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 Planning Specialist within Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC). Performs a variety of duties in support of Terminal Operations.

Duties

Interface with Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and HQ, SDDC counterparts regarding SDDC crisis action procedures. Write letters of instructions, warning, and mobilization, and on deployment, GCCS and readiness reporting matters. Analyze mobilization deployment/GCCS documents to determine their impact on the unit mission. Serve as planner, coordinator, and executor for mobilization and deployment training actions. Manage the Reserve Affairs Program and serves as primary point of contact for all Reserve Units and personnel assigned to the Battalion and it's subordinate command. Manage the Battalion's Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Program. Monitor, record, and facilitate the movement of cargo through the ports in AOR. Plan and execute marine cargo operations to include vessel loading/offloading, port staging for support of JCS exercises, contingencies and operations for military cargo deploying/redeploying through military and commercial ports in the AOR.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
• Incumbent must be able to pass a pre-employment, and annual physical
• Incumbent may be required to travel up to 25% to perform duties.
• This position has been designated as Key: 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 technical skills required during wartime.
• The incumbent of this position must be able to deploying to foreign and domestic ports with short notice. It is expected that deployment could occur as frequently as four times per year lasting between 7 to 21 days in potential austere conditions.
• Work conditions sometimes require the incumbent to work outside during all types of weather. Incumbent must be able to board break bulk ships, barges, and other type of vessels and be able to access all decks.
• Incumbent will be required to submit financial disclosure initially and annually thereafter.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 performing strategic mobility planning, preparing and maintaining emergency plans in support of contingency and mobilization missions, serving as planner, coordinator, and executor for mobilization and deployment training actions, and preparing Operations Orders and supplements for real world contingencies and exercises. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 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, 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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServicePlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence 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-09).

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