Transportation Assistant - Fleet Manager

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Grand Junction, CO seeks a Transportation Assistant - Fleet Manager to coordinate data for fleet services across all divisions, using VA-purchased, leased, and donated vehicles.

Qualified candidates will demonstrate extensive knowledge of transportation regulations, travel rules, and experience in managing records for reimbursements and vendor payments. Proficiency with spreadsheets and email is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of transportation regulations, methods and practices.
• Experience coordinating travel rules and regulations.
• Ability to extract mileage from online map services.
• Ability to interpret contracts for transportation services.
• Experience organizing and maintaining documentation for reimbursements and vendor payments.
• Ability to validate and maintain accounting records for travel accounts.
• Familiarity with procedures for obligating travel funds.
• Proficient use of email, spreadsheets, and correspondence with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate data submitted by services within all divisions for fleet services.
• Support travel-related financial processes including reimbursements and contractor payments.
• Ensure compliance with travel and transportation regulations in day-to-day operations.

Skills

Transportation regulations

Travel regulations

Map mileage extraction

Contract interpretation

Documentation/records management

Travel accounting accuracy

Fund obligation procedures

Communication via email & spreadsheets

Job description

The Transportation Assistant - Fleet Manager is located in the VA Western Colorado Health Care System in Grand Junction, CO. The primary duties and responsibilities of the Fleet Manager are to coordinate data submitted by various services within all divisions for fleet services. The fleet vehicles are VA purchased, leased, and donated vehicles for use by all Services within the facility.

Specialized Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Transportation Assistant - Fleet Management. Qualifying specialized experience includes:

• applying extensive transportation regulations, methods, and practices to perform transportation support assignments
• applying travel rules and regulations when coordinating travel
• extracting information and mileage from online map services
• interpreting contracts for transportation services
• organizing and maintaining documentation/records supporting travel reimbursements and vendor payments
• validating, controlling, and maintaining accounting records for travel accounts
• ensuring compliance with procedures when obligating travel funds
• and using a computer to communicate by email, create and maintain spreadsheets, and prepare correspondence

This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. Note: Please be your resume reflects the requirements listed above, be as detailed as possible. Please include the month and year of when you started at a location and when you left a position.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.