Supervisory Aviation Technical Systems Specialist job

Supervisory Aviation Technical Systems Specialist
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##### Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration

##### AVS, Flight Standards Service, International Program Division, AFS-50

Overview
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- ##### Open & closing dates

07/25/2019 to 08/05/2019

- ##### Service

Excepted

- ##### Pay scale & grade

FV L

- ##### Salary

$146,282 to $192,300 per year

Salary includes locality payment of 29.32%.

- ##### Appointment type

Permanent

- ##### Work schedule

Full-Time

Location
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1 vacancy in the following location:

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Washington, DC 1 vacancy

##### Relocation expenses reimbursed

Yes - Permanent Change of Station (PCS) - Employees with status: A fixed
relocation payment of $27,000 will be paid.

##### Telework eligible

Yes as determined by agency policy

- Duties
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### Summary

Position serves as a Division Manager within the Air Carrier,
General Aviation or Standards functional areas of the Flight
Standards Service (AFS-50) and reports to the applicable Deputy
Director.

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### Responsibilities

Serves as a Division Manager within the Air Carrier, General
Aviation or Standards functional areas of the Flight Standards
Service and reports to the applicable Deputy Director. The incumbent
of this position is responsible for providing leadership, guidance,
and oversight for the full range of Flight Standards program
activities by driving collective results. Responsible for managing
the development of the Service's strategic direction setting
measurable outcomes and adjusting resources as necessary to meet
goals and objectives within targeted timeframes. The incumbent is
also responsible for planning, formulation, implementation,
administration and evaluation of a variety of Flight Standards
Service programs and projects. This includes directing a cohesive
leadership team that sets clear strategic direction, assures
alignment across all organizational functions and programs, and
fosters commitment to the values, principles, and objectives of the
organization. Creating and articulating clear organizational vision
and functional change. Creating and sustaining strategic alignment
and aligning leadership strategy with business strategy.

Leads and directs a staff of aviation safety experts and other
professionals in developing and implementing national safety
initiates and policies, data supported approaches, and identifying
and deploying innovative technologies to reduce injuries and
fatalities in the aviation industry. Maintaining internal and
external awareness and identifying trends potentially impacting
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mission and services;
developing recommendations for responding to challenges and changes;
developing new insights to situations and encouraging new ideas and
innovations. Specifically provides direction, through subordinate
staff members, in the planning, oversight and evaluation of AFS
programs to administer and secure compliance with agency
regulations, programs, standards and procedures governing the
in-depth safety performance analysis in one or more of the
following:

- The certification of airmen (except air traffic controllers), all
air agencies and all air operators;

- The inspection of air carrier and/or general aviation operators
and air agencies;

- The surveillance and inspection of airmen, air agencies and air
operators;

- The investigation of occurrences, incidents, accidents, and
violations involving airmen, air agencies, and air operators;

- The agency's all weather operations programs; and

- The agency's designation of airmen or organizations

Participates on high level Flight Standards workgroups that guide
the establishment, management or reengineering of Flight Standards
programs. This includes exercising full managerial authority to
oversee, guide, and support the implementation of programs and
initiatives with agency wide impact and/or requiring multi
departmental coordination. Ensuring projects are conceived,
developed, and executed based on impact, importance, and relevance
to the FAA Administrator's key initiatives and strategic goals;
directing organizational activities and framing strategic plans
based on broad organizational assessments and evaluations of long
term agency and organizational objectives.

Represents the Flight Standards Service on a variety of nationwide
programs with Foreign Authorities, interagency groups, and industry
groups which includes creating and maintaining a professional
network of supporting leaders within the FAA and building
cooperative partnerships with customers and stakeholders.

Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates. Sets priorities and
establishes schedule for completion of work. Evaluates performance
of the subordinate office/branch managers. Develops managerial
leaders with coaching and mentoring.

Manages human, financial, and other resources in accordance with
laws, regulations, and public policy in order to achieve intended
program results efficiently, economically, and effectively.

### Travel Required

25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.

##### Supervisory status

Yes

##### Promotion Potential

NA

- #### Job family (Series)

2186 Technical Systems Program Manager

- Requirements
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### Conditions of Employment

- US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after
12/31/1959.
- Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
- Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
- A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be
required.

### Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your
application that you possess at least one year of specialized
experience equivalent to the FV-K, GS/FG-15 in the Federal Service.
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the
particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully
the duties of the position. Specialized experience may include but
not limited to experience providing oversight, direction and
evaluation of aviation safety programs to ensure compliance with
federal and agency regulations, programs, procedures and safety
standards governing air operations. Experience managing, conducting
or performing various technical functions related to certification,
surveillance and enforcement activities.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy
announcement.

### Education

Preview Job Questionnaire
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your
qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

### Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a
financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA
policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments
in aviation-related companies.

This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug
and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for
this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment
drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position
(TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining
the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of
the Leadership and Management Dimension narratives from the initial
application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore,
as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to
provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each
Dimension.

In lieu of providing a Leadership and Management Dimension narrative
response in the text box listed below each Dimension, in your work
history, please include information that provides specific examples
of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each
Dimension. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly
reflect the highest level of ability. Your Leadership and Management
Dimension answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the
level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and
experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human
Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements
and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on
the Leadership and Management Dimensions and Technical Requirements
listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants
will be placed in one of the following categories: score order,
category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting
official for consideration.

Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

**Links to Important Information:** Locality Pay , COLA

### How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the
qualifications above.

**IMPORTANT:** Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of
experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the
position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be
substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports
your responses.

### Background checks and security clearance

##### Security clearance

Top Secret

##### Drug test required

Yes

- Required Documents
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If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50
(Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks
15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position
title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the
closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload
it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure
you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from
the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

#### If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be
credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the
attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting
institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this
vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may
affect the overall rating.

- 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 that are designed to
make your federal career very rewarding. 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 information on the specific
benefits offered.

- How to Apply
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You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application
must have a status of **"Received"** by 11:59 PM **Eastern Time** on
the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for
positions associated with FAA registers, your application must have
a status of **"Received"** each time a referral list is created in
order to receive consideration for positions associated with
register.

**IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE
CLEAR AND SPECIFIC REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION.**

**We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume
builder in the creation of resumes.**

**Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following
information:**

- Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)
- Duties (be specific in describing your duties)
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor name and phone number
- Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18
2007 to April 05 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Salary

**Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is
dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of
this information may result in a finding of ineligible.**

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This
will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information
again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide,
Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and
re-using the documents in your applications.

### Agency contact information

### Angela Jackson

##### Phone

(424) 405-7325

##### Fax

(424) 405-7365

##### Email

angela.y.jackson@faa.gov

##### Address

Federal Aviation Administration
AWP Regional HR Services Division
777 S. Aviation Blvd. - Suite 150
AHF-W300
El Segundo, CA 90245
US

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### Next steps

Candidates for FAA positions are evaluated using our Automated
Vacancy Information Access Tool for Online Referral (AVIATOR)
system. AVIATOR compares your skills and experience as described in
your application with the requirements of the position. If you are
found to be an eligible, highly-qualified candidate, you will be
referred to the selecting official for further consideration. (In
some cases, individuals with priority for special consideration must
be considered and selected before other candidates.) Whether or not
you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the
position and the judgment of the selecting official.

**Important** - If you make any change to your application, you must
resubmit it. If you change your application and do not resubmit it,
your changes will not be considered part of your application
package, and your previous application will be considered.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political
affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual
orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit
factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with
disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of
the application and hiring process, please notify us. Decisions on
granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case
basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations
procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights
(ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

- Fair & Transparent
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The Federal hiring process is setup to be fair and transparent.
Please read the following guidance.

### Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and
gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual
orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age,
membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental
status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for federal employees & job
applicants

### Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants
with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application process should follow
the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part
of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the
hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable
accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work
environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an
individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties
or receive equal access to job benefits.

Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide
reasonable accommodations when:

- An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an
equal opportunity to apply for a job.
- An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform
the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.
- An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive
equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and
office-sponsored events.

You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the
application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are
considered on a case-by-case basis.

Learn more about disability employment and reasonable accommodations
or how to contact an agency.

#### Legal and regulatory guidance

- Financial suitability
- Social security number request
- Privacy Act
- Signature and false statements
- Selective Service
- New employee probationary period

This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to
apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/540620200. Only resumes
submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed
at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.