Job opening: Marine Cargo Specialist
Salary: $84 366 - 109 673 per year
Published at: Sep 09 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: Serve as a Marine Cargo Specialist, responsible for cargo stowage planning, overseeing /monitoring, stowing and loading, planning and discharge of cargo including hazardous cargo aboard vessels; and terminal operations in direct support of loading or discharge operations.
Duties
Monitor the unloading, sorting, and temporary storage of hazardous cargo.
Ensure proper actions are taken to protect the interest of the government and compliance by the Contractor with regard to contract provisions.
Detect unsafe practices or other deficiencies found in loading or stowage and advise on ways to correct and expedite activities.
Certify stevedore contract labor, the amount of cargo loaded/discharged and services rendered.
Document the starting and ending of standby time, extra labor, and services performed under the contract/tariff provisions.
Provide technical advice, guidance and instructions to nontechnical specialist concerning difficult assignments and problems encountered to assure successful execution of functions.
Make on the spot decisions as to allocation of cargo to spaces other than shown on pre-stow plan due to information gained through receiving and shipping activities.
Monitor the loading and discharging of vessels to ensure conformance to stowage, operational plans and terms of stevedore contract.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Position requires employee to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08).
- Must obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
- This position is designated Key. Please see "Additional Information" section for more information.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state or government driver's license.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain qualifications on various types of government owned material and container handling equipment.
- A pre-appointment and annual physical are required.
- Must be HAZMAT certified. Failure to obtain certification within six months of appointment may result in an adverse action.
- Position may require rotating shifts and other than normal duty hours.
- If appointed as a COR, the employee is required to (at a minimum) complete the following online training courses: CLM 003 Overview of Acquisition Ethics and CLC 106 COR with a Mission Focus.
- Employee must complete a minimum of 16 hours of COR-Specific training required every 3 years, or before assuming COR responsibility if the individual has not performed COR responsibilities within the previous 24 months.
- Work conditions sometimes require the incumbent to work outside during all types of weather conditions.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 45% of the time.
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.
Position may be made permanent without further competition.
If you are a current Army employee with competitive status and would like to be considered for a Temporary Promotion NTE 3 years, please apply under announcement MCGT241491327060.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligibleReinstatement
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 (1) preparing preliminary cargo stowage plans, and/or (2) overseeing loading, stowage, and discharge operations to make certain that they conform to preliminary plans or authorizing necessary changes and preparing final plans. This experience must have involved vessels of at least 5,000 dead-weight tons. It must also clearly show a comprehensive knowledge of marine rules and regulations and the ability to plan, direct, organize, and coordinate cargo handling activities; to interpret and apply policies; to investigate operations and practices and resolve problems; and to establish and maintain effective work relationships. Experience in layout planning, ship-loading, and cargo handling may have been gained during such seagoing and marine terminal assignments as service in the U.S. Navy as a cargo officer, similar service in the Merchant Marines, or employment by commercial steamship lines. 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 or LL.M. with a major study in accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position. (Note: Transcripts required)
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. (Note: Transcripts required)
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
ComplianceContract ManagementTechnical CompetenceTransportation
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-W1M402 MIL SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND DIST CMD
DO NOT MAIL
Port Hueneme, CA 93042
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
- Email: [email protected]
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