Transportation Planning Specialist

About the Position:

This position is located in the Plans Division of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Plans, Policy and Programs (G-5), SDDC, Scott AFB, IL. The incumbent serves as senior planner responsible for development of mobility analyses and reports for general war plans, programs, and studies to assist DOD elements. Directs deployment planning activities including feasibility analyses of operation plans.

Major duties

• Conduct the ARTRANS analysis of operation plans in support of the Geographic Combatant Commands and plans deployment planning activities and develops transportation/strategic mobility policies.
• Coordinate with USTRANSCOM, the Joint Staff, military Departments, the Combatant Commands, and other Transportation Component Commands in preparation of strategic mobility studies and operation plan analyses.
• Interact with ARTRANS subordinate commands, giving guidance and direction for their planning activities, providing the status of operation plan development, and ensuring that necessary data and information is made available to them.
• Serve as command focal point for the review and update of all Joint Strategic Planning System (JSPS) documents.
• Assure that all JSPS documents reflect ARTRANS mission and responsibilities.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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 you are a current Army employee with competitive status and would like to be considered for a Temporary Promotion NTE 2 years, please apply under announcement number MCGT-27-13086624 -MP. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience in the Federal service which includes:

1. Utilizing automated systems such as Joint Operation Planning and Execution system (JOPES) or Joint Planning and Execution system (JPES) for strategic mobility planning;
2. Performing strategic mobility analysis;
3. Applying in-depth knowledge of Joint and Army planning and decision-making processes Joint Planning Process and Military Decision-making Process (JPP and MDMP);
4. Applying guidance within strategic documents such as the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG), the Joint Strategic Campaign Plan (JSCP), and the Global Force Management Implementation Guidance (GFMIG) to contingency plans.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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.