Transportation Assistant; Passenger Security Clearance

Position: TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANT (PASSENGER) with Security Clearance
Duties
* Enforces policies, procedures, and mandatory requirements pertaining to the transportation of military/civilian personnel and their dependents to world-wide destinations. Recognized authority to the base population for all travel questions and interpretation of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) and Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR). Assists and acts as a technical advisor to the Traffic Management Officer (TMO) by interpreting and applying new regulations and directives governing the movement of passengers.

* Serves as Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) providing quality control monitoring services to ensure that the Commercial Travel Office (CTO) contractor is in compliance with contract terms. Provides direction to the CTO for utilization of the most cost-effective routings.
* Makes complete travel arrangements for Permanent Change of Station (PCS) and Temporary Duty (TDY) travelers, as well as coordinates movement of human remains. Develops itineraries, selects modes, and routes to domestic and international destinations for official government travel which is not recurrent and is at times diverse in nature.
* Reviews travel orders and determines entitlements for active duty military, reserve component members,DoD civilians, and dependents for worldwide travel to include remote and isolated sites. Requirements Conditions of employment
* U.S. Citizenship Required
* Males must be registered for Selective Service, see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
* If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at:  
* This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
* Disclosure of Political Appointments
* May be required to work other than normal duty hours and tours of duty such as rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, call back, holidays, etc.
* May be required to carry a beeper.
* Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft, sometimes on short notice.
* May be required to participate in contingency situations, real world and exercise, as directed.
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance. Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Clerical and Administrative Support Positions, Transportation Clerk and Assistant Series. SPECIALIZED

EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-06, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include:
Knowledge of an extensive body of transportation rules, procedures, or operations governing entitlements and documentation requirements for domestic or foreign travel to perform a wide variety of interrelated or non-standard procedural assignments and resolve a wide range of problems pertaining to official government travel. Knowledge of extensive and diverse regulations governing a wide variety of types of passenger travel to make arrangements, provide advice, or perform other work that requires authoritative procedural knowledge of various travel policies or laws.

Knowledge of transportation instructions and regulations relating to the movement of personnel using a wide range of different methods of travel. Knowledge of quality assurance procedures to oversee the government official contractor and to develop the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan and ensure all statement of work items are provided as required by the contract. Knowledge of transportation instructions and regulations that relate to quality control of a commercial travel office contract.

Thorough knowledge of passenger air tariffs, rates, routes, and Air Force directives governing official travel of DoD personnel is used to obtain reservations for domestic and foreign travel by military and/or commercial air or surface travel. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS:
Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-06 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(KSAs):
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of an extensive body of transportation regulations, methods, and practices to perform a wide variety of travel assignments and resolve conflicts and problems.
2. Knowledge of transportation entitlements and documentation requirements for foreign and domestic relocation travel for DoD military/civilian personnel and their…