Maritime Management Analyst – MARAD

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Applications accepted from current and former federal employees

with status, veterans eligible under VEOA and individuals eligible

for special appointing authorities. Individuals covered under 5

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 330.601 Career Transition

Assistance Plan (CTAP) or 5 CFR 330.701 Interagency Career

Transition Plan (ICTAP) will receive special selection priority. For

information on the Primary Appointing Authorities for Career and

Career Conditional Appointments, visit: http://www.opm.gov/employ/html/sroa2.htm.

Job Summary:

Take a journey to challenge your mind and develop your career.

The quality of our lives, shape of our communities, and productivity

of our Nation’s economy depend on our transportation systems. We

recognize and value the importance of our workforce and the

diversity of backgrounds and ideas that each employee brings. So we

invite you to join us in shaping the future of our organization and

meeting the challenges of the 21st Century, while advancing the best

transportation system in the world.

This position is located in the Division of Atlantic Operation on

the staff of the Staff Shipping Representative. That office has

regional responsibility for the maintenance, repair, operation and

logistical support of Maritime Administration vessels in support of

the nation’s strategic sealift requirements. This position serves

as a program analyst providing technical expertise in the planning,

project management and administration of shipwork availabilities and

other related office policy, programs and work processes.

This position is ideal for a Mid-career professional looking to

work on innovative and meaningful programs and policies related to

transportation research.

TELEWORK: DOT recognizes the importance and encourages

the use of telework. Telework supports departmental mission and

performance goals and improves the Department’s capability to

support homeland and national security requirements. Telework

improves individual and organizational productivity; helps reduce

highway congestion and mobile source emissions; serves as a

recruitment and retention tool; helps maintain operations during

emergency situations; and improves worklife quality. This position

has been identified as a telework-eligible position.

Key Requirements:

*

Submit application online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

* See How to Apply section for required supplemental documents.

* Must be a eligible for consideration under merit promotion procedures.

* Must have or be able to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.

* Must be able to obtain and retain Contracting Officer certification.

* Must pass a Pre-employment physical examination.

Major Duties:

At the full performance level this position is responsible for

the following:

* Conducting studies, reviews, analysis and investigations of

the effectiveness and efficiency of management policies and programs

related to the Ready Reserve Force (RRF)from a problem solving and

quality assurance perspective and making recommendation to

management based upon findings and considering budget and resource

constraints.

* Using available software tools to produce charts, tables and

graphs for raw data for presentations and publications for MARAD.

This includes providing professional, photo-ready drawings,

diagrams, logos and artwork for printed and electronic documents to

support various MARAD publications and activities.

* Serving as a technical expert and primary point of contact for

the Division on project management issues involving RRF shipwork

availabilities, maintaining knowledge of quality assurance

principles and their application in solving program management and

contract administration problems.

* Preparing correspondence, reports, technical manuals, point

papers and procedures involving RRF program issues.

* Participating in meetings by making presentations, leading

discussions and representing the Division.

* Serving as a Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative with

limited purchasing authority and monitoring financial expenditures

for assigned programs through reviewing work orders and invoice

approvals.

Qualifications:

Qualification standards are used to determine which applicants

would be able to perform satisfactorily in the positions to be

filled. The education, training, experience, or other requirements

included in the qualification standards are minimum requirements,

i.e., it would be unlikely that an applicant for employment would be

able to perform satisfactorily in a particular position or

occupational series if he or she did not possess these

qualifications.

For the GS-11 GRADE LEVEL, you must have at least one

full year of specialized experience equivalent to the work performed

at the GS-9 grade level for this occupation. The specialized

experience must include:

* Experience in project management methods including planning and

scheduling or experience using quality assurance systems, processes

and procedures.

# To qualify based on education, the education must demonstrate

the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For

this position, you must have completed a Ph.D. or equivalent

doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level

graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M.

# You may also qualify based on a combination of specialized

experience and graduate level education that has given you the

equivalent level of knowledge and expertise required for this

position.

For the GS-12 GRADE LEVEL, you must have at least one

full year of specialized experience equivalent to the work performed

at the GS-11 grade level for this occupation. The specialized

experience must include:

* Experience using analytical skills in applying the principles

and concepts of quality assurance, project management and technical

developments in problem identification and solution development.

For additional information on the basic qualifications and/or the

individual occupational requirements for this position, please refer

to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Qualifications

Standards for General Schedule Positions at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/index.asp.

TIME LIMIT FOR MEETING QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must

meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this

announcement.

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Under merit promotion

procedures, Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next

lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR

300, Subpart F.

Must have or be able to obtain a Secret security clearance,

pass a pre-employment physical examination and be able to obtain and

retain Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR)

certification.

GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD REQUIREMENT: Potential applicants

must be able to obtain and retain a Government contractor-issued

travel card to be used for official business as a condition of

employment.

