Defense Logistics Agency

Operations Management Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency$75K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of specialized experience in operations management or logistics within military or federal context.
  • Expertise in joint logistics planning and wartime emergency procedures.
  • Proficient in nationwide and DoD bulk petroleum logistics support policies.
  • Ability to develop and evaluate logistics support operations and plans.
  • Strong analytical skills for conducting assessments of operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Operations Management Specialists for DLA Energy Americas.
  • Ensure mission support capabilities for bulk petroleum logistics operations across multiple regions.
  • Coordinate global support for combat commands in contested environments.
  • Develop, evaluate, and manage policies and procedures for continuity of operations.
  • Oversee military operations and exercises involving joint bulk petroleum support.
  • Plan and participate in meetings to enhance readiness management for DLA Energy Americas.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance.
  • Access to retirement plans and savings programs.
  • Paid leave and holidays.
  • Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participation option.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and training.
Full Job Description
Summary

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Duties

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  • Serves as Operations Management Specialists for DLA Energy Americas.
  • Ensures uninterrupted mission support capabilities for DLA Energy Americas to conduct joint bulk petroleum logistics operations in CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America.
  • Coordinates Global support originating from CONUS in support of OCONUS Combatant Commands (CCMDs) in a Globally contested environment.
  • Responsible for developing, evaluating, and managing bulk petroleum support operations, concepts, policies, and procedures for Continuity of Operations (COOP) support.
  • Provides management oversight and coordination assistance for military operations and exercises conducted in the DLA Energy Americas area of responsibility (AOR) requiring joint bulk petroleum support.
  • Plans, schedules, and participates in formal and informal meetings and conferences to present, exchange, support, and improve DLA Energy Americas readiness management requirements.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
  • Security Requirements: Special Sensitive, Top Secret Access with SCI
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: No
  • Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
  • You will be a Mission Essential employee. This requires you to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. You may be required to work at the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.
  • Financial Disclosure Requirement: Required


Qualifications

To qualify for an Operation Management Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

  • Military planning, policies, and concepts (i.e. Joint Concept for Contested Logistics).
  • Wartime and emergency bulk petroleum logistics doctrines.
  • Worldwide and DoW bulk petroleum logistics support policies, procedures, practices and logistics systems structure which develops/evaluates comprehensive contingency, emergency, and wartime bulk petroleum logistics support plans.
  • Analyzing, evaluating, and conducting objective critical assessments of operations, administrative programs, and services to ensure that projects in development and existing projects are effective and in conformance with the overall goals and objectives of the organization.


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

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

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