VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

This vacancy is for a GS - 2150 - 11, VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SECTOR HOUSTON/GALVESTON WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT DIVISION in HOUSTON, Texas.

Salary is based on location selected:

Houston 86,123 - 111,966
Port Arthur 74,678 - 97,087
New Orleans 74,678 - 97,087

Qualifications:

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

• Working in a maritime transportation operations center applying Federal, State, and municipal regulations governing vessel movement and port safety
• Independently gather and analyze navigation and traffic data to assess risk, determine safe routing, and support operational decisions
• Interpret and apply directives and policies to develop and disseminate real-time safety guidance to participating vessels
• Coordinate traffic management actions with supervisory personnel and partner agencies to ensure compliance and maintain efficient vessel flow

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Responsibilities:

You will serve as a VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST and be responsible for promoting the safe and efficient movement of maritime traffic in an assigned geographical area, ensuring that vessel traffic is properly informed, advised and directed in order to reduce the probability of collisions, rammings, groundings and ensuing environmental damage.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Provides continuous direct vessel traffic management services as a Vessel Traffic Control Specialist in a Vessel Traffic Center
• Ensures that vessel traffic is properly informed, advised, or directed in order to reduce the probability of collisions
• Monitors the progress of all vessels, and informs, advises or directs vessel operators, masters or pilots in an assigned area
• Anticipates and intervenes to resolve user conflicts or confrontations resulting from conflicting uses of the waterway
• Monitors, informs, advises and, when necessary, directs the movement of vessel traffic in the assigned sector

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information

Salary : $74,678