Transportation Specialist - Juneau, United States - Department of Transportation

Description

Transportation Specialist

Department of Transportation

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:
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Relocation expenses reimbursed**No
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Telework eligible**Yes as determined by agency policy

Duties

Summary
This position is in the Office of Tribal Transportation in the Federal Lands Highway (FLH) Office.

The FLH has responsibility for administering nationwide transportation programs that serve Federal and Tribal lands and include program planning, project development, and construction.

The FLH also has responsibility for administering the emergency relief program for federally-owned roads (ERFO), Defense Access Roads, and for promoting the development of new technology.

Responsibilities

As a
Transportation Specialist, you will:

• Participate in TTP program reviews of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Regions and Tribes.
• Review construction Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&Es), including all pre-solicitation documentation and requirements, for consistency with all related laws and regulations. Ensures all required documents (including planning, program development, project delivery, and accomplishment reporting) are provided by the Tribe, which assures Tribal projects are being carried out, in accordance with all Federal requirements governing the TTP Program.
• Receives, maintains, and files a copy of each Tribe's submitted documents, including Tribes' Single Audits; Program Agreements; Reference Funding Agreements; SF-425; Indirect Cost Agreement; Progress Performance Reports; PS&E package; Tribes Certification on Public Authorities; Tribes written procurement procedures; construction documentation.
• Consult with Tribes entering into a Program Agreement on their transportation documentation procedures; provides guidance in Referenced Funding Agreements; provides guidance in allowable use of program funds; assists Tribes when requesting transportation services from Federal Lands; Provides guidance in PS&E development, advertising for construction bids, awards, and contracting; provides guidance on various construction activities. Participates in tribal and regional tribal planning related conferences.
• Conduct on-site visits to construction projects and provide technical assistance when requested, participates in final inspections and audits project close-outs and final reports, including all required documentation. Coordinates with various FHWA Divisions (Federal Aid, RC and FLH) providing technical assistance on transportation planning and construction processes. The
  ideal candidate for this position is a mid-career professional with experience monitoring and providing technical assistance for federally funded highway programs, and projects from planning, programing, design, construction support, and maintenance. The candidate should be experienced conveying ideas and concepts in meetings in person as well as in writing.

PLEASE NOTE:

In addition to the salary shown above, the salary for this position will also include a COLA of 25% for Alaska.

Also note:
Office may relocate 14 miles to Palmer, Alaska.

Travel Required
50% or less - Some travel is required for this position.
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Supervisory status**No
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Promotion Potential**13

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:

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  SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
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  GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
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  PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
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  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 qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12 and it must include:

• Experience applying transportation legislation and regulations in partnership with localities including tribal governments to develop and implement transportation programs.
• Experience preparing and reviewing environmental documents including, but not limited to Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Environmental Assessments (EA), Categorical Exclusions (CE), Environmental Assessments, Purpose and Needs Statements, Alternative Analyses, etc.; and working with Federal, States, and local agencies for planning and project delivery including construction.

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:

Knowledge of Federal and Tribal laws, regulations and processes related to the Federal highway programs, project development processes and the development, review and approval of Plans Specifications and Estimates.

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.
**For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link:
**Students enrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply if the anticipated graduation date is within six months of closing date of the announcement. Graduation transcript must be received before start date.
Other applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.


Education
*Undergraduate and

Graduate Education:

• Major study 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
Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of the transportation function(s) of the position to be filled.

Additional information

This vacancy may be used by any DOT agency to fill similar positions within 90 days.

How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.




DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE:
PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.

WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination.

Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

To compete with other competitive status government employees: If you meet the qua

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