Supervisory Transportation Specialist (Regional Director)

Quick Facts

• Role: Supervisory Transportation Specialist (Regional Director)

• Focus: Regional pipeline safety program management, enforcement, and stakeholder representation

Description

Lead the planning, implementation, and execution of a regional pipeline safety program to protect life, property, and the environment. Direct risk-based inspections, accident/incident investigations, and formal enforcement actions, including compliance and corrective action orders and civil penalties. Represent the agency with governors, state regulators, federal counterparts, and industry leaders, and advise national leadership on safety policy and regulatory updates.

Responsibilities

• Direct regional pipeline safety program planning and execution under federal pipeline safety and transportation statutes

• Establish risk-based priorities in collaboration with national leadership

• Oversee regional inspection programs, incident/accident investigations, and enforcement operations

• Determine probable violations, assess preliminary civil penalties, issue proposed compliance/corrective action orders, and serve as senior official at enforcement hearings

• Monitor state pipeline safety program performance

• Supervise a geographically dispersed technical workforce and manage workforce planning

• Allocate and manage regional operating budgets

• Serve as primary regional authority/liaison to negotiate sensitive safety and regulatory matters with senior stakeholders

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National

• Specialized experience meeting GS-15 criteria, including leading regional transportation/pipeline/hazardous materials safety compliance programs with risk-based inspections, incident investigations, and enforcement actions

• Experience supervising multidisciplinary or geographically dispersed technical teams, setting performance standards, managing employee relations and inclusive workplace initiatives, and handling budget formulation and staffing/resource planning

• Experience serving as an authoritative agency representative in negotiations with senior stakeholders and advising executive leadership on national safety policy and regulatory/statutory updates

• Demonstrated KSAs: developing others/conflict management/team building; compliance inspection/risk management/technical credibility; partnering/influencing/negotiating/external awareness

• Background security investigation required; subject to favorable adjudication

• Complete required probationary periods

• Male candidates born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service

• Travel is required; government travel card issued for official business

• Drug testing required (pre-employment and random) for this DOT critical safety/security position

• Federal applicants must satisfy time-in-grade requirement (52 weeks at the next lower grade)

Benefits

A comprehensive federal benefits package is available; eligibility depends on appointment and position type.