An employee who enters on board and finds that he/she is unable to

obtain a card based on their credit history or who do not retain

their card during employment may be subject to removal from the

Federal service.

Applicants will be required to certify in writing that they have not

previously had their travel card suspended or cancelled. Those who

fail to meet this condition of employment will have our offer of

employment rescinded.

How You Will Be Evaluated:

Your application will be rated on the extent and quality of your

experience, education and training relevant to the duties of the

position. An automated score is administered based on your answers

to the Vacancy Specific Questions. Your self-determined rating,

narrative responses, resume and supporting documentation will then

be reviewed.

All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated

by a resume. If, upon review, it is determined that your resume,

essay responses, and/or supporting documents do not support your

answer choices, your best-qualified status may be eliminated or your

score may be modified to reflect the final rating based on all the

information provided in your application.

Ultimately, the Automated Staffing Office is responsible for

determining an applicant’s final rating. Please ensure that your

resume and narrative responses provide enough detail to support your

answers to the Vacancy Specific Questions.

To preview questions please click here.

Benefits:

The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to

its employees, including health and life insurance, annual and sick

leave, and coverage under the Federal Employees Retirement System

(unless already covered under the Civil Service Retirement System).

For an overview of Federal Benefits at the Department of

Transportation, click here. The following web sites are provided

for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to most

Federal employees.

* Flexible Spending Accounts Program (FSAFeds) – This

program allows you to pay for certain health and dependent care

expenses with pre-tax dollars.

* Health Insurance – The Federal Employees Health

Benefits Program offers over 100 optional plans, with costs shared

with your employer.

* Leave – Most Federal employees earn both annual and

sick leave.

* Life Insurance – The Federal Employees’ Group Life

Insurance Program (FEGLI) offers: Basic Life Insurance plus three

types of optional insurance.

* Long Term Care Insurance – The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program

(FLTCIP) provides long term care insurance for Federal employees and

their parents, parents-in-law, stepparents, spouses, and adult

children.

* Retirement Program – Almost all new employees are

automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System

(FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan. The three tiers are:

Social Security Benefits, Basic Benefit Plan, and the Thrift Savings Plan.

* Transit Benefits – We subsidize up to $230 of mass transit

commuting costs each month.

* TELEWORK: DOT recognizes the

importance and encourages the use of telework. Telework supports

departmental mission and performance goals and improves the

Department’s capability to support homeland and national security

requirements. Telework improves individual and organizational

productivity; helps reduce highway congestion and mobile source

emissions; serves as a recruitment and retention tool; helps

maintain operations during emergency situations; and improves

worklife quality. This position has been identified as a telework-

eligible position.

Other Information:

How To Apply:

Please complete all the steps in the online application process:

1. Register with USAJOBS, which includes creating a

resume

Once you have completed the initial registration process with

USAJOBS and created a resume, you will not need to perform this step

again. The system will store your information and resume. You may

update them any time needed though, to reflect your most recent

information.

2. Select the vacancy announcement to which you wish to

apply

Locate the vacancy announcement on USAJobs. Review the

announcement thoroughly, including the Who May Apply, Qualifications

and Required Documents sections. These sections describe what type

of applicant is eligible to apply, what education and experience

required to be qualified for the position and which documents you

will need to submit to support your application. Click the Apply

Online link at the bottom of the page and then select one of your

stored resumes to submit with your application. Click on “Apply for

this position now!” to start the submission of your application.

You will be redirected to the Department of Transportation Careers

in Motion website.

3. Complete the online DOT Careers in Motion core questions

You will be prompted to answer the core questions, which ask

about your Federal status, veteran’s preference, etc. These

questions determine what types of consideration you shall receive.

You need only respond to these questions once. The system will save

your responses and include them with all future applications. You

may update them any time needed though to reflect your most recent

information.

4. Generate Fax Cover Sheets for Supporting documentation

After completing the core questions, you will be prompted to

generate fax cover sheets required to submit your supporting

documentation. Based on the Required Documents section, select the

documents you should submit. Print out a fax cover sheet specific to

each of the appropriate documents. Once submitted, the system will

store these documents and include them with all future applications.

It is your responsibility though to ensure that they are current.

5. Complete the online vacancy questions

Once you have completed the core questions and generated your fax

cover sheets, you will be taken directly to the vacancy application

questions. Answer all of the questions honestly and thoroughly.

Click on the submit button once you have completed your

application. To verify that your application is complete, click on

the “Applications” link.

6. Fax in your supporting documentation

Please remember, that without certain documents, your application

may not be given full consideration.

Fax the cover sheet and document to the fax number indicated on

the fax cover sheet. You MUST ensure that each required document,

and its corresponding cover sheet, is faxed in INDIVIDUAL fax

transmissions in order for the document to be properly filed.

