Supervisory Railroad Instructional System Specialist – DIRECT HIRE

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. 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.
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.