Transportation Assistant ( Fleet Manager)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Tuskegee (AL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs in Tuskegee, AL is seeking a Transportation Assistant to serve as the primary contact to Veterans for transportation needs. The incumbent will work with the Veterans Transportation Service (VTS) reporting to the Supervisory Mobility Manager for workload forecasting, scheduling transportation requests, and processing BTSSS and eCAMS claims.

Closing date: 08/31/2026. Applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements and have one year of specialized experience

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation.
• Experience coordinating transportation support, scheduling, and data tracking.
• Knowledge of automated tracking databases and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transportation workload forecasting and scheduling for Veterans.
• Process Beneficiary Travel Self Service System (BTSSS) claims.
• Process eCAMS claims.

Skills

Transportation coordination

Data analysis

Documentation

Communication skills

Job description

The incumbent serves as a Transportation Assistant acts as primary contact to Veterans for transportation needs. The incumbent works with the Veteran Transportation Service (VTS) reporting to the Supervisory Mobility Manager for transportation workload forecasting, scheduling Veterans' transportation request, processes Beneficiary Travel Self Service System (BTSSS) claims and eCAMS claims. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/31/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS 6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 5. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to 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. Transportation Coordinator for the GS-6 level. Qualifying specialized experience includes performing transportation support duties such as coordinating connections/scheduling, documenting travel information; collecting, compiling, and tracking data on a daily basis; Performs a basic analysis of data and generates a variety of reports; entering data into automated tracking data bases; and planning and directing a program that provides support services

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/.