** Transportation Operations Specialist**

**General Services Administration**

**Location**

Few vacancies in the following location:

** Relocation expenses reimbursed**

No

** Telework eligible**

Yes as determined by agency policy

**Duties**

** Summary**

As a Transportation Operations Specialist, you will develop working relationships with customers and support the Fleet Management program. You will assist in the management and operation of a vehicle fleet and serve as a single source for all program services and support for customer and supplier accounts.

**Location of Positions: GSA** FAS, Office of Fleet Management, Atlanta, GA

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

**Responsibilities**

As a Transportation Operations Specialist (Motor) some of your main roles will include:

Assuring delivery and adequacy of GSA Fleet services and assuming responsibility for program efficiency and cost effectiveness of areas over which you have jurisdiction

Addressing and resolving significant customer problems which cannot be resolved by normal procedures

Representing and speaking for the program in discussions and committing the agency to a course of action within regulations and established policy and guidelines

Determining when to dispose of used vehicles and equipment and directing the preparation of vehicles for termination of lease assignment

Monitoring specific indicators of performance and recommending action to correct deficiencies noted

Notifying contractors of substandard performances and recommending corrective action as appropriate

Receiving, preparing for assignment, and assigning or delivering new replacement vehicles to customer activity locations

Inspecting and evaluating circumstances of major repairs, accidents damage, high repair estimates, or complaints concerning quality and timeliness of vendors when requested to do so **Travel Required**

Occasional travel - Occasional Travel

** Supervisory status**

No

** Promotion Potential**

12

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)

Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date

Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable

Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

Must have a Valid Drivers License

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a **political** Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch.

Serve a one year probationary period, if required.

Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level).

Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Securitys e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.

Have a valid driver's license ** Qualifications**

For each job on your resume, provide:

the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year)

number of hours per week you worked (if part time). If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click .

The GS-9 salary range starts at $56,295 for Atlanta, GA per year.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience performing routine assignments pertaining to a fleet of government-owned or commercial motor vehicles. This experience must have included:

inputting and/or maintaining data on fleet vehicles in an automated system;

answering routine inquiries and providing assistance to fleet customers/clients;

assisting with identifying customers vehicle requirements;

researching and and/or analyzing fleet operations reports. **OR Education:**

Applicants must have a masters degree or equivalent graduate degree OR have completed two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, with a major in accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, nautical science, or other fields related to the position. OR

Combination of Education and Specialized Experience: Applicants must have a combination of graduate level education (beyond the Bachelor's Degree) and specialized experience (as described above) that together meet the qualification requirements of this position.

The GS-11 salary range starts at $68,112 for Atlanta, GA per year.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience assisting in managing, purchasing, operating, and/or maintaining a fleet of government-owned or commercial motor vehicles. This experience must have included:

maintaining data on fleet vehicles in an automated system;

answering inquiries from and providing assistance to fleet customers/clients;

identifying customers' vehicle requirements;

researching and/or analyzing fleet operations. **OR Education:**

Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or have successfully completed 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related, , with a major in accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, nautical science, or other fields related to the position. OR

Combination of Education and Specialized Experience: a combination of graduate level education and appropriate experience that together meet the qualification requirements of this position.

**Education**

Note: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit:

**Additional information**

Bargaining Unit status: NFFE

If you are selected at a grade lower than the full performance level, you may be promoted up to that grade level without having to re-apply or compete against other applicants.

Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.

** How You Will Be Evaluated**

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be scored on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities. Your responses to these questions must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered.

Knowledge of Fleet Management policies, principles, procedures and practices.

Ability to utilize automated data processing systems in the operation and analysis of Fleet Management processes.

Knowledge of procurement practices and procedures governing simplified acquisition of supplies and services.

Knowledge of standard and special purpose vehicles and equipment, to include descriptive nomenclature, capabilities, and operating characteristics

Knowledge of analytic and evaluative methods and techniques to evaluate, measure, and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of fleet practices and procedures.

Ability to identify solutions and make recommendations to improve program effectiveness and/or organizational productivity.

Ability to develop and maintain working relations