Marine Transportation Specialist

U.S. Coast Guard•New Haven, CT

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About The Position

The Marine Transportation Specialist supports safe access to navigable waterways, the efficient movement of commerce, and a safe, secure, and environmentally compliant Marine Transportation System within a Coast Guard Sector’s Area of Responsibility. This announcement covers three vacancies in the U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District: the Prevention Department, Waterways Management Division at Sector Long Island Sound in New Haven, Connecticut; Sector New York in Staten Island, New York; and Sector Northern New England in South Portland, Maine. The specialist works with government agencies and project sponsors on marine planning, navigation information, recreational boat traffic, port growth, offshore renewable energy installations, and related waterway safety and environmental issues. The role addresses navigation safety concerns, supports waterways-management policies and operations, and provides technical expertise, training, and advice on aids to navigation and environmental compliance. The incumbent may support the Sector Incident Management Team and Marine Transportation System Recovery Unit during exercises, incidents, or large-scale marine events. The position requires occasional travel, a valid state driver's license, English-language proficiency, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. Work may sometimes be required outside normal business hours, including after-hours emergency or scheduled-duty calls. A one-year probationary period may be required.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Must be registered for Selective Service or exempt from registration.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector, such as receiving, analyzing, and processing waterways queries or concerns; providing technical advice on regulations protecting life, property, and the environment on navigable waters; providing waterways-management guidance; overseeing bridges and aids-to-navigation discrepancy reports and corrections; evaluating potential waterway hazards; updating waterways-management policy; or applying trends and changes in marine transportation and waterways management.
Meet the time-in-grade requirement by the announcement closing date.
Obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance and successfully pass a background investigation.
English-language proficiency.
Availability for occasional travel and work outside normal business hours when required, including emergency or scheduled-duty calls and Incident Management Team support.
Federal salary payments must be made by direct deposit.
All qualification requirements must be met by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain relationships with federal, state, and local agencies and project sponsors to conduct marine planning and oversee navigation information, recreational boat traffic, port growth, offshore renewable energy installations, and related safety and environmental issues.
Prepare routine and policy correspondence concerning the Marine Transportation System, waterways management, and navigation safety.
Promote and resolve navigation safety issues, including those involving bridges and causeways crossing navigable waters in the Captain of the Port Zone.
Provide guidance on and assess the effectiveness of Regulated Navigation Areas, safety and security zones, limited-access areas, and dredge-project coordination.
Serve on and help lead the Sector Marine Transportation System Recovery Unit during exercises, following marine incidents, or for large-scale marine events.
Lead, coordinate, and review Port Access Route Studies, Ports and Waterways Safety Assessments, and similar risk assessments to determine whether regulations should be revised to improve navigation safety.
Serve as a source of expertise on Marine Transportation System continuity, waterways-management policies, technical matters, on-the-job training, and aids to navigation issues.
Support Northeast District aids-to-navigation operations through the design and establishment of aids-to-navigation systems.
Advise the Waterways Management/Marine Transportation System Division on compliance with applicable environmental laws, the Endangered Species Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and historic and cultural-resource management mandates.
Support Sector Incident Management Team requirements, including potential duties outside normal business hours and membership in the Marine Transportation System Recovery Unit.