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DOT, PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMIN
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Transportion Specialist (Team Lead)
- SME Department of Transportion Pipeline and Hazardous Merials Safety Administrion Summary This position is the technical lead over the Transportion Specialists who work on applicions for special permits (new special permits, modificion to existing special permits, party-stus to existing special licenses, renewals of existing special permits, and emergency special permits) and approvals (IMDG/ICAO competent authority approvals, HMR General Approvals, and Third-Party Package Certificion Agencies).
- Apply by 07/14/26 Due by 11:59 p.
- $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential 14 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
- Full Time Travel Required 25% or less
- Some travel required.
PHMSA.HMHQ-2026-0003
Control number 875073700 This job is open to Help Federal employees- Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency PHMSA
- wide employees with competitive stus only.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In 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 organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th 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 issued and must be retained for official business only.DRUG TES T
: This position has been determined to be a critical safety/security position as defined in the Department of Transportion (DOT) Order, DOT 3910.1D entitled "Drug and Alcohol-Free Departmental Workplace." Therefore, if selected for the position you required to submit to a pre-employment/pre-appointment drug test, you will also be subject to Random Drug Testing.BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
A background security investigion is required for all selected individuals. Appointment subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigion and favorable adjudicion. Failure to meet these requirements grounds for terminion.PCS/RELOCATION/RECRUITMENT
Permanent Change of Stion (PCS), Relocion, and Recruitment Incentive authorizion varies by position/selection and a service agreement may be required.PROBATIONARY PERIOD
You must complete a one-year probionary period (unless already completed).TIME-IN-GRADE
Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to sisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. Qualificions This announcement has an Individual Occupion Requirement (IOR). Experience th demonstred a knowledge of the transportion function(s) of the position to be filled. PLEASE refer to the Educion Requirements section of the announcement to review requirements for the educion portion of this series. To meet the minimum qualificions for this position, you must also meet the specialized experience requirements To qualify for the Grade 14 , you must have least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include: Experience reviewing special permit applicions and evaluions and making decisions to grant or deny a special permit. Experience applying transportion principles, compliance, and opering principles in the evaluions of special permit applicions. Experience interacting with technical experts and modal partners on complex regulory and special permits issues. Experience communicing effectively both orally and in writing on issues reling to technical and logistical compliance with the Hazardous Merials Regulions.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
(KSAs): Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Oral Communicion (- )•Expresses informion (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nure of the informion (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentions; listens to others, tends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriely.
- Influences, motives, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situions. Technical Competence
- Uses knowledge th is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evalues technical informion reled to the job; advises others on technical issues.
Educion:
Undergradue and Gradue Educion:
Major study- accounting, business administrion, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, stistics, traffic management, transportion, motor mechanics, or other fields reled to the position.
OR Experience:
th demonstred a knowledge of the transportion function(s) of the position to be filled. Additional informion This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue de of the referral certifice. The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportion and its Opering Administrions from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before th individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportion by email , FairChanceAct@dot.gov . To learn more, please our page : The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportion Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE
PLEASEBE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
If your resume/ applicion does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed informion upon which to make a qualificion determinion. Please ensure th your resume contains specific informion such as position titles, beginning and ending des of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. Eligible Federal employees also seeking considerion for noncompetitive reassignment for this position, must indice interest in the assessment. Noncompetitive federal candides must have competitive stus on a SF-50, meet minimum qualificions, have served the same grade or higher, and held or exceeded the promotion potential of this position. Your applicion reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process.Phase I:
Your resume reviewed to determine your technical qualificions for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume reviewed. Additional informion beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing "Phase I" will move on to the "Phase II" of the assessment process where your applicion reviewed and red based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Mter Expert (SME). You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documentsRequired Documents Help RESUME:
