Summary Serves as the leader of the Connected and Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies Team. You will provide direction and leadership; initiate, develop, interpret, promote, market, and conduct national connected and automated vehicles programs; providing technical support and technology transfer to effectively integrate connected and automated vehicles programs with system planning and operations; FHWA directives for the administration and automated vehicles programs. Responsibilities As a Lead Transportation Specialist, you will: Provide project oversight of the Connected and Automated Vehicle Emerging Technology Program; serve as a national authority to public and private organizations to promote and coordinate connected and automated vehicle program initiatives, and develop, implement, and evaluate public or private sector programs related to ITS Standards, Systems Engineering or Regional Architecture. Prepare Congressional reports, issue papers, briefings and testimony for congressional hearings as well as other major written and oral presentations. Prepare standards, policies and guidelines based on connected and automated vehicles systems knowledge. Manage independent program areas and/or projects. Provide leadership and direction to a team of Transportation Specialist and Engineers in the Office of Transportation Management. The ideal candidate is a senior level professional with experience providing direction and leadership to an automated technology team of professionals. The candidate has experience initiating, promoting, marketing and conducting national connected and automated vehicle programs. He/she is a recognized expert or national authority in connected and automated vehicle programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration. You must meet specialized experience to qualify. Required documents must be submitted by the closing date. Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: 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. TELEWORK ELIGIBILITY: This position may be eligible for occasional and/or regularly scheduled telework. The number of telework days approved will be determined by your immediate supervisor or manager following the agency’s telework policy and guidance. If participating in the telework program, you will be required to sign a telework agreement detailing agency telework policy requirements, working conditions, and expectations for the position. 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: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. Qualifications To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements. To qualify for the Grade 15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include: Experience formulating policy objectives and activities related to transportation information management and connected automated vehicle systems; AND Experience developing guidelines, regulations, policies and legislative initiatives on connected and automated vehicle systems and ITS deployment practices; AND Experience researching and analyzing technical and programmatic information, and experience preparing briefing papers, agency directives and regulations. 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: Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. Technical Credibility - Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise. Compliance - Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance. Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information. 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. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education Additional Information The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportation by email at, FairChanceAct@dot.gov. To learn more, please visit our page at: The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportation This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.