Job opening: Transportation Specialist
Salary: $139 395 - 181 216 per year
Published at: Mar 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the State Programs Division, Office of Safety Programs, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The primary responsibility of FMCSA is to reduce motor carrier crashes, fatalities, and injuries on our Nation’s highways. The State Programs Division is responsible for the planning, development, and national implementation of the High Priority Program discretionary grant and the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program formula grant.
Duties
As a Transportation Specialist, you will:
Requirements
- Must meet specialized experience stated in Qualifications section
- Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date
- Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements.To qualify for the Grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include:
Experience with motor carrier policies, procedures, and regulations in development and implementation of program goals and objectives.
Experience applying analytical, fact finding, and problem-solving techniques through the interpretation of Federal regulations, policies, and guidelines, to recommend programmatic changes.
Experience communication technical information verbally and in writing regarding policy and guidance to other Federal agencies, industry, and the public on issues.
Experience applying principles of grants management, including OMB Directives/Circulars, and other established grant or financial assistance program guidelines and requirements.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Compliance - Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
Oral Communication (‡) - Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed.
Organizational Awareness - Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
Problem Solving (‡) - Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
For all types of consideration, 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.For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Contacts
- Address DOT, FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Submit Application and Documents Online
1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50
Washington, District of Columbia 20590
United States
- Name: Automated Staffing Office
- Phone: 000-000-0000
- Email: [email protected]
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