88N Transportation Management Coordinator

DC Army National Guard; Bluffdale (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Monthly paycheck

Montgomery GI Bill

Federal and State tuition assistance

Retirement benefits for part-time duty

Low-cost life insurance

401(k)-type savings plan

Student Loan Repayment Program

Health care benefits available

VA home loans

Job summary

DC Army National Guard is seeking a Transportation Management Coordinator to organize and oversee transportation for personnel and equipment. You will schedule convoys, prepare bills of lading, and coordinate transport capabilities across multiple modes to ensure timely arrivals.

The role emphasizes documenting shipments, communicating entitlements, and maintaining accurate records while supporting movement missions with a focus on efficiency and reliability within the National Guard framework.

Qualifications

• Interest in motor vehicles and transportation
• Experience coordinating transportation
• Interest in planning events and working with people

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transportation for personnel and equipment, including scheduling and securing transport
• Prepare shipments and cargo for travel via airports, seaports, railways, and other modes
• Assist with convoy operations, bills of lading, and documentation for tracer actions

Skills

Motor vehicles

Transportation coordination

Event planning

Job description

Job Description

As a Transportation Management Coordinator, you will utilize your organizational skills to schedule and coordinate transportation for personnel and equipment, ensuring cargo and Soldiers make it to their required destinations. With more than 50,000 heavy trucks and buses in operation, it's up to the Transportation Management Coordinator to organize and oversee the scheduling of these vehicles, which include semi-tractor trailers, heavy troop transports, and passenger buses.

In this role, you are primarily responsible for convoys, bills of lading, scheduling, and securing transportation for personnel and equipment. Specific duties may include: advising constituents of shipment and travel entitlements; requesting and coordinating transport capability; marking, documenting, and inventorying freight, cargo, and material shipments; operating automated data terminal equipment; and arranging documentation and reports for follow-up, or responses to tracer actions.

Job Duties

• Perform system administrator duties such as installing software and uploading data to computer systems
• Prepare equipment, cargo, and personnel for travel to airports, seaports, and railways
• Request and coordinate transportation to meet a movement mission

Helpful Skills

• Interest in motor vehicles, aircraft, and ocean liner vessels
• Experience in coordinating transportation
• Interest in planning events and working with people

Earn While You Learn

Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to train. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance.

Job training for a Transportation Management Coordinator consists of 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and six weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT). Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

Benefits/Requirements

Benefits

• Paid training
• A monthly paycheck
• Montgomery GI Bill
• Federal and State tuition assistance
• Retirement benefits for part-time service
• Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
• 401(k)-type savings plan
• Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $50,000, for existing loans)
• Health care benefits available
• VA home loans