Total 46 transportation logistics job vacancies in birmingham alabama

As a Transportation Specialist, you will:

• Serve as a nationally recognized leader in providing technical, programmatic policy guidance to FHWA field offices, state, and local agencies, Tribal governments, and other internal and external stakeholders, to implement safety programs at all levels of government and ensure that their specific needs are met, including data needs, selection and evaluation of projects, and interpretation of Federal laws and regulations.
• Identify, plan, and implement broad national program initiatives based on new or revised legislation, regulation and policy, and lead the development and implementation of projects for outreach and public information to promote highway safety programs through FHWA field offices, states and local agencies, Tribal governments, including marketing applications of improved and innovative safety methods and practices.
• Lead strategic planning efforts to address national transportation safety priorities. Serve as a subject matter expert in promoting the awareness of Federal laws and FHWA regulations, standards, guidance, and policies.
• Lead national and interagency initiatives to improve the quality and availability of highway safety information for FHWA field offices, state and local agencies, Tribal governments, and the public. Serve as an authoritative expert to public and private stakeholders to promote and coordinate highway safety related initiatives.
• Lead the preparation, review, and analysis of Federal Register notices and the adoption of national standards and regulations by FHWA.

The ideal candidate is a mid-career or mid-level Transportation professional with leadership skills, has managed highway safety programs, performed safety analysis, evaluated the effectiveness of safety treatments, or has otherwise applied approaches to reduce fatalities and serious injuries to motorists and vulnerable road users, and has experience communicating this technical knowledge to a variety of audiences.

• Conduct staff visits to assist with logistical complications.
• Review reports to ensure proper logistical support is being met.
• Review service contracts for modifications.
• Provide direction to enforce policies and procedures.
• Determine authorizations needed to prevent logistical deficiencies.
• Provide staff level guidance in areas of supply and maintenance.

(1) Develops, implements and evaluates the logistics and property accountability plans and policies for the organization. Serves as the subject matter expert for the command in the area of logistics. Provide oversight to property book operations. Analyzes and coordinates information and requirements with other command levels/sections in the area of supply and equipment readiness for the organizational readiness report. Reviews, analyzes, and develops plans to optimize the impact of future authorization documents and/or force structure changes and the impact on organizational readiness. Communicates and coordinates with proponent agencies with recommendations for improvement and implementation of new equipment/concepts to the authorization document. Analyzes and plans for the implementation of new policy statements, regulations and directives issued by higher headquarters concerning logistics and property accountability activities. Provides guidance and assistance to ensure command programs have been implemented. Evaluate the effectiveness of logistic programs in subordinate elements. Plans and coordinates the establishment and operation of the Administrative and Logistics Operations Center (ALOC). Develops, coordinates, and implements tactical standard operating procedures for logistics. Plans, develops, and implements actions/procedures for subordinate organizations in preparation for the transfer of all or part of accountable property for deployment. Develops and coordinates the home station logistic support plans. Researches, develops, and implements logistic support plans for natural disasters, homeland security/defense missions.

(2) Develops and coordinates the execution of the command supply discipline program, command maintenance discipline program, and other directed command inspection programs. Assists in the preparation for additional command level inspections in the area of logistics and maintenance. Plans and coordinates periodic inspections, inventories and change of hand receipt accounts to assure supplies are serviceable, properly stored, maintained and accounted for as required by regulatory authority. Advises the commander of equipment on hand and equipment readiness issues. Analyzes maintenance status and directs the priority of maintenance effort for organizational equipment. Based on the commander's intent, conducts continuing analysis of missions, deployments, and changes to equipment authorizations resulting in coordination and development of property management plans. Develops written procedures and coordinates change of command inventories. Analyzes results of inventories, reports of survey, and adjustment documents for accuracy and regulatory compliance.