In accordance with the OPM memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, ded May 29, 2025, resumes with a maximum of two (2) pages in length accepted as part of your applicion. These should be legible and in a readable font size. A determinion of your eligibility and/or qualificions based only on those two (2) pages. Your resume MUST contain specific informion th can be used to make a qualificion determinion , including employment beginning and ending des for each position, whether employment is Full-time or Part-time, or average number of hours worked per week, and position titles. If the position is/was in the Federal government, you will need to provide the position series and grade level. The resume should show relevant experience and educion, as well as support the required specialized experience.FEDERAL APPLICANTS
You must submit SF-50(s) th verify your highest competitive grade, full performance level, and eligibility as a federal applicant. DO NOT submit an award SF-50 as these often do not verify grade or eligibility. For considerion for a promotion, Box 4 of the SF-50 must show a de th is least 52 weeks prior to the job announcement closing. We recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50 or within-grade increase SF-50. Pay adjustment raise SF-50s for the current year will not support the 52 weeks' time-in-grade requirements.https:
//help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/service/sf-50 PERFORMANCEAPPRAISALS/INCENTIVE AWARDS
If applicable, performance appraisals and/or Incentive award documention may be submitted and forwarded to the selecting official as support in considerion of your applicion in the evaluion process. To receive due weight, you must submit a recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (do not submit a performance plan) and/or incentive award documention ded within the last 18 months (i.e. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases, etc.) If requesting considerion under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP): your most recent performance appraisal, the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL 3
documents and meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring least an 80) to be considered under CTAP. Displaced employees may be eligible for CTAP priority considerion. For more informion, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition . Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system. How to Apply Help You must submit a complete applicion package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no ler than 11:59 (EST) on the closing de of the announcement. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the job announcement. Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire. You may review your saved applicion(s) https://help.usajobs.gov/ If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automed Staffing Office via email : Transjobs@dot.gov . Agency contact informion Automed Staffing Office Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 TRANSJOBS@dot.gov AddressDOT, PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMIN
Submit Applicion and Documents Online 1200 New Jersey AveSE / HAHR
- 50 Washington, District of Columbia 20590 United Stes Next steps You may check your applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account.
Required Documents Help RESUME:
In accordance with the OPM memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, ded May 29, 2025, resumes with a maximum of two (2) pages in length accepted as part of your applicion. These should be legible and in a readable font size. A determinion of your eligibility and/or qualificions based only on those two (2) pages. Your resume MUST contain specific informion th can be used to make a qualificion determinion , including employment beginning and ending des for each position, whether employment is Full-time or Part-time, or average number of hours worked per week, and position titles. If the position is/was in the Federal government, you will need to provide the position series and grade level. The resume should show relevant experience and educion, as well as support the required specialized experience.FEDERAL APPLICANTS
You must submit SF-50(s) th verify your highest competitive grade, full performance level, and eligibility as a federal applicant. DO NOT submit an award SF-50 as these often do not verify grade or eligibility. For considerion for a promotion, Box 4 of the SF-50 must show a de th is least 52 weeks prior to the job announcement closing. We recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50 or within-grade increase SF-50. Pay adjustment raise SF-50s for the current year will not support the 52 weeks' time-in-grade requirements.https:
//help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/service/sf-50 PERFORMANCEAPPRAISALS/INCENTIVE AWARDS
If applicable, performance appraisals and/or Incentive award documention may be submitted and forwarded to the selecting official as support in considerion of your applicion in the evaluion process. To receive due weight, you must submit a recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (do not submit a performance plan) and/or incentive award documention ded within the last 18 months (i.e. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases, etc.) If requesting considerion under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP): your most recent performance appraisal, the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL 3
documents and meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring least an 80) to be considered under CTAP. Displaced employees may be eligible for CTAP priority considerion. For more informion, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition . Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system. How to Apply Help You must submit a complete applicion package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no ler than 11:59 (EST) on the closing de of the announcement. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the job announcement. Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire. You may review your saved applicion(s) https://help.usajobs.gov/ If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automed Staffing Office via email : Transjobs@dot.gov . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Automed Staffing Office Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 TRANSJOBS@dot.gov AddressDOT, PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMIN
Submit Applicion and Documents Online 1200 New Jersey AveSE / HAHR
- 50 Washington, District of Columbia 20590 United Stes Next steps You may check your applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account.
- Apply by 07/14/26 Due by 11:59 p.
- $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential 14 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
- Full Time Travel Required 25% or less
- Some travel required.