Supervisory Aviation Technical Systems Specialist

Summary

Serves as a Manager in the Office of Airports ANM Region's Airport Safety and Standards Branch.

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The incumbent provides principal support to the Airports Division Director, Deputy Division Director, and 3 Airports District Offices (ADO) in the administration of airport engineering/standards, airport certification, and other safety programs. The incumbent provides oversight and makes recommendations on its programs to the Division Director and Deputy Division Director. The incumbent provides direction to a diverse group of administrative and technical professionals and coordinates, oversees, and supports safety and standards programs for airports in the national airspace system.

Manages the regional airport certification program. This includes providing guidance and oversight of all regulatory actions performed by airport certification safety inspectors at 66 airports certified under title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), Part 139. This also includes conducting periodic and surveillance inspections at Part 139 certified airports to ensure compliance with 14 CFR, Part 139 program standards, such as personnel, paved and unpaved areas, safety areas, markings, signs, lighting, snow and ice control, aircraft rescue and firefighting, airport emergency planning, self-inspection programs, pedestrian and ground vehicles, obstructions, wildlife hazard management, airport condition reporting, marking and lighting of unserviceable areas and other unsafe conditions.

Ensures compliance with the Agency's goals to reduce runway incursions, provide outreach and education to the regional airport operators, and work with other airport safety stakeholders, such as air carriers, other FAA offices, airport vendors, and consultants.

Manages the regional engineering/standards program, which includes airport design, pavement, construction standards, and Modifications of Standards (MOS). He/she will provide technical guidance and expertise to the AOOs and other airport safety stakeholders, such as airport operators, air carriers, FAA offices. airport vendors. and consultants. This also includes the technical review of all specifications and standards developed by Headquarters, regional implementation of those standards, developing and maintaining regional engineering standards, and providing guidance and support to the ADOs, as needed, to address any engineering standards issues that come up in the field.

Provides regional support for emerging technologies in areas such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Commercial Space Transportation.

Ensures compliance with Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant assurances for all airports in the region. This includes working with ADOs, state, city, and county airport stakeholders, and the public on compliance complaints and issues to facilitate informal resolution. This also includes supporting Headquarters on the resolution of formal compliance complaints, technical review of all compliance guidance developed by Headquarters, supporting the ADOs to address any compliance issues that arise in the field and ensuring appropriate land use inspections are performed.

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.
• Please review the Additional Information Section.
• Only current Office of Airports (ARP) employees within Northwest Mountain Region will be considered.
• Some, none, or all of the candidates may be interviewed.
• 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-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IS DEFINED AS: direct technical or management level involvement in the processes related to airport management, airport compliance, aaircraft rescue and firefighting, Safety Management Systems, Airport Geographic Information Systems, and/or inspecting airports for deficiencies and/or unsafe conditions.

Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification.

Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

**All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. **

Security Requirements: Non-critical sensitive (2): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of a Tier 3 (T3) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained and approved.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

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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.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Technical Requirement or Leadership and Management Dimension in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your 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.

All applicants are encouraged to provide NARRATIVES for each " Managerial Selection Factors" and addressed with description and/or level/percentage of experience. Please include specific examples and details which illustrate your knowledge, skills, and abilities. Please include applicable date ranges.

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

This is a temporary assignment, NTE-2 years; however, it may be extended, terminated at any time at management's discretion or made permanent without further consideration.

Current FAA employee: You MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50 including 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. Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this position.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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