(3) May supervise and maintain property book accountability utilizing an automated system and related computer programs to account for property. Directs the establishment of hand receipt files for each element, whether separate or organic to the organization, and maintains accountability by the use of hand receipt listings. Assures that all authorized non-expendable property is on hand or has been requisitioned to assist in maintaining the highest level of readiness for the organization. Accounts for funds used to requisition non-expendable property. Coordinates the assignment and transfer of equipment assets to enhance mobilization readiness. Determines shortages of authorized non-expendable equipment and directs authorized substitutes in accordance with appropriate regulations and directives. Incumbent is responsible for the formal accounting of ammunition for the purpose of force protection or ceremonial activities.

(4) May coordinate with the state level headquarters and subordinate elements of the organization on the lateral transfer and/or turn in of excess property. This includes analyzing the proposed transfer/turn in actions and its impact on readiness. Coordinates annual supply reconciliations with the state level headquarters. Also coordinates the processing of backorder reconciliations and equipment status profiles.

(5) May establish quality control procedures and oversees the edit of all documents. Ensures documents are accurate and properly input into the automated system. Establishes administrative procedures and oversees the flow of subordinate/command documents and reports through the Property Book Office to assure complete, accurate, and timely submission of data. Review and analyze listings and reports produced by the automated system, resolves problems on error listings, and provides guidance to personnel assigned to the Property Book Section and subordinate organizations. Performs continuing analysis of the property accounting and equipment status reporting system to assure data provided is complete, accurate and timely.

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(1) As the subject matter expert for logistics, develops, implements and evaluates the logistic goals and priorities for the organization. Advises the command in the area of logistics operations. Oversees and reviews unit level feeder reports. Analyzes and/or prepares the logistics and equipment readiness areas of the organizational readiness report. Reviews, analyzes, and provides recommendations relative to proposed Modified Table of Organization and Equipment/Table of Distribution and Allowances (MTOE/TDA) and/or force structure changes to determine the impact on equipment authorizations. Remains current on and ensures the implementation of policy statements, regulations and directives. Provides guidance and assistance to ensure command programs have been implemented and evaluates their effectiveness in subordinate elements. Plans for the establishment and operation of the Administrative and Logistics Operations Center (ALOC). Develops and implements tactical standard operating procedures for logistics.

(2) Ensures compliance with the command supply discipline program, command maintenance discipline program, and other directed command inspection programs. Assists in the preparation for and executes additional command level inspections in the area of logistics and maintenance. Works in conjunction with the Property Book Officer (PBO) to advise the S-4 and commander of equpment on hand and equipment readiness issues. Directs the maintenance priority of support to unit equipment. Coordinates and ensures the completion of change of command inventories and applicable adjustment documents. Directs, reviews, and makes recommendations on investigations of incidents involving property loss or damage. Manages Financial Liability Investigations of Property Loss (FLIPL), Cash Collections, and Statements of Charges for property loss or damage for the organization.

(3) Provides guidance and management for all decentralized logistic funds. These may include secondary stock funds, office supply accounts, transportation funding, and various classes of supply. May serve as the approving official for government purchase card expenditures.

(4) Provides technical guidance and assistance to all organizational logistic personnel pertaining to the accountability of all property assigned to the organization. May provide supervision to full time personnel in the S-4 section in the absence of the logistics officer. Directs the work of lower graded employees.

(5) May be required to represent the National Guard and the unit Commander in the community. Provides logistical support for community activities such as parades, celebrations, military funerals, etc. Coordinates with civic officials, club officers and school officials for such things as recruiting activities, communities support projects, natural disaster or civil disturbance planning, use of facilities for training for such things as recruiting for such things as recruiting and security of those facilities.

(6) Performs other duties as assigned.

