating procedures through metric trend analysis and special studies to maximize the operational efficiency of both government and commercial transportation information systems.; 3) Serving as a senior traffic management advisor and agency representative at joint government and commercial industry forums to brief leadership, interpret freight movement policies, and build strategic partnerships with commercial carrier executives and interagency stakeholders.; and 4) Directing and supervising personnel by assigning work, establishing performance standards, evaluating work products, and leading cross-functional teams in transportation operations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Leadership Transportation Policy and Regulation Transportation Traffic Management and Distribution 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-13).

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. How You Will Be Evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. Other 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. 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 Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a (24) Transportation & Distribution Management Career Program position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.