Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Serves as a Transportation Specialist within SDDC at Battalion level. Position provides customers with technical transportation guidance and cargo movement support while using a wide variety of transportation and distribution services for the movement of international and intermodal shipments.

Duties

Provide customer service to a wide range of organizations in support of customers’ movement requirements for intermodal transportation and distribution shipments. Participate in meetings and/or discussions with shippers and TSPs concerning service efficiency for DOD-sponsored cargo. Participate as a technical advisor on transportation and contract related matters in formal and informal conferences, briefings, meetings and teleconferences. Review equipment requirements, evaluate routes and applicable tender/tariff rates, conduct cost analysis, and assesses most effective method and mode to move cargo. Use automated systems to receive and process contractor invoices within the required timelines to minimize payment delays and interest accruals in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act. May be appointed as an Ordering Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Incumbent may be required to travel up to 25% to perform duties/attend training.
• Incumbent will be required to complete Contract Officer Representative (COR) training within 1 year of being placed in this position.
• Incumbent will be required to complete mandatory HAZMAT certifications within six months of being placed in this position.
• Incumbent may be required to work occasional shift work.
• This is an obligated position and will require the incumbent vacate the position if/when the obligated employee returns.
• This position is designated as Key who is an Incumbent of a CONUS position that cannot be vacated during war or national emergency without seriously impairing the mission; such employees have unique or scarce managerial or technical skills.
• Financial Disclosure will be required initially and annually.
• Term employment is subject to a one year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.

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. If you are a current Army employee with competitive status and would like to be considered for a Temporary Promotion NTE 5 years, please apply under Announcement MCGT249382462681 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 planning and coordinating the movement of cargo through terminals. Must have experience which includes freight classification, rail classification, tariffs, principles of cargo movement, and knowledge of automated transportation-related documentation procedures as they apply to the traffic management processes. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Decision MakingManagement SupportPackaging, Handling, Storage & Transportation 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-07).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address GT-W2DUAA MIL SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND DIST CMD DO NOT MAIL Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk