Job opening: Transportation Assistant
Salary: $55 924 - 80 510 per year
Published at: May 14 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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: This position is located with the Joint Personal Property Shipping Office Mid-Atlantic Fort Belvoir, VA
Duties
Reviews applications and other written requests for completeness, accuracy, and legality as pertaining to DOD sponsored personal property shipments.
Use DOD regulations and other governing procedures, and available automated transportation systems, determines cost-effective rates and routes for shipments via the direct procurement method (DPM).
Allocates DPM shipments to carriers based on destination of shipment; different commodities being shipped, to include personal effects, weapons, privately owned vehicles; determines the mode of transportation; and carrier cost and capability.
Determines authorization and necessity for packing and crating, storage-in-transit, and whether government, commercial, or DOD contract facilities will be utilized and makes those arrangements.
Reviews Transportation Service Provider (TSP) agent and contractor’s performance when service failures occur or problems arise and are reported by DOD members.
Interprets various types of official travel orders
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- May be required to perform Temporary Duty (TDY) business travel up to 20% of time.
- May be required to perform extended work days/weeks. Occasional overtime may be required.
- This position requires the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a Tier 1 NACI security Investigation.
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.
Current 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 WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority 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 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 GS-07: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) processing documents related to transportation of personal property such as shipment, receipt and/or storage, 2) reviewing shipping documents to determine appropriate arrangements and 3) update customers of the status of their personal property / household good shipment.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
Specialized Experience GS-08: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) determining the most effective route for shipments, 2) reviewing completed applications for accuracy and 3) resolving problems as they relate to movement of personal goods / government equipment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Customer ServiceOral CommunicationPackaging, Handling, Storage & TransportationTransportation
Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-7 Position: 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-06).
Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-8 Position: 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
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.
Contacts
- Address AS-APF-W0DA6B JNT PERS PROP SHIP OFC -MID-ATLANTIC
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
- Email: [email protected]
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