Salary: $163,964-$191,900
Location: Washington DC
Summary
The employee serves as a Supervisory Community Planner in the Planning Grants Management and Implementation Division, Office of Planning, Office of Planning and Environment, Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation. The incumbent works to successfully implement Federal planning and capital grants, manage transit-oriented development planning activities and supports delivery of technical assistance on metropolitan and statewide transportation planning.
Full description and application available here.
Duties
As a Supervisory Community Planner, you will:
- Serve as the Division Chief for the Planning Grants Management and Implementation Division and leads grants management coordination for a variety of transportation planning activities.
- Directs a staff of planning professionals to implement transportation planning regulations, policies, programs, and guidance to deliver discretionary planning grants as established by Congress.
- Serve as one of FTA’s primary points of contact with the Office of the Secretary in the administration and delivery of discretionary grants and coordinates with multiple FTA Offices to ensure successful implementation of transportation planning grants.
The ideal candidate for this position will have extensive experience managing transportation planning projects, has a detailed understanding of Federal statutes and regulations including those of the Federal Transit Administration, and a demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. citizen & meet specialized experience to qualify
- Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date
- Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
- Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
- PCS/RELOCATION/RECRUITMENT: Permanent Change of Station (PCS), Relocation, and Recruitment Incentive authorization varies by position/selection and a service agreement may be required.
- PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Applicants may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
- SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: New supervisors must complete a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed).
- TELEWORK ELIGIBILITY: This position may be eligible for occasional and/or regularly scheduled telework. The number of telework days approved will be determined by your immediate supervisor or manager following the agency’s telework policy and guidance. If participating in the telework program, you will be required to sign a telework agreement detailing agency telework policy requirements, working conditions, and expectations for the position.
Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.
To qualify for the Grade 15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include:
Experience in the administration and technical aspects of Federal transportation planning programs from a Federal and/or local government.
Experience addressing transportation planning issues and developing and implementing programs with multi-office task forces, interdisciplinary groups of professionals and entities.
Experience developing presentations and conveying information on complex transportation planning issues, policies and procedures.
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:
- Transportation planning: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods applicable to transportation planning oversight and planning transportation systems.
- Human Capital Management - Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. Ensures that employees are appropriately recruited, selected, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance problems. Manages a multi-sector workforce and a variety of work situations.
- Reasoning - Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
- Grants Management - Knowledge of requirements, practices, and procedures for soliciting, receiving, reviewing, and processing proposals, and awarding and administering grants and agreements.
- Oral Communication (*) - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- Writing - Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a brief, clear, and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.
For all types of consideration, 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.
For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4
All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.