Crash Investigation Specialist
- DOT, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Full Time
Crash Investigion Specialist
Department of Transportion
Nional Highway Traffic Safety Administrion
Summary
You will serve as a Crash Investigion Specialist in the Crash Investigion Division (CID) within the Office of Da Acquisition (ODA). The Crash Investigion Division supports NCSA da systems th are used throughout the Agency for regulory action and defect evaluion by crash da researchers, public and prive institutions, and the auto/child restraint industries. The da must be as accure, complete, and as timely as possible.
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Summary
You will serve as a Crash Investigion Specialist in the Crash Investigion Division (CID) within the Office of Da Acquisition (ODA). The Crash Investigion Division supports NCSA da systems th are used throughout the Agency for regulory action and defect evaluion by crash da researchers, public and prive institutions, and the auto/child restraint industries. The da must be as accure, complete, and as timely as possible.
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Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Posted today
Apply by 06/05/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 5, 2026
This job will close when we have received 150 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more
Locion
Washington, DC
No mching locions found.
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$143,913 - $187,093 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Learn more about pay scale and grade
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time - Full Time
Travel Required
50% or less - Travel is required least half of the time.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupions and job series
1801 General Inspection, Investigion, Enforcement, And Compliance Series
Supervisory stus
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Represented by a union
Yes - This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 3313.
Drug test
Yes
Security clearance
Other
Position sensitivity and risk
Modere Risk (MR)
Jobs require a
background check and some require a
security clearance . The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure required
Yes - The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
Some jobs require
financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
NHTSA.NSA-2026-0002
Control number
870683600
This job is open to
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Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.
Clarificion from the agency
NHTSA-wide employees with competitive stus only.
Duties
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The Crash Investigion Specialist:
Conducts high-quality field investigions of special interest motor vehicle crashes and reviews special interest motor vehicle crashes identified by the Agency or the Chief of Crash Investigions for Agency disseminion.
Coordines with the Crash Investigion Division staff, to assure all required changes or updes needed in the Crash Investigion Division da collection programs are carried out.
Participes as a nional expert in the development and maintenance of the various crash da collection programs and dabases.
Provides timely written replies to correspondence from the public, automotive industries, and government agencies concerning special projects, prepares reports for the Office Director, Division Chief and other team leaders regarding the stus and operions of the various projects.
The ideal candide has expert experience in determining occupant kinemics in all types of crashes. Proficiently determining the involved physical components and ultimely reconstructing the crash events and code the detailed crash da based on NHTSA guidelines, protocols, and procedures. This level must also be able to develop and deliver technical training and substantive feedback to crash technicians to improve the quality of NHTSA da.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
Must meet specialized experience sted in Qualificions section
Submit applicion and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing de
Required documents must be submitted by the closing de.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue 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 the organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and
whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your probionary period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card issued and must be retained for official business only.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigion is required for all selected individuals. Appointment subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigion and favorable adjudicion. Failure to meet these requirements grounds for terminion.
DRUG TESTING: Tentively selected candides are required to undergo urinalysis in accordance with DOT 3910.1D entitled "Drug and Alcohol-Free Departmental Workplace", which includes testing for marijuana. Marijuana is legal in some stes, however it's still illegal the federal level. Therefore, if selected for the position you required to submit to a pre-employment/pre-appointment drug test, you will also be subject to Random Drug Testing.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probionary period (unless already completed).
TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to sisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
Qualificions
To meet the minimum qualificions for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements.
To qualify for the Grade 14 , you must have least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include:
Experience in the development, organizion, management, and evaluion of large nionwide crash investigion da collection systems or programs, including lead roles in designing, developing, building, maintaining, and quality controlling motor vehicle crash dabases.
Experience in continuous evaluion and monitoring of crash da collection field operions to ensure accure, consistent, and uniform da collection, and demonstring measurable results by providing substantive feedback to da crash technicians to improve the quality and accuracy of the collected da.
Experience in preparing technical reports and detailed assessments of motor vehicle crash investigions, and providing expert training on NHTSA crash investigion protocols, procedures, and guidelines, including playing a lead role in developing training syllabi and serving as an instructor in formal classroom training.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Technical Knowledge : Crash da collection techniques and procedures, and ability to apply evidence to occupant kinemics.
