Transportation Specialist

Customs and Border Protection

Santee (CA)

On-site

USD 58,000 - 92,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Customs and Border Protection in Santee, CA seeks a Transportation Specialist to manage fleet programs and coordinate vehicle maintenance at a Vehicle Maintenance Facility. The role requires planning, scheduling, and enforcing standards for compliance and safety.

The position involves evaluating fleet assets, guiding operations, and ensuring adherence to USA Hire processes while supporting mission readiness and efficiency.

Qualifications

Undergraduate/Graduate study in accounting, business, economics, engineering, or related fields.
Specialized experience showing knowledge of transportation functions pertinent to the position.

Responsibilities

Serve as VMF point of contact and provide guidance for fleet programs.
Plan and track preventive maintenance, warranties, recalls, and repairs for vehicles/assets.
Assist in inspections of vehicles, dispensers, and fuel hoses; ensure compliance with procedures.

Skills

Fleet management

Administration

Program planning

Regulatory compliance

Education

Accounting/Business/Engineering related field

Specialized Experience in transportation

Job description

Hiring Agency: Customs and Border Protection
Department: Department of Homeland Security

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, San Diego Sector, Mission Readiness Operations Division, Fleet Management Branch, located in Santee, CA. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Key Responsibilities

CBP employees demonstrate the highest level of commitment to protect and serve the United States of America and to exemplify the CBP Core Values of Vigilance, Service to Country and Integrity.

Learn more about CBP's mission, core values and careers at https://www.cbp.gov/about In this Transportation Specialist role, you will become a key team member of Homeland Security Individuals involved in serving as a Fleet Transportation Specialist (FTS) at a Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) to plan and perform a wide variety of administrative duties and program planning activities.

This position starts at a salary of $57,641.00 (GS-07, Step 1) to $91,664.00 (GS-09, Step 10). Positions with known promotion potential do not guarantee promotion, nor is the promise of promotion implied. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.

Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.

Typical duties of this assignment include: Serving as the VMF point of contact and provides guidance for fleet-related programs, to include but not limited to, vehicle maintenance service interval, fuel, toll road accounts and utilization, environmental and/or hazardous waste, uniform contracts, and Home to-Work (HtW). Implementing and reinforcing standard operating procedures, internal controls, metrics, and training that ensure standardization and regulatory compliance.

Planning, scheduling, and tracking preventive-maintenance, warranty, recall, and accident-repair action for assigned vehicles/assets. Assisting in conducting general inspections of all assigned vehicles and other fleet assets, and inspection of dispensers and fuel hoses. This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement.

Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position. OR: Specialized Experience : Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of the transportation function(s) of the position to be filled. Background Investigation: U.S.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity.

During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances.

For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers

Requirements & Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $57641 – $91664/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.