Summary
About the Position: Serves as a Traffic Management Specialist performs a variety of duties in support of exercises and readiness such as planning, developing and coordinating doctrinal reviews/updates related to transportation management. Located at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.
Duties
Liaising directly with external and internal clients to assess their needs and improve the responsiveness of services.
Actively meeting with customers and service providers to assess operational challenges, provide guidance, and resolve broad problems.
Anticipates emergency scenarios (identifying potential problems), determines logistical needs, generates alternative operational concepts, and recommends optimal courses of action.
Obtains desired transportation information from appropriate sources, organizes data into usable format for analysis on management information systems.
Plans and coordinates international movements of cargo and passengers via multiple modes of transport while evaluating timeliness, physical limits, and cost-effectiveness.
Directs intermodal transportation and coordinates with specific carrier types (ocean, air, truck, barge, rail) to move diverse, hazardous, or sensitive freight globally.
How you will be evaluated
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.