Problem-solving and critical thinking: Knowledge and experience in applying scientific principles and theories in analyzing and reconstructing motor vehicle crashes.
Communicion: Ability to prepare technical reports and detailed assessments including concise briefings of motor vehicle crash investigions.
Management: Knowledge of the structure use and quality control of nional or ste dabases used to track motor vehicle crash da collection and to identify potential safety problems and causes.
For all types of considerion, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
For additional informion about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link:
All applicants must meet all qualificion requirements by the closing de of this announcement.
Educion
This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.
Additional informion
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue de of the referral certifice.
The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportion and its Opering Administrions from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before th individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportion by email , ... . To learn more, please our page : The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportion
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
How you evalued
You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ applicion does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed informion upon which to make a qualificion determinion. Please ensure th your resume contains specific informion such as position titles, beginning and ending des of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
Eligible Federal employees also seeking considerion for noncompetitive reassignment for this position, must indice interest in the assessment. Noncompetitive federal candides must have competitive stus on a SF-50, meet minimum qualificions, have served the same grade or higher, and held or exceeded the promotion potential of this position.
Your applicion reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process. Phase I: Your resume reviewed to determine your technical qualificions for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume reviewed. Additional informion beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing Phase I will move on to the Phase II of the assessment process where your applicion reviewed and red based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Mter Expert (SME).
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Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
Required documents
Required Documents
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RESUME: In accordance with the OPM memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, ded May 29, 2025, resumes with a maximum of two (2) pages in length accepted as part of your applicion. These should be legible and in a readable font size. A determinion of your eligibility and/or qualificions based only on those two (2) pages.
Your resume MUST contain specific informion th can be used to make a qualificion determinion , including employment beginning and ending des for each position, whether employment is Full-time or Part-time, or average number of hours worked per week, and position titles. If the position is/was in the Federal government, you will need to provide the position series and grade level. The resume should show relevant experience and educion, as well as support the required specialized experience.
FEDERAL APPLICANTS: You must submit SF-50(s) th verify your highest competitive grade, full performance level, and eligibility as a federal applicant. DO NOT submit an award SF-50 as these often do not verify grade or eligibility. For considerion for a promotion, Box 4 of the SF-50 must show a de th is least 52 weeks prior to the job announcement closing. We recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50 or within-grade increase SF-50. Pay adjustment raise SF-50s for the current year will not support the 52 weeks' time-in-grade requirements.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS/INCENTIVE AWARDS: If applicable, performance appraisals and/or Incentive award documention may be submitted and forwarded to the selecting official as support in considerion of your applicion in the evaluion process. To receive due weight, you must submit a recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (do not submit a performance plan) and/or incentive award documention ded within the last 18 months (i.e. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases, etc.)
If requesting considerion under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP):
your most recent performance appraisal,
the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and
your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.
YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL 3 documents and meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring least an 80) to be considered under CTAP.
Displaced employees may be eligible for CTAP priority considerion. For more informion, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition .
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system.
How to Apply
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You must submit a complete applicion package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no ler than 11:59 (EST) on the closing de of the announcement.
To begin, click the Apply Online button on the job announcement.
Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire.
You may review your saved applicion(s)
If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automed Staffing Office via email : ... .
Agency contact informion
Automed Staffing Office
Phone
...
Fax
...
...
Address
DOT, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN
Submit Applicion and Documents Online
1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50
Washington, District of Columbia 20590
United Stes
Next steps
You may check your applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account. Within two weeks of the closing de, your applicion reviewed and red. Rings determined based on the documents and informion received by the closing de. The most highly qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for further considerion. If you are selected for an interview, the hiring manager will contact you directly. Once a hiring decision is made, we will notify all applicants of their final stus.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
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RESUME: In accordance with the OPM memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, ded May 29, 2025, resumes with a maximum of two (2) pages in length accepted as part of your applicion. These should be legible and in a readable font size. A determinion of your eligibility and/or qualificions based only on those two (2) pages.
Your resume MUST contain specific informion th can be used to make a qualificion determinion , including employment beginning and ending des for each position, whether employment is Full-time or Part-time, or average number of hours worked per week, and position titles. If the position is/was in the Federal government, you will need to provide the position series and grade level. The resume should show relevant experience and educion, as well as support the required specialized experience.
