About this role
Job Summary
About the Position
Serves as a Transportation Specialist in Traffic/Cargo Management Division to plan, coordinate,direct, control, and expedite the movement of cargo through terminals within the area of responsibility(AOR).
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education or experience requirements described below.
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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes
- 1) Coordinating and arranging freight or personal property movements;
- 2) Preparing, auditing, and processing shipping and customs documentation, including bills of lading (GBLs/CBLs), cargo manifests, customs clearances, and shipment discrepancy/outturn reports;
- 3) Operating automated transportation documentation and tracking systems to enter cargo data, maintain in-transit visibility, and trace lost or unaccounted-for shipments; and
- 4) Liaising with commercial carriers, vendors, and shippers to track shipments, assess carrier performance or service failures, resolve shipment delays, and support damaged/frustrated cargo disposition.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in 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. OR Combination of
Education and Experience
A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
Major Duties
- Provides customer service and technical guidance to commercial and military shippers on booking rules, transport requirements, and IBS procedures.
- Liaises with commercial carriers and vendors to ensure conveyances and transit methods meet government requirements.
- Answers inquiries regarding DOD cargo status and initiates messages to trace unaccounted-for shipments across the AOR.
- Advises U.S. Customs officials, brokers, and agency clients on personal property and household goods movements.
- Identifies delays with aged cargo, assesses detention and demurrage charges, and implements corrective actions.
- Reviews cargo outturn and discrepancy reports to evaluate carrier liability and recommend claims.
- Evaluates shipment discrepancies, late arrivals, and equipment shortages to correct carrier performance trends.
- Coordinates directly with carriers and owners to resolve shipping bottlenecks and transit delays promptly.
- Rates, classifies, and routes retrograde, frustrated, and inbound general cargo across nationwide and local distribution networks.
- Conducts rate and tariff cost comparisons to determine optimal transportation modes based on commodity, priority, and carrier tenders.
- Utilizes CFM/ETA software to transmit routing requirements and issue government/commercial bills of lading (GBLs/CBLs).
- Operates the Worldwide Port System (WPS) to enter cargo data, generate shipping documents, and maintain port visibility.
- Audits and processes shipping records, cargo manifests, traffic messages, and discrepancy reports.
- Verifies that inbound freight documentation fulfills mandatory customs and agricultural inspection standards.
- Verifies proper labeling, packaging, documentation, and carrier handling clearances for retrograde hazmat shipments.
- Reconciles advance shipping forms (DD 1252, DD 1299, CBP 3499) and prepares customs entry documents (CF 7501, CF 7521).