Motor Vehicle Operator Supervisor

Summary

West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is looking for Motor Vehicle Operator Supervisor who will work within Facilities Management Service. They are responsible for leading and performing fleet and motor vehicle operations in support of patient transportation, staff movement, and facility operations. The position ensures vehicles are properly scheduled, maintained, and operated safely and efficiently to meet mission requirements.

Duties

• Motor Vehicle Operator Supervisor Plans, schedules, and coordinates short-term, recurring, and project-based fleet operations supporting patient transportation, staff movement, and facility operations. Planning involves daily dispatch schedules, weekly workload balancing, and monthly/quarterly review of vehicle utilization, maintenance cycles, and staffing needs. Determines the types and number of workers required, including Motor Vehicle Operators and Work Leader staff, based on workload demands, patient transport requirements, and operational priorities. Additional Duties Include But Not Limited To: Plans use of resources including vehicles (sedans, vans, buses, specialty transport vehicles), fuel, maintenance services, and budgeted funds. Coordinates with internal services and external vendors to ensure availability of vehicles and repair services. Adjust plans to accommodate vehicle downtime, emergency transport requests, staffing shortages, and fluctuating workload conditions. Planning for a single functional unit (fleet operations) that supports multiple services across the medical center and associated clinics. Establish work schedules, set priorities, and adjust operations to meet mission requirements. Assign work to subordinate employees based on workload priorities, complexity of assignments, and employee capabilities. Provides technical direction on vehicle operations, dispatching procedures, preventive maintenance coordination, and safety requirements. Develops and implements work methods and procedures for efficient fleet utilization and transportation support. Reviews work in progress and complete work through reports, direct observation, and feedback from service lines to ensure quality, timeliness, and compliance with VA policies and federal regulations. Coordinates work with other departments including clinical services, logistics, and maintenance to ensure transportation needs are met without disruption to patient care. Assign work to subordinate employees based on workload priorities, complexity of assignments, and employee capabilities. Provides technical direction on vehicle operations, dispatching procedures, preventive maintenance coordination, and safety requirements. Develops and implements work methods and procedures for efficient fleet utilization and transportation support. Reviews work in progress and complete work through reports, direct observation, and feedback from service lines to ensure quality, timeliness, and compliance with VA policies and federal regulations. Coordinates work with other departments including clinical services, logistics, and maintenance to ensure transportation needs are met without disruption to patient care. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm OR 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Position Description Title/PD#: Motor Vehicle Operator Supervisor/PD03129O Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Not Authorized.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/21/2026. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles) Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Related to Mobile Equipment Operation) Operation of Motor Vehicles Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Exerts heavy physical effort in performance of duties such as lifting and moving objects over 50 pounds; in operating vehicles, and scooters. Employee must be able to shovel, dig, say, lift, push and carry. Work is done outside and employee is subject to discomfort from long periods in hot sun, and sometimes chilly or rainy weather. Expose to dirt, dust, mud, and sometimes to chemical spays and dust. Will wear protective clothing, such as gloves, safety goggles, and shoes. Will be exposed to water splash, wet clothing and shoes; and all forms of nature such as fire ants, stinging caterpillars, bees and wasps, snakes and other vertebrates, poison ivy and other poisonous plants. Exposure to noise, exhaust fumes and possible injury from using tools and equipment. Work from ladders, down in holes, and other awkward positions.

Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

How to apply

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/21/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13059747. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified, you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.