FEDERAL APPLICANTS: You must submit SF-50(s) th verify your highest competitive grade, full performance level, and eligibility as a federal applicant. DO NOT submit an award SF-50 as these often do not verify grade or eligibility. For considerion for a promotion, Box 4 of the SF-50 must show a de th is least 52 weeks prior to the job announcement closing. We recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50 or within-grade increase SF-50. Pay adjustment raise SF-50s for the current year will not support the 52 weeks' time-in-grade requirements.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS/INCENTIVE AWARDS: If applicable, performance appraisals and/or Incentive award documention may be submitted and forwarded to the selecting official as support in considerion of your applicion in the evaluion process. To receive due weight, you must submit a recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (do not submit a performance plan) and/or incentive award documention ded within the last 18 months (i.e. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases, etc.)
If requesting considerion under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP):
your most recent performance appraisal,
the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and
your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.
YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL 3 documents and meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring least an 80) to be considered under CTAP.
Displaced employees may be eligible for CTAP priority considerion. For more informion, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition .
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system.
How to Apply
Help
You must submit a complete applicion package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no ler than 11:59 (EST) on the closing de of the announcement.
To begin, click the Apply Online button on the job announcement.
Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire.
You may review your saved applicion(s)
If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automed Staffing Office via email : ... .
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Agency contact informion
Automed Staffing Office
Phone
...
Fax
...
...
Address
DOT, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN
Submit Applicion and Documents Online
1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50
Washington, District of Columbia 20590
United Stes
Next steps
You may check your applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account. Within two weeks of the closing de, your applicion reviewed and red. Rings determined based on the documents and informion received by the closing de. The most highly qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for further considerion. If you are selected for an interview, the hiring manager will contact you directly. Once a hiring decision is made, we will notify all applicants of their final stus.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today Apply by 06/05/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 5, 2026 This job will close when we have received 150 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $143,913 - $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time - Full Time Travel Required 50% or less - Travel is required least half of the time. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes - This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 3313. Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required Yes - The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter. Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number NHTSA.NSA-2026-0002 Control number 870683600
Department of Transportion
Nional Highway Traffic Safety Administrion
Summary
You will serve as a Crash Investigion Specialist in the Crash Investigion Division (CID) within the Office of Da Acquisition (ODA). The Crash Investigion Division supports NCSA da systems th are used throughout the Agency for regulory action and defect evaluion by crash da researchers, public and prive institutions, and the auto/child restraint industries. The da must be as accure, complete, and as timely as possible.
Learn more about this agency
Summary
You will serve as a Crash Investigion Specialist in the Crash Investigion Division (CID) within the Office of Da Acquisition (ODA). The Crash Investigion Division supports NCSA da systems th are used throughout the Agency for regulory action and defect evaluion by crash da researchers, public and prive institutions, and the auto/child restraint industries. The da must be as accure, complete, and as timely as possible.
Learn more about this agency
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Posted today
Apply by 06/05/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 5, 2026
This job will close when we have received 150 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more
Locion
Washington, DC
No mching locions found.
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$143,913 - $187,093 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Learn more about pay scale and grade
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time - Full Time
Travel Required
50% or less - Travel is required least half of the time.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupions and job series
1801 General Inspection, Investigion, Enforcement, And Compliance Series
Supervisory stus
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Represented by a union
Yes - This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 3313.
Drug test
Yes
Security clearance
Other
Position sensitivity and risk
Modere Risk (MR)
Jobs require a
background check and some require a
security clearance . The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure required
Yes - The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
Some jobs require
financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
NHTSA.NSA-2026-0002
Control number
870683600
This job is open to
Help
Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.
Clarificion from the agency
NHTSA-wide employees with competitive stus only.
Duties
Help
The Crash Investigion Specialist:
Conducts high-quality field investigions of special interest motor vehicle crashes and reviews special interest motor vehicle crashes identified by the Agency or the Chief of Crash Investigions for Agency disseminion.
Coordines with the Crash Investigion Division staff, to assure all required changes or updes needed in the Crash Investigion Division da collection programs are carried out.
Participes as a nional expert in the development and maintenance of the various crash da collection programs and dabases.
Provides timely written replies to correspondence from the public, automotive industries, and government agencies concerning special projects, prepares reports for the Office Director, Division Chief and other team leaders regarding the stus and operions of the various projects.
