Program Specialist (Fleet)
What you'd do
This position reports directly to the Administrative Officer, Facility Management Service of the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System. The position is responsible for managing a facility motor pool fleet. The position will accomplish integration of the additional vehicles into the fleet and also be responsible for assuring 100% reliability of the entire fleet regardless of the number of vehicles the fleet contains.
Major duties
Major Duties Include: Reviews vehicle and equipment maintenance schedules to determine that necessary repairs are being performed to keep them safe and serviceable, reviews records of repairs and utilization to assure that repairs and usage are within established criteria. Inspects new vehicles and advises as to acceptance condition, assures warranty repairs are accomplished prior to assignment whenever possible, determines specifications of new vehicles request rotation of under or over utilized vehicles and initiates documentation for disposal action for unused or obsolete equipment. Monthly mileage reports, tracking actual mileage usage of the transportation motor pool fleet. Provides programming and budgeting reports required for annual vehicle budget submission. Plans, organizes, manage, research, interpret, and apply regulations, directives, policies, and guidance. Comprehensive technical knowledge of both standard and special purpose vehicles and equipment in a large metropolitan fleet center: Specifications, capabilities, cost and market trends and operating characteristics. Develops and approves local transportation related policies and regulations. Reviews and approves correspondence to provide customer assistance and information regarding fleet management program policies, procedures and services. Analyzes overall fleet operations. Responsible for other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 07:30am - 4:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist (Fleet)/PD04641A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/14/2026. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of commercial and federal transportation industry practices and procedures and the established regulations, requirements, and techniques related to and GSA fleet management programs; Thorough understanding of GSA fleet management processes, rules, and procedures; Ability to plan, organizes, manage, research, interpret, and apply regulations, directives, policies, and guidance; Ability to analyze information and reports to ensure efficient and effective transportation program accomplishment; Knowledge of repair and maintenance requirements and the capability of commercial repair shops. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have ?: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related to substitute for the specialized experience . OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond: 1 full year of graduate level education. This may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for this grade level. 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/.
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