Supervisory Transportation Specialist (Rule Making)

The Supervisory Transportation Specialist (Standards and Rulemaking Director):

• Develops recommends and maintains comprehensive long-range plan including priorities and schedules for hazardous materialsregulatory actions and support for international standards setting activities.
• Directs the hazardous materials regulatory program in accordance with the long-range plan and schedule.
• Directs the development maintenance and execution of a program to periodically review existing regulations to revise or revoke those regulations determined not to be achieving their intended purpose and to periodically review special permits for possible conversion into regulations of general applicability.
• Consults with senior managers officials of other Federal agencies representatives of the regulated community and other interested persons to gain information about emerging safety issues.
• Maintains continuous contacts with carriers shippers container manufacturers and trade associations in order to obtain the input andcoordination necessary to assure that the regulations represent a proper balance of safety environmental protection operatingpracticality and are economically feasible.

This position will lead organizational change through projects and teams using analytical regulatory and project management skills and will needto understand concepts and tools related to international and domestic regulatory and standards development analysis review/reinvention andenvironmental and economic impact analysis. The incumbent will work closely with the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety divisions includingthe International Program Coordinator Office of Chief Counsel Public and Governmental Affairs and other PHMSA lines of business on issuesconcerning hazardous materials standards and rulemaking.

• Must meet specialized experience stated in Qualifications section
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

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.

• 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.
• BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals. Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• 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.
• PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: New supervisors must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• 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 meet the minimum qualifications for this position you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position you must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) and the specialized experience requirements.

• Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of the transportation function(s) of the position to be filled.

To qualify for the Grade 15 you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14 it must include:

• Experience directing or leading a hazardous materials program that includes budget and finance development and the analysis evaluationinterpretation development implementation and application of Federal policies regulations and industry standards/practices related tohazardous materials transportation safety.
• Experience in a leadership role developing implementing and executing strategic policy guidance international regulatory policy agendas regulatory reform initiatives program plans milestones goals measuring outcomes and making recommendations to executive leadership.
• Experience developing processes standard operating procedures implementing projects programs plans and providing management oversight to strengthen hazardous materials safety programs based on analysis and assessments gathered from leading work groups panels and forums with established internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience working in environments requiring strong analytic quantitative strategic and operational focus and ability to synthesize organizational objectives to create cross-functional programs with measured results.

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:

• Technical - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works withunderstands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
• Communication - Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
• Leadership - Influences motivates and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

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.