Railroad Safety Specialist Training

As a Railroad Safety Specialist-Training you will:

• Serve as subject matter expert for the Track discipline to ascertain the technical training needs of the Office of Railroad Safety.
• Coordinate and liaison with the Office of Railroad Safety Management to ensure that inspection networking and training programs and systems are developed which are consistent and supportive of current and proposed enforcement policies and procedures.
• Conduct planning development implementation and evaluation of methodolgies to facilitate the accomplishment of internal training programs.
• Develop and provide technical guidance to Federal Railroad Administration personnel and relevant stakeholders on inspection programs informational networking systems (internal and external) and rail safety training programs.
• Develop recommend implement and evaluate understanding of policies to ensure effective consistent and responsive application in the Office of Railroad Safety.

The ideal candidate for this position is a mission focused professional who has experience providing guidance interpretation and enforcement of FRA regulations and procedures concerning the Track discipline strong training development and delivery skills.

• You must be a 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.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
• DRIVERS LICENSE: Railroad Safety Specialist are required to possess a valid state drivers license at all times while employed by the FederalRail Administration (FRA) in order to perform the duties of their positions.
• DRUGTEST:This position has been determined to be a critical safety/security position as defined in the Department of Transportation (DOT) Order DOT 3910.1D entitled Drugand Alcohol-Free Departmental Workplace. Therefore if selected for the position you will be required to submit to a pre-employment/pre-appointmentdrugtest you will also be subject to RandomDrugTesting.
• BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:You may be required to complete a background/security investigation and meet preliminary requirements prior to onboarding.
• TIME-IN-GRADE:Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower gradein the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.

To be qualified for a Railroad Safety Specialist- Training the Qualifications Standard state youMUST have demonstrated knowledge in the following areas of the Railroad industry including economic and operating considerations and equipment.

• Knowledge of the railroad industry including economic and operating considerations and equipment;
• Knowledge of the general safety and health principles and practices applicable to the railroad industry;
• Knowledge of railroad accident investigation techniques; and
• Skill in written and oral communication.
• Knowledge of railroad track system construction maintenance testing or inspection techniques;
• Knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of various track system configurations; and
• Knowledge of Federal railroad track safety standards.

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 it must include:

• Experience applying Federal Railroad Track discipline standards/regulations for the purpose of providing maintenance testing and inspection of rolling stock equipment.
• Experience leading and conducting special investigations and inspections involving Track Railroad Safety.
• Experience presenting information related to the railroad Track discipline.

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:

• Education and Training- Knowledge of teaching training research making presentations lecturing testing and other instructional methods.
• Accident Investigation- Knowledge of guidelines regulations and procedures associated with an accident investigation including preservation of accident scene root cause analysis and evidence detection and handling.
• Compliance- Knowledge of procedures for assessing evaluating and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws regulations and guidance.
• Interpersonal Skills- Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity race gender disabilities and other individual differences.

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: applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.