Vessel Traffic Management Specialist

U.S. Coast Guard•Port Arthur, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This vacancy is for a GS - 2150 - 11, Vessel Traffic Management Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, USCG MARINE SAFETY UNIT PORT ARTHUR in PORT ARTHUR, Texas. You will serve as a Vessel Traffic Management Specialist and be responsible for promoting the safe and efficient movement of maritime traffic in an assigned geographical area, ensuring that vessel traffic is properly informed, advised and directed in order to reduce the probability of collisions, rammings, groundings and ensuing environmental damage. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
Under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
All selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation.
This position requires a Secret clearance.
Selectee must be able to obtain/maintain a valid state driver's license.
Selectee subject to successful completion of pre-employment medical exam.
Time in grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.
This position requires the selectee to pass a pre-employment drug test.
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study - accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, nautical science, marine affairs, marine engineering, marine transportation, or other fields related to the position. For Marine Transportation Specialist positions, education obtained in a Federal, State, or other accredited Merchant Marine Academy is qualifying.
Specialized Experience: Planning, directing, and supervising cargo or bulk petroleum movements such as: Embarkation and debarkation, cargo loading and discharge. Formulating marine transportation itineraries and routings according to commercial cost factors and tariffs. Formulating marine transportation traffic plans for personnel and cargo. Scheduling ships. Developing, analyzing, or evaluating cargo lift capabilities. Preparing statistics for planning operations of ships, or formulating budgetary estimates of cargo transportation costs. Serving as a licensed merchant marine deck or engine officer or naval deck or engine officer.
At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal sector.
Working in a maritime transportation operations center applying Federal, State, and municipal regulations governing vessel movement and port safety
Independently gather and analyze navigation and traffic data to assess risk, determine safe routing, and support operational decisions
Interpret and apply directives and policies to develop and disseminate real-time safety guidance to participating vessels
Coordinate traffic management actions with supervisory personnel and partner agencies to ensure compliance and maintain efficient vessel flow

Responsibilities

Provides continuous direct vessel traffic management services as a Vessel Traffic Control Specialist in a Vessel Traffic Center
Ensures that vessel traffic is properly informed, advised, or directed in order to reduce the probability of collisions
Monitors the progress of all vessels, and informs, advises or directs vessel operators, masters or pilots in an assigned area
Anticipates and intervenes to resolve user conflicts or confrontations resulting from conflicting uses of the waterway
Monitors, informs, advises and, when necessary, directs the movement of vessel traffic in the assigned sector