Marine Transportation Specialist

Summary

This announcement is for 3 vacancies, as a GS-2101-12, Marine Transportation Specialist, in 3 different commands and locations, with Dept of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Northeast District, listed below.

1. SEC LIS, Prevention Department, Waterways Management Division in New Haven, Connecticut.
2. SEC NY, Prevention Department, Waterways Management Division in Staten Island, New York.
3. SEC NNE, Prevention Department, Waterways Management Division in South Portland, Maine.

Duties

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You will serve as a Marine Transportation Specialist and be responsible for supporting safe access to navigable waterways for mariners, facilitating effective and efficient movement of commerce, and promoting a safe, secure and environmentally compliant Marine Transportation System (MTS) as a component of the national transportation network within the Sector's Area of Responsibility (AOR)..

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Developing and maintaining close, long-term relationships with the federal, state, local agencies, and project sponsors necessary to conduct marine planning and to oversee and manage critical navigation information and recreational boat traffic and port growth to include offshore renewable energy installations, and the related waterway, safety and environmental issues.
• Preparing routine and policy correspondence concerning MTS, waterways management (WWM), and navigation safety issues.
• Promoting and resolving MTS navigation safety issues that include bridges and causeways crossing the navigable waters of the Captain of the Port (COTP) Zone.
• Providing guidance for and assessing the effectiveness of Regulated Navigation Areas (RNA), safety and security zones, limited access areas, and dredge project coordination, to ensure the safety and security of transiting vessels and/or other users of the marine environment.
• Serving on, and often helping lead, the Sector MTS Recovery Unit (MTSRU) during exercise, following marine incidents, or for large scale marine events.
• Leading, coordinating and reviewing Port Access Route Studies (PARS), Ports and Waterways Safety Assessments (PAWSA), and similar risks assessments to determine whether existing regulations should be revised to improve navigation safety due to factors such as increased vessel traffic, changing vessel patterns, conflicting offshore uses, weather conditions, and other navigational challenges.
• Serving as the resident source for MTS continuity and waterways management policies, technical expertise, on-the-job training and Aids to Navigation issues, and supporting NED ATON operations through the design and establishment of aids to navigation systems.
• Serving as the primary advisor to the WWM/MTS Division on compliance with all applicable environmental laws, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)) and historic and cultural resources management mandates.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Do NOT include the following types of information in your resume:

• Social Security Number (SSN)
• Date of Birth (DOB)
• Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position)
• Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.

Key Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See www.sss.gov
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation. This position requires a Secret clearance.
• This is not a Bargaining Unit position.
• Selectee must be able to obtain/maintain a valid state driver's license.
• Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by the closing date of the vacancy.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.
• This position requires occasional travel.
• This position requires a proficiency in the English language.
• Due to the nature of the work, there may be times when work is required outside normal business hours; which includes but not limited to, making and receiving calls after hours in an emergency or scheduled duty.
• Incumbent shall be available to support the sectors Incident Management Team (IMT) requirements which includes potential duties outside normal working/business hours. IMT duties will include membership in the MTS Recovery Unit.

USA Hire Assessment: After submitting your application, if an additional assessment is required, you will receive an email invitation. Please note that this assessment must be completed within 48 hours of the vacancy closing date and as specified in the email.

Qualifications

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 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.

• Receiving, analyzing, and processing waterways queries or concerns.
• Providing technical advice and assistance to enforce regulations designed to protect the safety of life, property and the environment upon navigable waters.
• Providing guidance on waterways management.
• Overseeing bridges, aids to navigation discrepancy reports and corrections, and the evaluation of potential waterway hazards.
• Updating policy on waterways management.
• Studying and applying trends and changes to the marine transportation specialist and waterway management fields in order to maintain safe access to navigable waterways.

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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution. Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below).

College Transcript: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. To receive this credit, you must submit evidence of equivalency as provided by a credentialling evaluation service. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Additional information

Due Weight

Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3).

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your fami