Traffic Management Specialist; COTR; Federal Acquisition Service

Summary As a Traffic Management Specialist (COTR), you will identify, respond, and resolve various situations relating to GSA's supply chain and movement of customer orders world-wide.

Location of position: Federal Acquisition Service;
Office of Shared Services Delivery;
Office of Supply Management;
Global Supply Management Service Center;
Supply Operations Division;
Transportation Branch

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

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Duties

Position can be filled in any of the following locations: Atlanta, GA;
Boston, MA;
Chicago, IL;
Fort Worth, TX;
Houston, TX;
Kansas City, MO;
Lakewood, CO;
New York, NY;
Norfolk, VA;
Philadelphia, PA;
Raleigh, NC;
San Francisco, CA;
Tacoma, WA;
Washington, DC

You will perform the following duties
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• Plans, coordinates, and evaluates overall policies, procedures, and objectives as related to the transportation management program function. Issues program direction and guidelines as required for civilian and military agencies use regarding the transportation program. Assures full Global Supply processing capability as needed in a variety of settings to assure mission success.
• Reviews and evaluates any new transportation legislative proposals forwarded for comment and develops recommendations and comments on all incoming legislative proposals. Resolves controversial and complex program issues and serves as a troubleshooter to clarify any misinterpretations of agency policies, regulations or procedural language.
• Participates in Interagency Transportation Management Committee meetings, interagency study groups, conferences, seminars, study groups. Prepares high level correspondence in response to Congressionals, Freedom of Information Act requests etc., as directed, as well as on own initiative; prepares press releases, fact sheets, decision papers, speeches, etc., as necessary.
• Independently conducts extensive research and data analyses of current and proposed transportation programs, thereby achieving maximum effectiveness nationwide. Reviews, analyzes and evaluates Government Accountability Office (GAO) and General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Audit Reports and other external/internal decisions made for their impact on transportation management policies and programs of the Government.
• Works closely with Acquisition Staff in the development of performance based statements of work and requirements definitions for transportation programs and serves as the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) on a variety of transportation programs.

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

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

• Current or Former Political Appointees:
  The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
• 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 Security’s e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.

Qualifications

To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information:

• Name, address, telephone number, email address;
• Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade);
• Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.
• Education, certifications or…