Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist

The Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager. Acts as OMT Lead for one or more ODA’s. Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of aviation statutory regulations to ensure compliance. Conducts regulatory compliance reviews, outreach, staffing support, writing, research, and other functions to facilitate Oversight of ODA’s.

Applies regulatory experience and expert technical knowledge of aviation safety regulations, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and develop improved technical processes or systems. Develops plans, techniques, and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues. Monitors the execution of the program portfolio and its component projects, ensuring that it continues to meet the original design objectives. Plans and implements solutions to address quality control issues and selects appropriate qualitative or quantitative methods to be used in quality control of key safety system programs to
assess and identify shortfalls and recommends solutions for preventive action, measure progress, continuous improvement and success. Uses experience planning and implementing projects to define, organize, and assign resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Leverages other resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules. Works with manager in defining project scope, goals and deliverable; defining tasks and required resources; collecting and managing project team inputs, managing budget, and
allocating project resources. Participates in technical working groups and ad hoc advisory committees.

Collaborates and engages in discussions related to the Agency’s mission and ensuring the operation and safety of the National Airspace System (NAS). Works with the AVS ODA Office as needed to identify and resolves complex individual transactional or aviation safety programmatic issues and interprets regulatory and policy and compliance issues related to statues, regulations and program requirements to develop improvement to technical processes or systems. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally.

Contacts are internal and external. Often represents FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally (within an LOB/SO or across LOB’s/SO’s) and externally, including senior level executives and program sponsors/owners. Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations provide input, coordinate approvals, and to measure and report progress. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on oversight. Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations. Plays a lead role in drafting, reviewing, and editing reports for final approval prior to external distribution.

Contributes to the preparation and dissemination of the Office’s written materials by drafting and editing talking points, fact sheets, briefing materials, memorandum, and other materials for conducting, facilitating, and supporting committee meetings, external outreach, briefings, reports, and speeches. Ensures information on activities are communicated in an effective and timely manner throughout the Agency.

Work is reviewed, typically through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions or AVS and may impact on the objectives of the FAA. In some areas, the work may affect the safety and security of customers.

Requirements

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).

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, all applicants must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (FV-I OR FG/GS-13) in the Federal government. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. (Applicants must include examples of specialized experience in their work history).

Specialized experience includes:

– Experience in developing and managing Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) and/or SMS processes and procedures.

– Experience leading and developing solutions to complex safety issues, including regulatory, policy, and congressional, with cross- functional teams.

– Experience providing aircraft certification division and executive leadership teams advice and information on safety issues.

QUALITY RANKING FACTOR (QRF) – A QRF is a KSA or competency that could be expected to significantly enhance performance in a position, but unlike a Selective Placement Factor, is not essential for satisfactory performance.

A well-qualified applicant will have one or more of the following attributes: 1) Experience as an ODA unit member or Designated Engineering Representative (DER), 2) Experience in establishing or maintaining a safety management system, or 3) Experience working with aircraft in the areas of design, production, or operation.

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

Special Note Concerning Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) 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 KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA 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 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) 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.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience at this grade level.

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 U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.

Incomplete Applications: Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Your application/resume MUST have your official title, grade and series on your work history.

Interviews: The Agency may choose to interview one, some, none, or all candidates from the selection certificate or any other valid recruitment/referral list submitted.

Requirement for Security Clearance: Selection and placement are contingent upon waiver or completion of satisfactory security requirements. Moderate Risk (Level 5), this position requires completion and favorable adjudication of a National Agency Check with Inquiry (NACI)background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.

These positions are located in AIR-857, IR867, IR877. Duty location/locality pay will be determined based on the following duty locations:

• Anchorage, AK – 31.32%
• Scottsdale, AZ – 21.44%
• Lakewood, CA – 34.89%
• Enfield, CT – 30.91%
• Denver, CO – 29.05%
• Washington, DC – 32.49%
• Orlando, FL – 16.50%
• Hapeville, GA – 23.02%
• Des Plaines, IL – 29.79%
• Wichita, KS – 16.50%
• Burlington, MA – 31.05%
• Belleville, MI – 28.37%
• Minneapolis, MN – 26.39%
• Kansas City, MO – 18.18%
• Greensboro, NC – 16.50%
• Saddle Brook, NJ – 36.16%
• Farmingdale, NY – 36.16%
• East Farmingdale, NY – 36.16%
• Jamacia, NY – 36.16%
• Westbury, NY – 36.16%
• North Olmsted, OH – 21.69%
• Vandalia, OH – 20.59%
• Bethany, OK – 16.50%
• Oklahoma City, OK – 16.50%
• New Cumberland, PA – 18.59%
• Fairview Township, PA – 32.49%
• North Charleston, SC – 16.50%
• Fort Worth, TX – 26.37%
• San Antonio, TX – 18.00%
• Des Moines, WA – 29.57%

This position is eligible but not in a bargaining unit.

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• Benefits
  

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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.

• Benefits
  

  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. .

  
  
  

  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.

• Required Documents

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  All FAA employees MUST submit their most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) and NOT SF-52, (see below on required information needed on SF-50). Form(s) may be uploaded to your on-line application or submitted by mail or fax. If you choose to submit the form via fax, we cannot guarantee timely receipt or assume responsibility for the quality or legibility of the form. Illegible forms will result in loss of consideration. Mailed or faxed forms should be addressed to the agency point of contact listed in this vacancy announcement.

  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.

  
  
  

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  Forms:

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  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 .

  
  
  

  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.

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