This position serves as Chief, Special Permits and Approvals Branch, in the Standards and Rulemaking Division of the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety. This position is responsible for managing and administering the Office’s special permits and general approvals programs. This mission critical position facilitates the safe transportation of hazardous materials by developing innovative solutions to solve complex multimodal hazardous materials transportation challenges.  

Duties

As a Supervisory 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 qualifications.To qualify for the Grade 15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include: Experience directing or leading a hazardous materials program that includes the analysis, evaluation, interpretation, development, implementation, and application of Federal policies, regulations, and industry standards/practices related to hazardous materials transportation safety. Experience developing regulatory amendments and changes to existing guidance on the transportation of hazardous materials. Experience developing and preparing approval and special permit documents, position/options papers, and requests for additional information. Experience engaging and advising industry groups, government agencies, and the public on hazardous materials transportation issues. 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: Managerial and Leadership Skills - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. Knowledge of performance management concepts, principles, and practices related to planning, monitoring, rating, and rewarding employee performance. Technical Credibility - Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise. 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. 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, PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMIN 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]