Supervisory Highway Safety Specialist (Service Center Director) (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Lakewood, CO · 1 mo ago
ManufacturingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes Summary (location), Duties, Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Information (some of which is boilerplate). We need to include sections only when there is real specific content. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, scam warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to extract:
- Summary: location: Western Service Center, FMCSA, Lakewood, CO.
- Duties: list of duties (multiple sentences). We'll put as
- each duty. - Requirements: Conditions of employment (probationary period, selective service, government travel card, supervisory probationary period, background investigation, probationary period duplicate, time-in-grade, DEU requirements). We need to keep all but remove duplicates? The text repeats probationary period twice. We should preserve but maybe combine? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep each distinct piece, but duplicates may be considered boilerplate? It's duplicate lines within the posting; we should remove duplicated lines. So we should keep unique items. Thus requirements list: - Serve a 1-year probationary period (evaluation of fitness and public interest). Upon completion, employment terminated unless certification that continued employment advances public interest. - Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. - Government Travel Card: position involves travel; a government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. - Must complete a one-year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed). - Background security investigation required; appointment subject to successful completion and favorable adjudication; failure grounds for termination. - Time-in-Grade: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in competitive or excepted service in executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions per 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. - DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). (This is similar to probationary period but specific to DEU; we can keep as separate bullet.) We also have "PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed)." duplicate; we already have that. Thus we can list unique items. - Qualifications: specialized experience for GS-15: at least one year of specialized experience equal to GS-14, providing advice and assistance to agency management and program staff, state, local and regional officials, and industry officials regarding Hazardous Materials Safety Programs, including interpretation of data, policy, legislation and regulations, procedures, requirements, technological advancements, and/or strategies. - KSAs: list of KSAs with descriptions. We need to format KSAs as list items? The KSAs are bullet-like but we can put each as
- with description.
Also note "For all types of consideration, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work..." That's also part of qualifications.
Also "You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience."
Also "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" This is application instruction? It's a link for more info; maybe considered boilerplate? It's not exactly application instructions but it's a reference. The instruction says remove application instructions. This is a link for additional info about applying; could be considered application instruction. Safer to remove.
Also "All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement." That's generic; maybe boilerplate. Could be considered application instruction; remove.
Additional Information: includes Fair Chance to Compete Act info, transcripts requirement, DOT mission statement, Did You Know? Some of that is boilerplate but some is substantive about mission and values. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The Fair Chance Act info is legal? It's about rights; maybe considered legal boilerplate. Might be removed. The transcripts requirement is substantive? It says transcripts required if education requirement or substituting education for experience. That's a condition; keep.
The DOT mission statement and Did You Know? are substantive about agency values; keep.
Thus Additional Information section could contain:
- Transcripts are REQUIRED if there is a stated education requirement for the series OR if you are substituting education for experience. The transcripts need not be official, but must show that you meet the stated education requirements, including specific major or class requirements.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is focused on what matters most: prioritizing the safety of our transportation systems, modernizing our aging infrastructure, unleashing American innovation, and maximizing efficiency by removing bureaucratic red tape. We are looking for mission-driven professionals ready to deliver real results with discipline, urgency, and accountability to support American families, workers, and businesses. As we usher in a Golden Age of Transportation, DOT values a results-oriented, high-performing workforce dedicated to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and a safe, collaborative environment. If you want to build big, beautiful infrastructure, scale transformative technologies, and achieve results that will serve our nation for generations to come, please consider joining the DOT family.
- Did You Know? The Department of Transportation is consistently ranked as one of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government!
We should not include the Fair Chance Act info (legal). Also not include the link to FairChanceAct@dot.gov.
Now we need headings: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide which sections to include. We have Summary (location) maybe as "About the role"? Could be "About the role" includes location and brief summary. The instruction: Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). So we can use "About the role" heading for summary. Duties -> "Responsibilities". Requirements -> "Requirements". Qualifications -> "Qualifications". Could also split into "Qualifications" and "Skills"? The KSAs are skills/abilities; but we can include them under Qualifications or separate "Skills". The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can combine KSAs under Qualifications. Additional Information -> maybe "Additional Information". Could be "Additional Information" heading. We should not include Benefits, Pay, Schedule unless present; they are not. Thus output:
About the role
Located in the Western Service Center, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in Lakewood, CO.
Responsibilities
- Provide authoritative interpretations of extremely complex data, emerging policy, legislation and regulations, procedures, requirements, advancements and/or approaches.
- Personally assists in the most sensitive, controversial and complex issues and/or problems, which have been particularly resistant to resolution.
- Direct the review, analysis, and evaluation of enforcement actions for consistency and uniformity in appeal decision-making.
- Direct the conduct of trend analyses of enforcement actions and appeals processing to identify: educational and/or information needs of FMCSA staff and/or customers; needed process improvements; and/or possible regulatory or program initiatives.
- As a result of such activities, take a lead role in developing national policy initiatives in enforcement program areas, in evaluating new techniques, and in developing approaches for agency wide use.
- Serve as a primary architect in designing new initiatives for nationwide application.
- Supervise a staff of enforcement, motor carrier safety, legal, and other specialist personnel, responsible for the full range of personnel management and administrative functions.
- Negotiate extremely sensitive/complex multi-state/agency agreements and intermodal issues.
- Provide leadership and overall direction for enforcement activities and serves as the team leader.
- Serve as the authoritative agent regarding all enforcement actions including settlements, NOI's, operational out-of-service orders, etc.
- The ideal candidate is a mission focused highway safety professional.
- Excellent interpersonal skills are required.
- Some customer service/customer relations experience or a demonstrated ability to relate to all types of personalities in challenging, sometimes contentious, circumstances is essential for success.
Requirements
- Serve a 1-year probationary period; employment will be evaluated for fitness and whether continued employment advances the public interest. Upon completion, employment will be terminated unless certification is received that continued employment advances the public interest.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- Position involves travel; a government contractor‑issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
- Complete a one‑year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed).
- Undergo a background security investigation; appointment is subject to successful completion and favorable adjudication; failure to meet these requirements is grounds for termination.
- 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 (5 CFR 300, Subpart F).
- Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one‑year probationary period (unless already completed).
Qualifications
- To qualify for the GS‑15 grade, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑14 level, including experience providing advice and assistance to agency management and program staff, state, local and regional officials, and industry officials regarding Hazardous Materials Safety Programs, including interpretation of data, policy, legislation and regulations, procedures, requirements, technological advancements, and/or strategies.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) will be evaluated in the following areas:
- Interpersonal Skills – Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
- Leadership – Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
- Advanced skill and ability in using program management principles and practices (e.g., strategic planning, setting and communicating goals, adjusting to changing priorities, implementing/evaluating programs, assessing the impact of new legislation on programs, etc.) to administer transportation safety programs and related technologies.
- Partnering – Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
- Employee Development – Knowledge of employee development concepts, principles, and practices related to planning, evaluating, and administering training, organizational development, and career development initiatives.
- Administration and Management – Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
- 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.
Additional Information