Department of the Air Force

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Randolph AFB, Texas Full time

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Department: Department of the Air Force

Location(s): Randolph AFB, Texas

Salary Range: $90823 - $118072 Per Year

Job Summary: Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to plan, manage and analyze personal property business processes in order to improve movement experiences for Department of War customer's services by Air Force Personal Property Offices worldwide.

Major Duties:

  • Provides personal property entitlements interpretations and other related support for Air Force Major Commands (MAJCOMs), Joint Personal Property Shipping Office (JPPSOs)/ Consolidated Personal Property Shipping Office (CPPSOs), and other Air Force (AF) Personal Property Offices around the world. Serves as personal property data analyst in support of organization's role as single manager for personal property reports and analysis. Participates in project/study work. Serves as a team leader for enterprise level projects as a subject matter expert (SME). Manages Personal Property Activity (PPA) enterprise Manager's Internal Control (MIC) and Logistics Compliance Assessment Program (LCAP) programs. Generates, staffs, and presents Personal Property Activity (PPA) Head Quarters (HQ) policies, procedures and directives to a variety of directors, supervisors, and personnel assigned to HQ, installation and functional area organizations. Identifies and establishes Air Force Enterprise Personal Property Information Technology (IT) requirements and serves as member of Air Force (AF) Personal Property Information Technology Systems Executive Agency Team.

Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Administrative and Management Positions for Traffic Management Series, 2130. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes managing or participating in managing a transportation or traffic program involving (1) operating a transport or traffic system to move passengers or commodities of an organization when there is accountability for operating costs, (2) operating a transportation system to provide common carrier types of services to shippers, and (3) procuring common or other carriers and other transportation services to move an organization's personnel, freight, and/or other commodities; conducting or participating in conducting surveys and studies of the traffic management function, operating methods, procedures, and performance; making presentations on traffic matters before Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies; performing loss and damage prevention work when this included responsibilities such as policy and procedures formulation and studies of traffic operations and services; negotiating with carriers and/or regulatory bodies on questions of rates, transit privileges and charges, special services and charges thereof, and classification of commodities; providing advisory service involving commodity analysis from the transportation standpoint. Comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of traffic management principles, policies, practices, laws, regulations, techniques, and operations, to include those concerning economics of transportation; Department of Defense (DoD) transportation systems, commercial carrier operations and tariffs; hazardous, classified, extraordinary, and sensitive materials; and related areas such as storage, preservation, packaging, and US and foreign customs import/export requirements as these involve air, motor, rail, and water movements. Comprehensive knowledge of air terminal operations for personal property transportation including handling of such items as household goods, unaccompanied baggage, mobile homes, privately owned firearms and vehicles. 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-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. 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: Knowledge of traffic management and transportation policies, concepts, principles and methodology applicable to air, land, and sea transportation under wartime and peacetime conditions within which Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal agencies and industry operate. Knowledge, experience, and decision making is required in Congressional entitlements, Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Code of Federal Regulations, United States (US) Codes, DoD, Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, US Coast Guard, US Treasurer, Bureau of Customs, foreign government, state, and local regulatory requirements as they relate to personal property movement/storage, entitlements, and personal property information technology matters. Knowledge of automated data processing concepts and personal property systems capabilities to accomplish assigned reports and analysis functions. Knowledge of Manager's Internal Control Program requirements. Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. Ability to monitor, control, and regulate inspection/evaluation-type activities. Skill to develop innovative and feasible solutions to complex issues. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/19/2026 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12911324 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-19