The ideal candide has expert experience in determining occupant kinemics in all types of crashes. Proficiently determining the involved physical components and ultimely reconstructing the crash events and code the detailed crash da based on NHTSA guidelines, protocols, and procedures. This level must also be able to develop and deliver technical training and substantive feedback to crash technicians to improve the quality of NHTSA da.
Requirements
Help
Conditions of employment
Must meet specialized experience sted in Qualificions section
Submit applicion and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing de
Required documents must be submitted by the closing de.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue 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 the organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and
whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your probionary period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card issued and must be retained for official business only.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigion is required for all selected individuals. Appointment subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigion and favorable adjudicion. Failure to meet these requirements grounds for terminion.
DRUG TESTING: Tentively selected candides are required to undergo urinalysis in accordance with DOT 3910.1D entitled "Drug and Alcohol-Free Departmental Workplace", which includes testing for marijuana. Marijuana is legal in some stes, however it's still illegal the federal level. Therefore, if selected for the position you required to submit to a pre-employment/pre-appointment drug test, you will also be subject to Random Drug Testing.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probionary period (unless already completed).
TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to sisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
Qualificions
To meet the minimum qualificions for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements.
To qualify for the Grade 14 , you must have least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include:
Experience in the development, organizion, management, and evaluion of large nionwide crash investigion da collection systems or programs, including lead roles in designing, developing, building, maintaining, and quality controlling motor vehicle crash dabases.
Experience in continuous evaluion and monitoring of crash da collection field operions to ensure accure, consistent, and uniform da collection, and demonstring measurable results by providing substantive feedback to da crash technicians to improve the quality and accuracy of the collected da.
Experience in preparing technical reports and detailed assessments of motor vehicle crash investigions, and providing expert training on NHTSA crash investigion protocols, procedures, and guidelines, including playing a lead role in developing training syllabi and serving as an instructor in formal classroom training.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Technical Knowledge : Crash da collection techniques and procedures, and ability to apply evidence to occupant kinemics.
Problem-solving and critical thinking: Knowledge and experience in applying scientific principles and theories in analyzing and reconstructing motor vehicle crashes.
Communicion: Ability to prepare technical reports and detailed assessments including concise briefings of motor vehicle crash investigions.
Management: Knowledge of the structure use and quality control of nional or ste dabases used to track motor vehicle crash da collection and to identify potential safety problems and causes.
For all types of considerion, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
For additional informion about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link:
All applicants must meet all qualificion requirements by the closing de of this announcement.
Educion
This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.
Additional informion
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue de of the referral certifice.
The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportion and its Opering Administrions from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before th individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportion by email , ... . To learn more, please our page : The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportion
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
Benefits
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
How you evalued
You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ applicion does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed informion upon which to make a qualificion determinion. Please ensure th your resume contains specific informion such as position titles, beginning and ending des of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
Eligible Federal employees also seeking considerion for noncompetitive reassignment for this position, must indice interest in the assessment. Noncompetitive federal candides must have competitive stus on a SF-50, meet minimum qualificions, have served the same grade or higher, and held or exceeded the promotion potential of this position.
Your applicion reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process. Phase I: Your resume reviewed to determine your technical qualificions for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume reviewed. Additional informion beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing Phase I will move on to the Phase II of the assessment process where your applicion reviewed and red based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Mter Expert (SME).
You may preview questions for this vacancy.
Benefits
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
Required documents
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RESUME: In accordance with the OPM memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, ded May 29, 2025, resumes with a maximum of two (2) pages in length accepted as part of your applicion. These should be legible and in a readable font size. A determinion of your eligibility and/or qualificions based only on those two (2) pages.
Your resume MUST contain specific informion th can be used to make a qualificion determinion , including employment beginning and ending des for each position, whether employment is Full-time or Part-time, or average number of hours worked per week, and position titles. If the position is/was in the Federal government, you will need to provide the position series and grade level. The resume should show relevant experience and educion, as well as support the required specialized experience.
