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Incumbent serves as a Front Line Manager for the Boston Aircraft Evaluation Group with responsibility for the administrative and technical direction of the aviation safety mission as it relates to maintenance, avionics, or operations disciplines.
Learn more about this agency10/09/2020 to 10/23/2020
$82,632 - $128,103 per year
Salary does not include locality pay.
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
NA
Yes
No
AGL-AFS-21-0001-69567
581319400
Incumbent serves as a Front Line Manager for the Boston Aircraft Evaluation Group with responsibility for the administrative and technical direction of the aviation safety mission as it relates to maintenance, avionics, or operations disciplines. Directs the work of subordinate employees at the organizational unit level. Work typically includes project and program tasks based upon established policies, procedures, and guidelines. The incumbent has authority for the administrative and technical direction of the assigned staff. Duties typically impact employees in the organizational unit such as logistical accommodations, assigning work, monitoring and evaluating performance, coaching and development, approving leave, taking or recommending corrective and disciplinary type actions as deemed appropriate.
Manages the assigned budget, staff and other resources to accomplish organizational project and program goals and objectives. Continually monitors resources to ensure human capital and fiduciary stability to meet the needs of the organization.
Selects or recommends selection of non-supervisory employees for positions in the unit. Identifies developmental training needs of employees and provides for or arranges needed development and training.
Applies a comprehensive knowledge of the technical aspects of the work directed.
Incumbent has full authority and responsibility to make all decisions and take action in the assigned program areas, subject to the manager's administrative review. Incumbent exercises a high degree of personal judgment, initiative, and independence of action in the accomplishment of assigned duties within the framework of established policies, procedures, and precedents.
The work assignments typically impact the objectives of Flight Standards, the flying public and the aviation community.
Additionally, for technical issues, coordinates with the Assistant Manager or Office Manager to represent FAA interest with: Branch and Division Managers in the Air Transportation Division (AFS-200), or Aircraft Maintenance Division (AFS-300),as applicable, Branch and Senior Managers in the Aircraft Certification Offices and the Transport Airplane Directorate, many foreign aviation authorities such as Transport Canada (TCCA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), all the flight Standards Certificate Management Offices (CMO's), Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO's) and with Senior Managers and Executives of the major aircraft manufactures i.e., Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, Dassault and many others.
General Requirements for All Positions:
Medical Requirements: Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the Aviation Safety Inspector position in a safe and efficient manner, with or without a reasonable accommodation. The minimum medical requirements include the following requirements:
In addition, applicants for positions that require participation in the operation of the aircraft must:
Applicants not requiring valid second-class medical certificates who are tentatively selected will be required to:
Specialized Experience, Training and Certification Requirements for Specific Positions:
Applicants must meet specific requirements as outlined in the Office of Personnel Management Aviation Safety Series, Qualification Standards for Operations, Avionics and Maintenance specialties or Human Resource Policy Manual Policy Chapter Supplements for Aircraft Dispatch, Cabin Safety and Rotorcraft-Helicopter specialties. Information can be found on the following website:
To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13. 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: Experience as an Aviation Safety at the FG-13/FV-I level in any of the following specialties: Operations, Avionics, Maintenance, Aircraft Dispatch, Cabin Safety or Rotorcraft- Helicopter. Specialized experience may also include assisting, conducting, or performing various technical functions related to certification, surveillance, investigation, and enforcement activities; including experience through participation in FAA voluntary safety programs, Flight Standardization Boards (FSB) and Flight Operations Evaluation Boards (FOEB).
Recency of specialized experience is waived for employees currently in the 1825 Series.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
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.
As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Managerial Selection Factors (MSF) 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 MSF.
In lieu of providing a MSF narrative response in the text box listed below each MSF in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each MSF. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your MSF 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.
Quality Ranking Factor (QRF):
This position has a Quality Ranking Factor (QRF). QRFs are knowledge, skills, and abilities that could be expected to enhance significantly performance in a position, but are not essential for satisfactory performance. Applicants who possess such KSA's may be ranked above those who do not, but no one may be rated ineligible solely for failure to possess such KSA's.
Quality Ranking Factor is: Working knowledge of Aircraft Evaluation Group programs, i.e. Operational & Maintenance Suitability activities, Maintenance Review Boards (MRB), Flight Standards Boards (FSB) and Flight Operations Evaluation Boards (FOEB); and working knowledge of Aircraft Certification Service regarding the certification, production and approvals of aircraft, engines and propellers; continued airworthiness of such aircraft throughout the life of the aircraft; providing regulatory oversight of Delegated Organizations.
Locality pay will be determined based upon selectee's current duty location.
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.
Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50
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/.
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.
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.
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Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:
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 the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. 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.
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