Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (Program Manager)
Federal Aviation Administration
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TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANT (HAZMAT)
Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy
GS-5 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves helping manage the safe and efficient transport of government materials, including hazardous items, by coordinating shipments, selecting carriers, and ensuring everything follows regulations during ship construction.
It's a support role in a naval logistics center where you'll handle paperwork, respond to inquiries, and use computer systems to track movements.
A good fit would be someone with experience in shipping or logistics who pays close attention to details and is comfortable with rules around dangerous goods.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 level in transportation, including handling hazardous materials and high-value freight
- Knowledge of standardized transportation regulations, procedures, and operations
- Proficiency in using computer terminals and automated transportation systems for data input, reports, and file management
- Qualified typing skills
- Ability to select modes or carriers, consolidate shipments, and coordinate connections
- Experience ensuring regulatory compliance for classified, hazardous, or dangerous commodities
- Familiarity with preparing shipment documents and billing invoices for commercial and government carriers
Full Job Description
You will serve as a Transportation Assistant in the Industrial Support Department of NAVSUP FLEET LOGISTICS CENTER NORFOLK.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-05) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal Service applying a body of standardized transportation regulations, procedures and operations to perform a full range of duties including selecting modes or carriers, consolidating shipments, coordinating connections, responding to inquiries and ensuring regulatory compliance throughout the movement process when moving a variety of high valued freight and commodities, classified materials and/or hazardous and dangerous commodities which require specialized handling.
Must possess proficiency in using a computer terminal and an automated transportation system and software to input, extract and create new files, reports and documents.
The skill of a qualified typing is required.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:
- You will assist the transportation officer in taking appropriate action regarding the disposition and movement of government materials.
- You will ensure the coordination and movement of material that is subject to disposition during the ship construction process.
- You will determine the mode of transportation, including reviewing the size and weight of items in shipments to determine if a particular handling, packing, loading, or carrier equipment is required.
- You will prepare billing invoices or various shipment documents for commercial and governmental modes and carriers.
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