About this role
Job Summary
About the Position
This position is located in southwest Germany in the Rhineland-Pfalz Palatinate. Sembach is about a 90-minute drive from the French border and about a 90-minute drive from Frankfurt International Airport. Rhineland-Pfalz is home to a large concentration of US DoW service-members, DoW civilians and their family members in what is called the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) consisting of several US military bases (kasernes).
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 Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician 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 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) Theater-level mission planning, program evaluation, and coordination of multi-modal logistics;
- 2) Directing, planning, or executing strategic seaport operations or cargo terminal management; AND
- 3) Supervising a diverse workforce, with responsibility for assigning work, evaluating performance, and executing personnel management actions.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Human Capital Management Influencing/Negotiating Physical Distribution / Transportation Operations 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-13).
Major Duties
- You will supervise a team of transportation and traffic management specialists.
- You will serve as the Deputy to the S-3 for Operations, Plans and Security, for an ARTRANS Transportation Brigade, with responsibility for advising and assisting the S-3 in all phases of the Ops and Plans missions.
- The mission requirements include acting as primary liaison with Military Sealift Command (MSC), commercial ocean carriers, subordinate Battalions and Detachments, or port authorities and coordinating import/export traffic.
- Serving as SDDC representative to other DoD agencies and regional MACOMs and COCOM’s involved with exercise and mobilization actions, managing ocean cargo transportation requirements, and resolving problems.
- You will be responsible for the full range of program management and supervisory duties for the Directorate.