To submit a fax:

1. Generate the fax cover sheet for the documentation type.

This should be done during the initial registration process. If

you have already registered with DOT, submitted your application,

but failed to generate fax cover sheets, follow these steps:

* Log back in to USAJobs and select to track your online job

applications.

* Locate the application you submitted to DOT and select “View

more information” under Application status.

* Select “View/Generate Fax Cover Sheets”.

* For each requested document, please print a fax cover sheet by

selecting the checkbox in the “Select Cover Sheet” column and

clicking on the “Print Cover Sheet” button. Please keep in mind, you

must be connected to a printer to print.

2. Load the fax cover sheet and supporting documentation in the

fax machine.

3. Dial the fax number listed on the cover sheet, which is (301)562-

8968.

4. Send the documentation.

Note: This constitutes ONE fax transmission. You will have

to repeat this process for each of the supporting documents you wish

to submit.

If you do not receive confirmation of your fax transmissions

within 12 hours, email them (in PDF, MS Word, rtf or txt format)

to TRANSJOBS@fhwa.dot.gov

or fax your documents to (202) 366-7995.

If you are having difficulty applying online, the Automated

Staffing Office for DOT can assist you. Please contact us during

regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard

Time) at (202) 366-1298 prior to the closing date to speak to a

representative. You may also email us at Transjobs@fhwa.dot.gov.

Required Documents:

All required supplemental documents MUST be received by

11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement.

Please review the following list carefully to determine which

documents, if any, are required for your application and

eligibility.

* If this vacancy announcement lists REQUIRED education or

if you are SUBSTITUTING EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE, you must

submit a copy of your college transcript.

* If this vacancy announcement is for an engineering

position, you must submit either a copy of your Engineer-in-Training

(EIT) certificate, a copy of your Professional Engineer (P.E.)

license, OR a copy of your college transcript.

* VETERANS: In order to verify eligibility for

consideration under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA),

you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge

From Active Duty, DD214. Your DD-214 must

show the type of discharge and dates of active duty.

* If you are applying for this position based on eligibility under

a special appointing authority, such as Schedule A or VRA,

you must submit proof of this eligibility. For additional

information on special appointing authorities, visit: http://www.opm.gov/employ/html/sroa2.htm.

* If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, you must

submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal (at

least “Meets or Exceeds”; or equivalent), proof of eligibility, and

your most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty

location. Please do not submit a cash/time off award SF-50, as this

does NOT verify grade. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must

meet the well-qualified standards for the position. A well-qualified

applicant must satisfy the following criteria: In addition to

meeting minimum qualifications, including selective factors,

education, and experience requirements, the applicant must score at

least an 85 (prior to veteran’s preference being applied) on the

application questions as established and be able to perform the

duties of the position upon entry. For information on CTAP/ICTAP,

visit: http://www.opm.gov/ctap.

* All current or former federal employees must submit a

recent copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action that

verifies your eligibility for consideration under Merit Promotion

procedures, your current grade, and the full performance level of

your position. Please do not submit a cash/time off award SF-50, as

this does NOT verify grade.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT UNREQUESTED DOCUMENTATION. Resumes

should only be submitted electronically as part of the application

process and are not considered supplemental documents. Unless the

vacancy announcement specifically asks for examples of work

products, writing samples, letters of reference, pictures, or

training certificates, do NOT submit them to the Automated Staffing

Office. They will not be forwarded to the official making the

selection for this vacancy.

Your application will not receive consideration WITHOUT the

required supporting documentation.

Contact Information:

B. Coleman

Phone: 202-366-1298

Fax: 571-258-4052

Email: TRANSJOBS@fhwa.dot.gov

Or write:

the U.S. Department of Transportation

Submit Application and Documents Online

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE/HAHR-50

Washington, DC 20590

Fax: 571-258-4052

What To Expect Next:

Within two weeks of the vacancy closing date, a Human Resources

Specialist will issue certificate(s), or list(s) of applications,

which will then be forwarded to the selecting official for further

consideration. At this point, you may check online to see if your

application was referred by logging in at MYUSAJOBS and clicking

on “Applications.”

From this point on the selecting official determines all aspects

of the hiring process. If they wish to contact you for an interview

or for hire, they will do so directly. Otherwise, when a selection

is made, we will update your application status online and the Human

Resources Specialist for the vacancy will notify you by email.

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Department: Department Of Transportation Agency: Maritime Administration Job Announcement Number:

MARAD.SAR-2009-0005

Mgmt. Analyst, GS-343-11/ 12 BC

Salary Range: 56,411.00 – 87,893.00 USD /year

Open Period: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

to Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Series & Grade: GS-0343-11/12

Position Information:

Full Time Permanent

Promotion Potential: 12

Duty Locations: 1 vacancy – Norfolk, VA

Vacancy No. MARAD.SAR-2009-0005 Department Maritime Administration