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Supervisory Transportation Specialist (Chief, Report Development Division)


Job Location:

Washington, DC - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 169279 - 169279
Posted: 6 October 2026 (19 days ago)
Application Deadline: 22 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Highway Safety Report Development Division at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). This position serves as the Supervisory Transportation Specialist (Chief Report Development Division) for the Office of Highway Safety (OHS).


Duties

As a Supervisory Transportation Specialist (Chief Report Development Division) GSyou will perform the following major duties:

  • Exercises quality control for written documents that must be approved by the Board or signed by the Chairman and for other written products assigned by the Director.
  • Reviews evaluates and rewrites products written by other staff members as assigned by the Director to ensure technical adequacy and adequacy of logic organization structure coherence support and style.
  • Ensures through complete and comprehensive review of each report draft that essential issues are identified adequately addressed and that all findings and recommendations are supported by analysis.
  • Oversees the technical and administrative procedures associated with conducting investigative hearings forums and symposiums.
  • Assists with the oversight of safety recommendation classification review and updates for Board review.
  • Manages the personnel functions of the division including recruitment of candidates for positions development and implementation of training plans; execution of performance appraisals performance awards and ensuring a work environment that meets all equal employment opportunity (EEO) requirements.

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service
  • Resume and supporting documents (see How to Apply section.)
  • Suitability for Federal employment
  • You may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-450 upon entering the position and annually.
  • THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REMOTE TELEWORK.
  • Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
  • This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework as determined by the agency policy.
  • Multiple and subsequent vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
  • Moving expenses associated with permanent change of station (PCS) ARE NOT authorized for this position.
  • Two-Page Resume Limit: Resumes must not be more than two standard single-sided pages (or one page if submitting a front and back hard-copy).
  • The selectee is required to serve a probationary period upon initial appointment to a supervisory and/or managerial position.
  • Bargaining Unit Position: No
  • Direct Deposit is required.
  • Financial Interest in transportation enterprises will be evaluated on a case-by-case-basis.
Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must meet one of the following Basic Requirements:

Possess an Undergraduate or 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.

Note: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.

OR

Possess experience that demonstrates a knowledge of the transportation function(s) of the position to be filled.

In addition you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal Service managing the development and execution of written reports and other products related to accident investigations and/or designing and conducting studies of transportation safety; experience conducting research analyzing evidence and organizing technical information necessary to support investigative findings; experience organizing a major project such as a board meeting hearing symposium forum; and must have applied that knowledge in a written report; and experience developing reports and documents that are clear to a variety of audiences including professionals engineers scientists and congressional staff and board members.


For more information see link: Transportation Specialist Series 2101

NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the education specialized experience and/or competencies will result in an Ineligible rating.
Education

There is no education substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes in part paid vacation sick leave holidays and various benefits as well as work life amenities such as alternate work schedules telework flextime fitness and transit benefits.

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Required Experience:

Chief