Operations Support Manager
- Location:
- Illinois, Scott AFB
- Requires Relocation:
- Yes
- Start Date:
- 12/11/2025
- End Date:
- 23/11/2025
- Offering Type:
- Permanent
- Hiring Paths:
- Federal employees - Competitive service Individuals with disabilities Military spouses Veterans Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Special authorities
- Service Type:
- Competitive
- Travel Percentage:
- Occasional travel
About Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command
USTRANSCOM provides responsive air, land, and sea transportation support to deploy, sustain, and redeploy US military forces worldwide during peace and wartime. USTRANSCOM is also responsible for coordinating and overseeing the end-to-end global logistics and supply chain management systems within the DoD. USTRANSCOM seeks highly skilled applicants in a variety of fields to include: Acquisition, Information Technology, Strategic Planning, Financial Management, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management.
Job summary
This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command.
Major duties
As a OPERATIONS SUPPORT MANAGER at the GS-0301-15 some of your typical work assignments may include: Supervises and provides operational, executive level day-to-day execution command and control (C2) of the USTRANSCOM operations Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Global Operations Center and Defense Transportation System Oversees the day-to-day planning and execution of the strategic transportation enterprise. Serves as the Command's expert for USTRANSCOM daily deployment related operations, deployment orders development, production, dissemination, and tracking. Directly influences allocation of Mobility Forces to competing Combatant Command transportation requirements for both rotational and emergent requests for forces.
Qualification
You may qualify at the GS-15, if you fulfill the following qualifications: Establishes revises, or reviews policies, procedures, and mission objectives to eliminate transportation problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promote team building, implement quality improvements, or in response to concerns with regulatory compliance and/or customer requirements. Directs, manages, monitors and reports execution status of transportation assets and personnel and reports their status to leadership. Directs allocation based on analyses that impact senior leadership decisions on prioritized use of mobility assets and corresponding decisions concerning health-of-the-force issues. A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service: 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.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
Evaluations
Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Competencies: Decision Making Strategic Planning Transportation Engineering Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP):This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria AND 2) be rated well-qualified for the position AND 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. Well-qualified means you possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications. Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the (RGP) eligibility. If you are claiming RGP and are determined to be Well Qualified for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoD MRNG):In order to receive this preference, you must choose the (PPP DoD MRNG) eligibility, and fill out and submit the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist and copies of the appropriate documentation. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) (PPP MSP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the(MSP) (PPP MSP) eligibility. If you are claiming MSP (PPP MSP) and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant.