88N Transportation Management Coordinator

DC Army National Guard; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

A monthly paycheck

Montgomery GI Bill

Federal and State tuition assistance

Retirement benefits for part-time the

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 in San Antonio, Texas, seeks a Transportation Management Coordinator to organize and coordinate transportation for personnel and equipment, ensuring cargo and Soldiers reach their destinations.

The role covers convoys, bills of lading, scheduling, and securing transport; training lasts 10 weeks Basic Training plus six weeks AIT, with pay during training and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Vehicle coordination

Logistics scheduling

People 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