FEDERAL APPLICANTS: You must submit SF-50(s) th verify your highest competitive grade, full performance level, and eligibility as a federal applicant. DO NOT submit an award SF-50 as these often do not verify grade or eligibility. For considerion for a promotion, Box 4 of the SF-50 must show a de th is least 52 weeks prior to the job announcement closing. We recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50 or within-grade increase SF-50. Pay adjustment raise SF-50s for the current year will not support the 52 weeks' time-in-grade requirements.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS/INCENTIVE AWARDS: If applicable, performance appraisals and/or Incentive award documention may be submitted and forwarded to the selecting official as support in considerion of your applicion in the evaluion process. To receive due weight, you must submit a recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (do not submit a performance plan) and/or incentive award documention ded within the last 18 months (i.e. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases, etc.)
If requesting considerion under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP):
your most recent performance appraisal,
the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and
your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.
YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL 3 documents and meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring least an 80) to be considered under CTAP.
Displaced employees may be eligible for CTAP priority considerion. For more informion, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition .
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system.
How to Apply
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You must submit a complete applicion package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no ler than 11:59 (EST) on the closing de of the announcement.
To begin, click the Apply Online button on the job announcement.
Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire.
You may review your saved applicion(s)
If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automed Staffing Office via email : ... .
Agency contact informion
Automed Staffing Office
Phone
...
Fax
...
...
Address
DOT, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN
Submit Applicion and Documents Online
1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50
Washington, District of Columbia 20590
United Stes
Next steps
You may check your applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account. Within two weeks of the closing de, your applicion reviewed and red. Rings determined based on the documents and informion received by the closing de. The most highly qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for further considerion. If you are selected for an interview, the hiring manager will contact you directly. Once a hiring decision is made, we will notify all applicants of their final stus.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
RESUME: In accordance with the OPM memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, ded May 29, 2025, resumes with a maximum of two (2) pages in length accepted as part of your applicion. These should be legible and in a readable font size. A determinion of your eligibility and/or qualificions based only on those two (2) pages.
Your resume MUST contain specific informion th can be used to make a qualificion determinion , including employment beginning and ending des for each position, whether employment is Full-time or Part-time, or average number of hours worked per week, and position titles. If the position is/was in the Federal government, you will need to provide the position series and grade level. The resume should show relevant experience and educion, as well as support the required specialized experience.
FEDERAL APPLICANTS: You must submit SF-50(s) th verify your highest competitive grade, full performance level, and eligibility as a federal applicant. DO NOT submit an award SF-50 as these often do not verify grade or eligibility. For considerion for a promotion, Box 4 of the SF-50 must show a de th is least 52 weeks prior to the job announcement closing. We recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50 or within-grade increase SF-50. Pay adjustment raise SF-50s for the current year will not support the 52 weeks' time-in-grade requirements.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS/INCENTIVE AWARDS: If applicable, performance appraisals and/or Incentive award documention may be submitted and forwarded to the selecting official as support in considerion of your applicion in the evaluion process. To receive due weight, you must submit a recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (do not submit a performance plan) and/or incentive award documention ded within the last 18 months (i.e. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases, etc.)
If requesting considerion under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP):
your most recent performance appraisal,
the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and
your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.
YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL 3 documents and meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring least an 80) to be considered under CTAP.
Displaced employees may be eligible for CTAP priority considerion. For more informion, please review the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition .
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system.
How to Apply
Help
You must submit a complete applicion package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no ler than 11:59 (EST) on the closing de of the announcement.
To begin, click the Apply Online button on the job announcement.
Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire.
You may review your saved applicion(s)
If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automed Staffing Office via email : ... .
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Agency contact informion
Automed Staffing Office
Phone
...
Fax
...
...
Address
DOT, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN
Submit Applicion and Documents Online
1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50
Washington, District of Columbia 20590
United Stes
Next steps
You may check your applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account. Within two weeks of the closing de, your applicion reviewed and red. Rings determined based on the documents and informion received by the closing de. The most highly qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for further considerion. If you are selected for an interview, the hiring manager will contact you directly. Once a hiring decision is made, we will notify all applicants of their final stus.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today Apply by 06/05/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 5, 2026 This job will close when we have received 150 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $143,913 - $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time - Full Time Travel Required 50% or less - Travel is required least half of the time. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes - This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 3313. Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required Yes - The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter. Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number NHTSA.NSA-2026-0002 Control number 870683600
Job ID: 522896658
Originally Posted on: 5/29/2026
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