The major duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Oversees, guides, manages and integrates supply chain operations across the organization, including planning/coordination with fiscal, acquisition, clinical and administrative operations.
• Establishes, monitors and manages the performance and measurement of logistics functions throughout ILEAD for all aspects of the supply chain including requirements determination, acquisition planning/ coordination/oversight, purchasing, transportation, distribution, tracking, inventory management/control, reconciliation of undelivered orders, and disposition of supplies and equipment.
• Conducts logistics audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness/efficiency reviews based on self developed and nationally developed standards, of all facility activities to ensure they provide satisfactory levels of service and comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, directives and procedures.
• Serves as the senior ILEAD logistics expert. Maintains extensive knowledge of supply chain systems and requirements necessary to provide direct support to ILEAD, and technical guidance and assistance to all organizational logistics personnel pertaining to logistics.
• Conducts audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness/efficiency reviews of all logistics activities to ensure they provide satisfactory levels of service and comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, directives and procedures.

• Conducts site surveys, plans, and schedules missions on behalf of Program Management offices.
• Monitors Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) fielding operations and associated training activities.
• Serves as the designated Logistics Support Manager.
• Works as the logistics manager for Team C5ISR involved with worldwide support to C5ISR systems and other electronics logistics sustainment support.
• Reviews and analyzes a variety of logistics resource management related budgets and equipment procurement.
• Uses expert knowledge of the latest development in computer and information systems hardware and the interrelationships between information system components (e.g., ADP, telecommunications, etc.).

• Implementing logistics policies, processes, initiatives, and/or programs for major, highly complex weapon systems acquisition in the areas of Logistics Support.
• Ensure compliance with policies and recommends policy changes to fit requirements of new systems.
• Identify problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Mentor employee's professional growth enhancing self-development via work assignments, formal and informal trainings.
• Incorporate ways to improve business processes increasing the quality of work and production.

• Execute assigned missions in support of serviced population having centralized management responsibility for specific weapon systems or items.
• Defines problems, develops recommendations for issues and resolutions of issues to be addressed.
• Provides high level managers and military planners background information, planning rationales, and alternatives.
• Represents the organization on high level boards, committees, and study groups regarding logistics management issues.
• Performs the full range of administrative and technical supervisory duties.
• Supports an understanding of the Command's Affirmative/EEO Program.

• Manage the development of and reviews the Integrated Logistics Support Plan (ILSP), training plan, Major Item Distribution Plan and budget for assigned systems and/or equipment.
• Serve as the authority on ILS/Manpower and Personnel Integration (MANPRINT) matters involving personnel, budget, financial management and management information systems.
• Coordinate and exercise managerial direction over functions to include funding, supply, maintenance, procurement, provisioning, of assigned systems into a logistics management program throughout entire life cycle of assigned system

As a Logistics Management Specialist at the NH-0346-4 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Assist with the direction, development, and performance of multi-functional logistics management operations that include planning, coordinating and evaluating the logistics actions required to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) goals and mission.
• Identify the specific requirements for money, manpower, materiel, facilities, and services required to support the Program Manager's (PM) cost, schedule and performance objectives.
• Correlate PM objectives with Program plans to assure that the required logistics support is provided at the right time and place.
• Coordinate and evaluate logistics support in accordance with Performance Based Logistics (PBL) to identify and execute specific requirements, identify and mitigate risk, and to develop and adjust plans and schedules for the actions required to meet each requirement on time.
• Research and develop Department of Defense (DoD) and MDA logistics directives and instructions.
• Coordinate with higher level specialists to jointly research and develop readiness and logistics plans, strategies, and procedures focusing on delivering a BMDS capability that is effective, efficient, and supportable to meet operational requirements.

