This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U. S. Coast Guard, Eighth Coast Guard District, Sector Houston/Galveston, in Houston, TX.

Duties

The selectee will serve as Supervisory Vessel Traffic Management Specialist, responsible for supervising Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) operations at the Vessel Traffic Center (VTC) on a rotating shift, providing continuous service to the mariner, seven days a week, 24 hours per day.  You will ensure coordination of vessel traffic in an assigned geographic area in order to prevent groundings, collisions, and allisions; facilitates vessel traffic movements and assisting Coast Guard and other agencies in the accomplishment of their missions including search and rescue, law enforcement, environmental protection, maritime security and aids to navigation.  This work contributes to the safe and efficient movement of all vessels in the service area with special attention to those carrying hazardous cargoes and reduces the probability of marine casualties that could result in severe environmental damage and loss of property or life.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• The position requires a valid state driver's license.
• This position requires a Secret clearance.
• This position requires preliminary/random drug testing.
• This position requires rotating shift work
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.  Specialized experience includes performing such duties as: Supervising and/or leading vessel traffic service operations; assisting in the responsibility for overall readiness, appearance, good order and discipline of the Vessel Traffic Center. Assisting in carrying out special assignments and collateral duties including, but not limited to serving on panels boards or research projects. Operating a variety of surveillance sensors, communications, data processing, keyboard and other electronic equipment. Assisting in carrying out duties prescribed by a commanding Officer during actual or simulated wartime conditions. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593-7120 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]