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Transportation Specialist
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Posted 4 days ago
Hybrid Full-time Montgomery, AL $90K – $134K Apply by Jul 21, 2026 Transportation Specialist ENTJESTJISTJISTP Customer SuccessTransportation
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Positions are in Division of Financial Responsibility Filings, Office of Registration, in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This office delivers high quality customer service to all companies required to register with FMCSA to receive a USDOT, operating authority, or other FMCSA registration. Work to ensure motor carriers, freight forwarders and brokers comply with applicable FMCSA regulations including financial responsibility filings and process agent designation requirements.
What You'll Do
- →As a Transportation Specialist, you will: Provide expertise and assist in policy formulation, problem solving, development, promotion, and demonstration of state-of-the-art practices on a wide range of Transportation programs.
- →Conduct and participate in complex program reviews to evaluate and determine the extent of efficiency, effectiveness, and economy with which Transportation programs and administrative operations are carried out in conjunction with the agency's mission and policies.
- →Develop plans, goals, and oversees the implementation of systems and procedural changes specifically in the areas of BOC3/Process Agents designations and/or filing of financial responsibility.
- →Serve as the point of contact for all congressional inquiries, customers, headquarters and field staff, and other miscellaneous requests for information.
- →Coordinate with appropriate staff to draft responses, review, finalize and distribute correspondence.
- →Provide expertise, training, and presentations to stakeholders in developing plans, goals, objectives for implementing deliverables for assigned Transportation programs.
- →Develop policies and procedures on financial responsibility filings and process agent designation regulations to ensure that FMCSA has comprehensive compliance with regulations and enforcement requirements.
- →Resolve FMSCA and trucking industry stakeholder issues by proposing (Motus) system enhancements, researching and/or proposing regulations, and advising insurance companies, financial institutions, brokers, freight forwarders, and/or motor carriers on applicable filings.
- →The ideal candidate is a mid-career transportation professional capable of providing effective customer service support to motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, cargo tank facilities, intermodal equipment providers, insurance companies, financial institutions, process agents and members of the general public regarding their registration with FMCSA.
- →Applicants must possess effective oral and written skills, research skills, and be capable of paying attention to details involved in the reviewing, analyzing, and processing of applications.
Requirements
- ✓CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓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.
- ✓BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals.
- ✓Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
- ✓PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Applicants may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
- ✓Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position.
- ✓(Check the Qualifications section for other ways to meet the IOR for this series) 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.
Personality Fit
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