TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST

About the Position: Recruitment/Relocation/Retention incentive may be requested through management and may be authorized up to 25% of base salary per year to be paid bi-weekly for a period of service up to 24 Months. Providing authoritative guidance and direct contingency planning for Transportation Brigade activities, including short- and long-range planning policies and procedures. Reviewing and analyzing Combined Forces Command, Unified, and Specified command Operation Plans (OPLANs/CONPLANs) for requirements impacting the Brigade's Line of Efforts. Operating and integrating specialized automated transportation systems and software such as GCCS, JOPES/JPES, MAVEN Smart System, GATES, ICODES, TC-AIMS, and IBS. Directing and managing operations support to the Surface Operations Center (SOC), Command Operations Center (COC), and Crisis Action Center (CAT) during exercises, emergencies, and contingency operations. Providing technical guidance on the development of Emergency Action Procedures and compliance with military reporting requirements. Coordinating with U.S. Joint and Combined commands, host nations, and strategic partners (e.g., USARCENT, CJTF OIR, MARCENT, 1st TSC) to resolve strategic cargo movement issues. Directing, developing, and reviewing warning orders, operational orders, and fragmentary orders for exercise and deliberate cargo/unit movements through the AOR. Serving as a Crisis Action Team (CAT) Chief and senior exercise evaluator during JCS and AOR directed exercises. 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 Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement 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 developing and analyzing transportation contingency, mobilization, or deployment plans (such as OPLANs, CONPLANs, or TPFDD); 2) Utilizing automated transportation and command-and-control systems (such as GATES, IBS, iSDDC, TC-AIMS, GCCS, or JOPES/JPES) to track, validate, and manage military cargo movements. 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). 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