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Posted: January 2, 2026 (13 days ago)

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VESSEL TRAFFIC MGMT SPEC

U.S. Coast Guard

Department of Homeland Security

Recent

Salary

$74,678 - $97,087

per year

Closes

January 25, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves directing and monitoring ship traffic in busy waterways around New Orleans to prevent accidents, spills, and conflicts, using radar and communication tools to guide vessels safely.

It's like being an air traffic controller but for boats and ships in a port area.

A good fit would be someone with experience in maritime operations, strong attention to detail, and the ability to stay calm under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Key Requirements

  • One full year of specialized experience at GS-09 level or equivalent, involving vessel traffic management or related maritime duties
  • Knowledge of federal, state, and municipal regulations governing maritime vessels
  • Experience informing, advising, or directing vessel operators to reduce collision risks, groundings, or environmental damage
  • Skills in monitoring vessel progress using radar or similar tracking systems
  • Ability to anticipate and resolve conflicting waterway uses
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to pass background checks for federal employment
  • No education substitution; must have relevant paid or volunteer experience

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS-2150-11, VESSEL TRAFFIC MGMT SPEC located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SECTOR NEW ORLEANS WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT DIVISION in NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana.

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal sector.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

working in a transportation facility or terminal which involved utilizing Federal, State, and municipal regulations governing the use of maritime vessels ensuring that vessel traffic is properly informed, advised, or directed in order to reduce the probability of collisions, rammings, groundings, and environmental damage monitoring the progress of vessels, and informing, advising, or directing vessel operators NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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:

You will serve as a VESSEL TRAFFIC MGMT SPEC and be responsible for providing continuous direct vessel traffic management services; promoting the safe and efficient movement of maritime traffic in an assigned geographic location.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Direct the movement of vessel traffic in the assigned sector Determines necessary information to disseminate to vessels in the area of responsibility (AOR) Anticipates conflicting use of waterway situations to eliminate confrontations Provides radar tracking information to facilitate USCG activities in the assigned AOR Brief other traffic control specialist when conducting shift change Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/3/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-12859809-SE-DB-ST