Transportation Asst (Fleet Management)

Summary

The Transportation Assistant (Fleet Management) position, with the organizational title as Fleet Manager, is located at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center (TVAMC), Engineering Service. The incumbent will serve as the Fleet Manager within the Engineering Department at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. The Fleet Manager reports to the Assistant Chief of Engineering services.

Duties

• The Fleet Manager shall maintains and manage the operation and administration of the Fleet Management program to ensure compliance according to regulations. Establish deadlines, priorities and perform work involving the collection, compilation, and/or tracking of data and statistical information in support of an organization's program operation. Assists in the planning, review, and reporting of data/statistical results of program/project studies. Establishes protocols for incoming data, organizes computerized data sets, and retrieves computerized data. Identify and correct program issues, including budgeting, acquisition, provision, distribution, and disposal as it relates to fleet vehicles. Performs a basic analysis of the data and generates a variety of reports. Evaluate documents, e.g., Motor Vehicle Accident Reports, Motor Vehicle Trip Tickets. mileage logs, and other data connection forms. Coordinate training for staff on driving safety, vehicle misuse, penalties to violators, consequences and notification to leadership. Coordinates incoming data from a variety of sources. Reviews documents, reports, and/or applications for omissions and inconsistencies, and ensures data entry is complete and accurate. Enters pertinent information into an automated tracking system. Maintains automated system of program-specific data to track suspense's on items such as project milestones, progress reports, energy efficiency, compliance strategies, etc. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4pm (Work schedule subject to change based on the needs of the Agency) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Transportation Asst (Fleet Management)/PD115560 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/09/2026. 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. Preferred Experience: Computer experience, data entry. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Manage the facility GSA fleet, determines equipment, material, and maintenance needs utilizing of the scope of the work. Maintains records and logs on the number of vehicles available each day for employee usage; receives requests from vehicle users and schedules the available vehicles each day. Collect, compile and/or track data and statistical information, assembles and enters utilization into the CARS and FAST system. Serve as timekeeper, process time sheets via VATAS (Timekeeping), process work orders in MAXIMO, VISTA system especially for issuance of work orders, PM scheduling. Maintains required data on workload and expenditures for fleet reports for fuel consumption, vehicle acquisition, vehicle mileage and vehicle maintenance. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Grade: GS 6. . Apply by 2026-11-09 on USAJOBS.