As a Logistics Management Specialist at the NH-0346-3 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Directs develops, and performs multi-functional logistics management operations that include planning, coordinating, and evaluating the logistics actions required to support the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) goals and mission.
• Logistics includes: (1) advising the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) organizations within the MDA on matters related to developing the Total Package Approach to Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) for current and future FMS Cases. (2) Identifying the specific requirements for funding, manpower, materiel, facilities, and services required to support the FMS Program Manager's cost, schedule and performance objectives, (3) correlating objectives with Program plans to assure that the required logistics support is provided at the right time.
• Completion of logistics work requires (1) ability to coordinate and evaluate logistics support in consideration of the twelve Integrated Production Support (IPS) Elements (maintenance planning, manpower, and personnel, supply support, support equipment, technical data, training and training support, computer resources support, facilities, packaging, handling, storage and transportation and design influence/interface) in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) and FMS policies. (2) Manage and assign logistics duties to the FMS logistics team to support spares provisioning, contractors logistic support planning, supply support, transportation, new equipment training, material fielding and post-delivery sustainment functions executed under FMS Cases.
• Analyzes FMS partner requirements, LOAs, FMS policy, funding, system technical details, support agreements, contracts and other information to identify, develop and recommend courses of action to resolve logistical challenges associated with the execution of Total Package Approach support to FMS programs. Initiates appropriate corrective actions; assures procedures are implemented. Coordinates logistical actions with multiple USG, contractor and foreign stakeholder organizations. Evaluates and/or conducts staff studies on the assigned program areas to determine trends, problem, and corrective action.
• Coordinates with Military Departments (MILDEPs) and International Logistics Control Offices (ILCOs) to facilitate the execution of MDA FMS programs.
• Develops and conducts briefings to MDA and Leadership on FMS cases and case logistical execution.

• Validate supply chain data accuracy, analyzes system and functional capability, and remediates issues to resolve data quality and compatibility issues.
• Analyze aggregated operational and statistical data and reports to determine functional trends, the efficiency of operations, and the effect on future resource requirements.
• Provide analytical and technical expertise to support recurring strategy meetings with senior command leaders and providing analytical support to validate supply chain segmentation logic and other strategic guidance.
• Coordinate funding for requirements by consolidating budgets to distribute funding and monitor budget performance.
• Update and shift budget authority to best accommodate requirements in year of execution.
• Develop courses of action and provide authoritative analysis to HQ Functional Leads to support new or improved supply chain policies, functional strategy, processes, guidance, or improvement initiatives.

• Implements policy, program planning, and program execution in the logistics operations area of responsibility
• Manages and coordinates all logistical activities. Directs all maintenance, supply, transportation, property accountability, personnel tool kit issues, and other related logistical activities.
• Interprets objectives and guidance received from the 93d Signal Brigade, 7th Signal Command, Headquarters and NETCOM relating to acquisition and logistical operations.
• Interprets incoming policy and directives and develops procedural guidance.
• Maintains liaison with the 93d Signal Brigade S4 and the Installation Property Book Office (PBO).

• Utilize principles methods for developing, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring and managing projects with resources, to including technical performance readiness.
• Identify and analyze problems using sound reasoning to arrive at conclusions while finding alternative solutions to complex problems to make informed decisions.
• Demonstrate weapon systems life cycle management concepts used to plan, develop, implement, operate, and maintain information systems.
• Manage assignment by ensuring that functional directorates and other supporting organizational elements plan, program, report, and execute their respective supportability elements.
• Responsible for the planning, acquisition, and development of aviation and missile systems technical publications.
• Develop and maintain technical data utilizing Extensible Markup Language (XML)  Schema Definitions.
• Perform edits to technical publications (DMWR, MWO, TB and TM etc.) utilizing Standard Generalized Markup Language (SML) or Extensible Markup Language (XML) IAW MIL-STD 40051.
• Incorporate redlines into existing technical publications utilizing technical publication editing software.

• Lead the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks among employees, in accordance with established work flow and/or skill level.
• Analyze logistical problems, in aviation and missile systems, and recommend course of action to resolve issues that arise during development or sustainment of a major weapon system.
• Oversee short and long-range planning to ensure adequate readiness support is available to maintain unit/system readiness.
• Perform readiness studies and/or special projects to improve readiness and/or supply availability of supported weapon system, which include preparing reports and/or formal written/oral briefings.
• Develop maintenance concepts, supply support elements, and product improvement initiatives to ensure quality sustainment of weapon system in support of Program Management Office logistics.