** Supervisory Transportation Operations Specialist (Deputy Associate Director, Transportation Oper.)**

**Department of Transportation**

**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

** Relocation expenses reimbursed**

No

** Telework eligible**

Yes as determined by agency policy

**Duties**

** Summary**

This position is in the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response (S-60), Office of the Secretary (OST). S-60 manages and coordinates the Department of Transportation's (DOT) preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery efforts to natural disasters or man-made events/incidents. The Transportation Operations Center (TOC) manages the collection, analysis, preparation, and dissemination of crisis response information.

**Responsibilities**

**The Deputy Associate Director, Transportation Operations Center**:

Supervises the Transportation Operations Center (TOC) staff analysis of raw data received from these sources to validate and determine the impact incidents and events have on transportation, the economy, and DOTs mission. This includes information at all classification levels. Makes recommendations to the Director of S-60 about whom to notify, from the level of the Emergency Coordinator for the affected Operating Administrations (OAs), to the immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation.

Supervises and is responsible for performance management, welfare, morale, and professional development of the staff and contract support assigned to the TOC. TOC staff members receive training and education in operational processes and procedures, analytical techniques, writing skills, and oral communications. Coaches, reviews, and evaluates projects TOC staff members undertake in support of their service in the TOC.

Oversees all data and information coming into the TOC including information provided by the OAs, reports from industry, information from other Federal agencies, the media, and other sources.

Oversees all information and documents disseminated by the TOC. This includes review of all situation reports and executive summaries concerning the status of transportation during various emergencies, threats, and disasters; and the development of special reports on emerging situations.

Assists the TOC Associate Director as Information System owner for the TOC at both normal and continuity of operations sites.

Assists the TOC Associate Director regarding DOT information reports with the Department of Homeland Security and other inter-governmental forums and organizations, providing an intermodal common operation picture on the status of the transportation infrastructure." The **ideal candidate** for this position is an extremely motivated individual who can manage and coordinate federal cabinet and departmental-level preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery efforts to natural disasters and/or man-made events/incidents. Is adept at technical writing and providing briefings to senior executive leadership. Influences, motivates, and challenges others and adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.

**Travel Required**

Occasional travel - Some travel is required.

** Supervisory status**

Yes

** Promotion Potential**

14

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.

You must meet specialized experience to qualify.

Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.

Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:**

**SELECTIVE SERVICE:** Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.

**GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD:** This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.

**PROBATIONARY PERIOD:** You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).

**DRUG TEST**: This position has been determined to be a critical safety/security position as defined in the Department of Transportation (DOT) Order, DOT 3910.1D entitled "Drug and Alcohol-Free Departmental Workplace." Therefore, if selected for the position you will be required to submit to a pre employment/pre-appointment drug test, you will also be subject to Random Drug Testing.

**SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD:** You must complete a one-year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed).

**TIME-IN-GRADE:** Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. ** Qualifications**

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements.

**To qualify for the Grade 14**, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include:

Experience managing and coordinating organizational preparedness, prevention, response and recovery operations for a large municipality or private industry organization. This experience should include preparing reports reflecting status, trend, deficiencies, as well as other strategic matters requiring in-depth study or corrective action.

Experienced in providing verbal and written briefings to senior executive leadership on complex topics related to emergencies, threats, disasters, and other emerging situations that may require answering ad-hoc questions comprehensively.

Experience managing and or supervising a team of individuals in a diverse, fast-paced operational environment, including experience working in a Continuity of Operations facility. **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:

* **Communication** - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

* **Managing Human Resources** - Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

* **Planning and Evaluating** - Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.

* **Problem Solving** - Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations. 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.

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