Transportation Planner

You will serve as the Brigade strategic mobility and exercise planner working for the Deputy S3 for operations.

You will be responsible for coordinating and preparing contingency plans for strategic deployment, Reception, Staging and Onward movement (RSO) of US Forces throughout their AOR.

You will coordinate directly with joint and theater service staffs on initiating, developing and maintaining mobilization, emergency and contingency plans in their AOR and coordinate planning for strategic sealift movement in support of exercises.

You will review all OPLANS to ensure mission capability and analyze SDDC and TEA (Transportation Engineering Agency) port capability studies to ensure realistic contingency plans are developed and integrated into wartime planning.

You will direct the Transportation Brigade contingency planning and manage and coordinate short and long range planning policies and procedures.

You will provide guidance and assistance to subordinates' activities concerning mobilization and contingency operations, as well as being the command's Point of Contact (POC) on contingency issues with HQ SDDC.

You will use the transportation aspects of the Global Command and Control System (GCCS) and Joint Operations, Planning and Execution System (JOPES) to direct and integrate products into the Brigade supporting planning efforts.

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) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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 reviewing, developing, coordinating, and implementing mobilization and contingency plans for strategic deployment, reception, staging and onward movement of US forces and communicate, both orally and in writing, to provide advice and guidance on transportation planning issues to various audiences.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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-12).