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Traffic Management Specialist

U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

Department of the Army

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$51,740 - $99,550

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GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves monitoring and managing the movement of cargo using a specialized tracking system in an emergency operations center for the U.S. Army's transportation command.

The role focuses on ensuring smooth logistics during critical situations, like military deployments.

It's a good fit for someone with a background in logistics or transportation who enjoys detail-oriented work in a fast-paced government environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience tracking cargo movement in an automated transportation system
  • Knowledge of transportation concepts, principles, and methodologies for traffic management
  • Equivalent to GS-05 level experience in federal service
  • One full year of graduate education in fields like business administration, economics, engineering, finance, or transportation (transcripts required)
  • Bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement in a relevant field (e.g., upper third class standing or GPA of 3.0+)
  • Eligibility under specific employment authorities (e.g., disabled veterans, current DoD civilians, military spouses)
  • Ability to provide proof of eligibility documents

Full Job Description

About the Position: The Incumbent will serve as the traffic management specialist in the Defense Transportation Tracking System (DTTS) emergency operations center.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

GS-07 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Tracking the movement of general cargo within an automated Transportation Tracking System to destination; and (2) Applying transportation concepts, principles, and methodology, applicable for conducting traffic management.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

OR Education: One full year of graduate level education with a major study in 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: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement.

In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above.

Superior Academic Achievement is based on: Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses, OR Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/).

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18.

Add the two percentages.

GS-09 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Tracking the movement of sensitive cargo, such as firearms, ammunition, and explosives to destination; (2) Applying knowledge of safety and security policies, principles and/or procedures in the storage, shipping of arms, ammunition and/or explosives; and (3) Assisting in resolving complex cargo shipment issues involving commercial carriers, shipping offices and/or various entities to reduce errors.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in 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: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18.

Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

  • Serve as shift lead as the emergency operations center during emergency situations and makes key decisions on actions to take.
  • Research shipment statuses, recognize deviations in normal shipment procedures or activity, and initiate appropriate emergency response notification.
  • Gather carrier performance data and populates carrier performance metrics tools maintained by the Defense Transportation Tracking System (DTTS).
  • Provide training to new personnel on the Defense Transportation Tracking System (DTTS).
  • Communicate with State and Local authorities, and commercial carriers.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/4/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCGT-26-12873673-MP