Transportation Planner

About the Position: Serve as a Brigade Theater Strategic Mobility Planner under the general direction of the Chief of Plans. Responsible for coordinating and preparing contingency plans for strategic deployment, Reception, Staging and Onward movement (RSO) of US Forces throughout their Area of Responsibility (AOR).

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

If you are a current Army employee with competitive status and would like to be considered for a Time limited assignment (Temporary Promotion, Temporary Reassignment, or Temporary Change to Lower Grade) NTE 3 years, please apply under announcement MCGT-26-12966766- MP

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Reinstatement

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.Facilitating strategic mobility planning by delivering Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement, and Integration expertise ensuring effective communication to senior leaders; 2. Developing strategic deployment policies and procedures that govern force and cargo movement to secure transportation; 3. Develop and revise emergency and contingency plans for U.S. forces through deliberate planning processes to ensuring preparedness for a range of operational scenarios; and 4. Advise leaders on potential problem areas related to plans and/or capabilities by proactively providing viable solutions to enhance mission effectiveness. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).This job does not have an education qualification requirement.