Department: Department of the Air Force
Location(s): Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
Salary Range: $56490 - $73441 Per Year
Job Summary: The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a traffic/information controller, ensuring coordination and documentation requirements are met to ensure timely completion of all cargo and passenger loading/offloading, and ground servicing activities. Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information.
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Qualifications: Conditions of Employment Cont'd: Must be able to meet and pass established hearing standards and discern colors, contrast and depth. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance. This is a Mission Essential (ME) position performing a Mission Critical Function (MCF) which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions. IAW, DoDI 3020-42, Defense Continuity Programs. This position is designated as a key position IAW AFI 36-507. Duties of this position are essential to the accomplishment of wartime/contingency operations. Incumbents of key positions must be removed from their military recall status if alternative for filling of the position during an emergency are not available. Subject to pre-employment physical The employee must obtain and maintain a SECRET Security clearance In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule, Administrative and Management Positions, Transportation Clerk and Assistant Series 2102 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 includes knowledge and ability to apply an extensive body of transportation regulations, methods, and practices to perform a wide variety of interrelated or nonstandard transportation support assignments and resolve a wide range of problems. This knowledge includes: Knowledge of transportation regulations that relate to the movement of a wide range of specialized shipments. Knowledge of transportation regulations governing entitlements and documentation requirements for domestic or foreign relocation travel to advise on travel procedures, restrictions, and allowances, and to resolve conflicts or issues related to the travel. Knowledge of a variety of transportation functional areas and their relationship to other functions to investigate complaints or errors that require, for example, reconstructing and reconciling incomplete information, conducting extensive and exhaustive searches for required information, or performing actions of similar complexity. Knowledge of automated transportation systems to reconcile errors that require an understanding of nonstandard transportation procedures, or to provide subject-matter assistance in the development of automated transportation procedures for clerical operations. 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 different travel policies or laws. Knowledge of the requirements of various transportation regulations or operations to monitor and report on carrier compliance with contract terms, safety provisions, or other transportation programs. 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 the full range of the DoD Air Transportation system, regulations, and principles of air terminal transportation and traffic control to include cargo, passenger processing, movement regulations, and files set up and maintenance. 2. Knowledge of terminology to coordinate with other transportation and traffic control operations. 3. Knowledge of hazardous and/or explosive cargo movement procedures and compatibility. 4. Knowledge and skill in planning and safely executing air cargo loading techniques, commercial carrier contractual agreements, and other technical information relative to ground servicing. 5. Knowledge and ability to operate several computer systems, to include, but not limited to Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS), GATES, GDSS, and Microsoft Office. 6. Ability to analyze, correlate, and evaluate transportation information for input into automated data systems; knowledge of one or more automated transportation databases with ability to input a range of standard information and generate a variety of recurring reports. 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 11/24/2025 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12836655 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: 2025-11-24