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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Department of Defense
Defense Contract Management Agency
DCMA Headquarters (PH)
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Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
06/17/2025 to 06/30/2025
Salary
$106,382 to - $162,672 per year

Position to be filled at NH-04, Pay Lane 1 (salary excludes locality)

Pay scale & grade
NH 4
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Saint Louis, MO
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Announcement number
DCMA-PH-25-12751481-MP
Control number
838948400

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Duties

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  • Serves as the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Transportation and Liaison Officer/Representative (LNO) to USTRANSCOM for the distribution of Department of Defense (DoD) materiel moving within the Defense Transportation System.
  • Identifies and evaluates performance metrics utilized by the customer activity and advises and briefs the activity on performance metrics as they pertain to the customer.
  • Advises officials at the COCOM activity (e.g., AMC, SDDC, MSC, Deployment Distribution Operations Center (DDOC) Chiefs, and their immediate staffs) of DCMA capabilities and potential contributions in the transportation phase of the acquisition cycle.
  • Identifies overarching customer outcomes, critical assets, and key suppliers and shares this information with the appropriate Transportation Office, CMOs, and Product Sectors.
  • Supports Transportation Group and Transportation Performance Advocate to define customer outcomes that are related to end-to-end distribution.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Traffic Management Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position. To qualify for the NH-04 level, specialized experience must be at the NH-03 or GS-13 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

  • Communicating ideas, proposed innovations, and "lessons learned" to Senior Transportation leaders that will enhance the overall efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
  • Applying transportation concepts, principles, and methodology applicable to the transportation of weapons systems, sustainment parts supporting weapon systems, and other critical items.
  • Ensuring customers are receiving effective transportation planning and execution support to ensure mission success.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

  • This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf
  • Tour of Duty: 1st Shift
  • FLSA: Exempt
  • Bargaining Unit: No
  • If selected for an interview, you may be required to provide your last three performance appraisals to the panel.
  • Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
  • Financial Disclosure Required
  • Acquisition, Technology & Logistics(AT&L) NON-CAP: Position requires DoD Acquisition Life Cycle Logistics, Advanced certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources.

How you will be evaluated

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

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies:

  • Customer Service
  • Information Management
  • Transportation


Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and/or score.

Once the application process is complete, a manual review of your resume and supporting documentation will occur to determine if you are eligible and among the best qualified as determined by the predetermined cutoff score. Your score is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire.

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