Summary This position is located with the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Atlantic Area (Lantarea), LANT-5, LANT-54, LANT-542 in Portsmouth, VA. Responsibilities As a Marine Transportation Specialist, the incumbent serves as a Marine Transportation Specialist and supports access to navigable waterways for mariners, facilitates effective and efficient movement of commerce, and promotes a safe, secure, and environmentally sound marine transportation system (MTS) as a component of the national transportation network within the Atlantic Area’s Area of Responsibility (AOR). Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Leading regional marine planning efforts including coordinating waterways analysis, implementing navigation safety schemes, conducting port access route studies, and participating in marine planning events and forums. Providing procedures for assessing and mitigating the risk posed by novel and changing of existing uses of the MTS and marine environment, with Coast Guard Headquarters Offices of Waterways and Ocean Policy (CG-WWM) and Navigation Systems (CG-NAV). Serving as a consultant on key navigational matters as they relate to development and application of international and U.S. laws and policies. Leading and coordinating the Waterways Analysis and Management System (WAMS) program used by the Section Chief to plan, evaluate, and implement a cost-wise and effective aids to navigation (ATON) program. Planning and developing standard environmental operating procedures and other Atlantic Area-level environmental planning policy and procedures related to waterways management and ATON programs as well as maintaining current knowledge of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and all natural and historic and cultural resource mandates. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. A one-year probationary period may be required. The position requires a valid state driver's license. This position requires a Secret clearance. Must obtain and hold an environmental planning warrant. Duties may include working outside of normal business hours. Subject to relocation to alternate Continuity of Operations site. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications To qualify for the GS-13 level, applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to perform successfully the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Specialized experience includes experience that involved marine planning and permitting processes; applying new information and theories to problem solving and to modify methods to resolve a variety of technical problems or challenges; Federal Aids to Navigation system and Federal regulations pertaining to Private Aids to Navigation; planning and budgeting processes; planning, organizing and directing team study work and negotiating with management to accept and implement recommendations. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 240-376-7093. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation