Supervisory Air Operations Specialist

• Plans organizes and oversees the activities of the 107-person Global Air Mobility Support System and Aeromedical Evacuation Directorate (618 AOC/GAD).
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Represents Global Air Mobility Support System and Aeromedical Evacuation Directorate with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
• Serves as directorate leadership advising senior AOC/AMC staff on complex global mobility support operations issues.
• Serves as one of the commands recognized advisor and authority for air transportation/global mobility support operations procedural matters affecting command automated computer systems that affect CJCS exercises contingency humanitarian and POTUS TOP 5 aeromedical evacuation global mobility aircraft recovery support and ITV for cargo and passengers mission sets. Liaison for the Directorate with civilian contractor technical staff responsible for the maintenance of the overall automated planning programs.

Conditions of employment

• This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing.
• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service see
• If authorized PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements may be found at: of Political Appointments
• This is a Centrally Managed Position in the Operations career field.
• This is a Supervisory Position. A 1-year supervisory probationary period is required if applicant selected has not previously met this requirement.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance with access to Sensitive.
• This position is designated as a key position. It cannot be vacated during national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively.
• This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions.

Qualifications

In order to qualify you must meet the Specialized Experience Requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions: Administrative and Management Positions

BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
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 nautical science marine affairs marine engineering marine transportation or other fields related to the position. For Marine Transportation Specialist positions education obtained in a Federal State or other accredited Merchant Marine Academy is qualifying.

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Experience
General Experience (for GS-5 positions): For positions in this series other than Marine Transportation experience that provided a general knowledge and understanding of traffic or transportation programs or operations. For Marine Transportation positions experience must have been related to determining the terms and conditions for shipping cargo coordinating storage scheduling and shipment of goods and ship logistic requirements such as berths bunkers crane service and computing costs for cargo shipment.

1. knowledge of the policies principles concepts guidance procedures techniques and methodologies pertaining to direct combat contingency humanitarian POTUS/TOP 5 aeromedical evacuation global mobility aircraft recovery support and ITV for cargo and passengers support and execution airlift principles procedures and concepts. Understands/employs Air Force program goals and objectives the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events.
2. Knowledge of safety and security regulations practices and procedures. Knowledge/in-depth technical knowledge of deployment processes Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES) Deliberate Crisis Action and Planning Segments (DCAPES) Global Command and Control System (GCCS) Global Decision Support System (GDSS) and Single Mobility System (SMS). Knowledge of the relationship of the various Air Force entities involved in overall planning and execution of military operations.
3. Skilled in planning organizing and directing the functions and mentor motivate and appraise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors.
4. Ability to analyze plan and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.