Summary
This position serves as the Staff Director of the Training and Technical Standards Division (TTSD) Office of Railroad Safety, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). S/he is responsible for the development and execution of railroad safety inspection training for all inspectors, supervisors, and specialists in support of the mission, goals and objectives of FRA and the Office of Railroad Safety.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen.
Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position. The 'Rule of Three', Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy.
Duties
The Supervisory Railroad Instructional System Specialist:
- Serves as the principal technical advisor, subject matter expert, and management consultant for the development, evaluation, and implementation of a variety of curriculum-based railroad safety training programs for TTSD.
- Analyzes, designs, develops, implements, and evaluates training programs using a variety of planning methods, practices, standards, and procedures for the successful delivery of instructor led courses, online courses, webinars, job aids, coaching, mentoring, simulations, and other learning interventions for FRA inspectors, and state partners. Evaluates and assesses the effectiveness of the instructional programs within TTSD.
- Communicates all TTC safety and security procedures to instructional staff and ensures training practices are in compliance. Incumbent is responsible for identifying and reporting any deviations from required procedures to the appropriate parties (i.e., contracting officer representative, Director, etc.). to ensure the safe operations of all aspects of training.
- Collaborates with members of the FRA railroad safety training community, senior FRA leadership and staff, Railroad Safety Specialists conducting training, representatives of Railroads and other individuals and organizations both inside and outside FRA to facilitate railroad safety training for employees in assigned/targeted program(s)/career field(s).
- Plans and assigns work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, prepares schedules for completion of work, develops performance standards and evaluates work performance of subordinate employees, gives advice and counsel to subordinates, interviews and selects candidates for positions within the branch, makes promotions and reassignments, hears and resolves complaints from employees, effects minor disciplinary actions, identifies developmental and training needs for subordinates, and finds ways to improve production or increase quality of work.
- Works with internal and external stakeholders, to include instructional staff and subject matter experts, to design, develop, revise, administer, validate, and evaluate learning objectives and their corresponding test items.
The ideal candidate for this position is a senior level professional with a strong background in technical training in the transportation industry, who enjoys working in a collaborative environment, and has experience evaluating safety programs within the transportation industry. Rail experience is highly desirable. This candidate should have experience with transportation industry standards and procedural instructions as they relate to design, development and execution of training plans. Expert level oral and written communication skills are essential.
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.
- REMOTE WORK:This position may be eligible for remote work, which does not require reporting to the agency worksite location on a regular basis. If selected for a remote work location, you will be required to sign a remote work agreement detailing agency remote work policy requirements, working conditions, and expectations for the position.
- 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).
Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements.
To qualify for the Grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include:
- Experience applying research methodologies in order to design, monitor, and evaluate studies for use in the development of training.
- Experience representing your organization to promote, negotiate, and implement technical resolutions and initiatives pertaining to training.
- Experience planning, scheduling, and coordinating project activities, including assigning work; training or instructing employees; reporting problems and offering solutions to your supervisor; meeting deadlines; monitoring work in progress, and making day-to-day adjustments to resolve unexpected conditions.
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: Knowledge of the value of collected information and the methods of sharing that information throughout an organization.
- Managing Human Resources: Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated.
- Communication: Knowledge of the production, communication and dissemination of information and ideas to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- Supervisory/Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
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.
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All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
For this announcement, all applicants will be reviewed to determine if they meet the basic qualifications for this position, specifically the educational requirements. Applications that are verified to meet the basic qualifications will be referred to the selecting official.
Applicants will not be rated or ranked. Veteran’s Preference does NOT apply.
DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated by a resume. If, upon review, it is determined that your resume and/or supporting documents do not support your answer choices, your application may be removed from consideration.
Please ensure that your work history provides enough details to support your answers. You may preview questions for this vacancy.
Required Documents
RESUME: – Your resume MUST contain specific information used to make a qualification determination that includes employment beginning and ending dates for each position, whether employment is Full-time or Part-time or average number of hours worked per week, and position titles. If the position is/was in the Federal government, you will need to provide the position series and grade level. The resume should show relevant experience and education as well as support the required specialized experience. Formatted resumes may be uploaded later in the application process. For assistance with the resume builder, please visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to
DISPLACED EMPLOYEES: If requesting consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency CTAP program (ICTAP), you must meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring at least an 85) and provide all of the following documents:
- your most recent performance appraisal,
- the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and
- your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.
Displaced employees may be eligible for ICTAP or CTAP priority consideration.
For more information, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition.
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the vacancy will result in your removal from consideration for this position. Please review your application prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all appropriate documents. Uploading documents to USA Jobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your application to our system. You must verify that the documents are in the system with your application prior to final submission.
How to Apply
You must submit a complete application package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no later than 11:59 pm (EST) on the closing date of the announcement.
- To begin, click the "Apply Online" button on the job announcement posting.
- Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire.
- You may review your saved application(s) at https://help.usajobs.gov/
If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automated Staffing Office via email at: Transjobs@dot.gov
Next steps
You may check your application status by logging into USAJobs.com (Select "My USAJobs" and click "Applications". Within two weeks of the closing date, a Human Resources Specialist will evaluate your application. Qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager. If you are selected for an interview, the hiring agency will contact you directly. Once the position is filled, we will notify all applicants of their final status.
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