Principal Traffic Specialist

The Principal Traffic Specialist provides technical leadership and oversight for all industrial traffic, carrier procurement, and logistics functions supporting mission critical projects. Key responsibilities include following DOE contracted carrier rates, negotiating specialized freight rates, administering transportation applications, ensuring stringent compliance with hazardous and radioactive materials regulations, and serving as a liaison to local, state and federal agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Oversight: Provides technical guidance to the traffic function and provides staff leadership to ensure economical, timely traffic and procurement services.
• Regulatory Compliance & Agency Liaison: Maintains up-to-date knowledge of tariff rules, rates, and hazardous and radioactive materials shipping regulations; maintains contact with federal, state, and local enforcement agencies and serves as the MSTS representative as assigned.
• Rate Negotiation & Cost Optimization: Negotiates rates and rule changes for specialized shipments to maximize cost benefits.
• Operations & Application Management: Coordinates transportation application software changes with internal departments and establishes transportation schedules and equipment acquisition to support projects.
• Carrier Performance & Quality Assurance: Conducts carrier evaluations and initiates and directs the Traffic organization's Quality Assurance Plan and operational record keeping.
• Safety, Quality & Leadership: Enforces compliance with environmental, safety, health, and quality standards while providing guidance and staff leadership.

MSTS is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2, “Personnel Security”. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Department of Energy Q Clearance (position will be cleared to this level). Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4, “Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites,” will be conducted.  Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required. Reference 10 CFR Part 709, “Counterintelligence Evaluation Program.”

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

Annual salary range for this position is: $101,982.40 - $155,521.60.

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.