Traffic Management Specialist

Your tasks

• You will have depth knowledge of the Transportation Priority System when it comes to customer requisitions and meeting time frame requirements, scheduling daily pickup, traffic management, freight Classification and rating of shipments.
• You will have the ability to review and reconcile billing statements, and resolve carrier issues is required.
• You will plan and executes transportation requests involving in-depth knowledge of specialized handling, specialized equipment and load planning.
• You will have knowledge of preparations, accountability and recording keeping record of GBLs, CBLs, hazardous cargo manifest, rates and routing, and government tenders.
• You will have knowledge in the movement of oversized/overweight shipments over state highways to obtain the necessary permits from state and regulatory bodies is required

Requirements

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Knowledge of Department of Defense and commercial rules, regulations, laws, and procedures governing the movement of material and use of commercial carriers. Knowledge of technical terms and procedures associated with the shipment of all modes of transportation, hazardous cargo, and general cargo is required. Knowledge of the governing regulation Defense Transportation Regulation (DTR) Cargo Movement and procedures; covering hazardous and classified all modes of transportation. This requires extended training and experience sufficient to consider and respond to a wide range of standard interrelated requirements to adapt regulations to specific situations and resolve a wide range of discrepancies and carrier inquiries. Knowledge of various types of carrier equipment and their use is required. Must have knowledge of preparations, accountability and recording keeping record of Government Bill of Ladings (GBLs), Commercial Bill of Ladings (CBLs), Military Shipping Labels (MSL's), hazardous cargo manifest, rates and routing, and government tenders. Knowledge in the movement of oversized/overweight shipments over state highways to obtain the necessary permits from state and regulatory bodies is required. Ability to adapt to new technology in bill payment procedure and other transportation technological enhancements as they become available. As part of the Regional Transportation Office, may be required to adapt new initiatives with minimal training. Ability to review and reconcile billing statements and resolve carrier issues is required Knowledge of computer information systems, such as Microsoft Office, GFM-ETA and the ability to operate a personal computer workstation to perform duties of the position. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: GS-09 SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position: possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree, LL.B, J.D., or have completed two full years of graduate level education leading to such a degree with a major study of 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. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. GS-09 COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. combination of experience and/or graduate education as described above, along with possession of a certificate as a Certified Member, American Society of Transportation and Logistics A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Other

You will serve as a Traffic Management Specialist in the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk, at NAVSTA Norfolk.