Civil Engineer (Transportation) - DIRECT HIRE-SME
Federal Highway Administration
FreshPosted Apr 8
✓ Fresh Listing
Posted: April 7, 2026 (1 day ago)
This job was posted recently. Fresh listings typically have less competition.
TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST
Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command
Department of the Air Force
GS-13 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves coordinating and improving transportation and logistics systems for the U.S.
military, focusing on moving people, equipment, and supplies by air, land, and sea to support operations worldwide.
You'll analyze problems, lead projects, and brief leaders on strategies to ensure smooth delivery and visibility of resources.
It's a great fit for someone with strong analytical skills and experience in logistics who enjoys solving complex challenges in a high-stakes government environment.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in federal service
- Expertise in analyzing and resolving complex transportation and logistics issues
- Experience providing analytic and technical oversight for logistics implementation and improvement
- Knowledge of force projection, sustainment, redeployment, and end-to-end visibility in distribution pipelines
- Ability to assist with mobility joint force provider aspects including air refueling, airlift, and sealift
- Skills in developing logistics information systems and identifying planning issues
- Experience leading complex studies and presenting briefings on transportation policies and procedures
Full Job Description
This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command. You may qualify at the GS-GS-13 if you fulfill the following qualifications: A.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the 12 grade level in the Federal service: Providing analytic and technical expertise, assistance and oversight for implementation, integration and ongoing maintenance and improvement of logistics capabilities.
Analyzing and resolving complex transportation issues and process improvements that enhance the program area.
Evaluating requirements and issues that are important to providing logistics information critical to force projection, sustainment, redeployment, and end-to-end visibility of the distribution pipeline.
Assisting management with all aspects with the mobility joint force provider for air refueling, air-lift and sea-lift.
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. Major Duties:
As a TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST at the GS-2101-13 some of your typical work assignments may include: Coordinates capacity understanding for all modes, nodes, and personnel (air, land, sea, enablers).
Serving as a project leader to accomplish particularly complex, unique, sensitive, and/or long-term studies concerning major operations, distribution, or information systems programs.
As transportation and logistics expert, analyzes and resolves complex and/or sensitive transportation and logistics management problems and the implementation of new developments and technology to the assigned customer area.
Developing and presenting briefings to represents USTRANSCOM on inter-agency boards, committees, and at meetings involving transportation to formulate and coordinate operations, programs, policy and procedures.
Developing logistics information systems capabilities and anticipate/identify logistics issues associated with logistics planning and transportation requirements.
Check your resume before applying to catch common mistakes