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The incumbent serves as the Engineering Technician (Drafting) for the Implementation Support Center.
Learn more about this agency09/13/2024 to 10/03/2024
$45,591 - $80,781 per year
Salary above does not include locality payment. FV-F: $45,591 - $68,389 FV-G: $52,112 - $80,781
FV F - G
3 vacancies in the following locations:
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
No
No
Yes - 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. See https://www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements.
Yes - This position is represented by PASS: Regional Tech Ops and AEA.
ASW-ATO-24-JR531-92184
809266000
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Also open to former permanent excepted service federal employees eligible under an interchange agreement. Current or former permanent federal employees must have met a one year probationary period or trial period in the competitive or excepted service. Applications will also be accepted from preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least 3 years of continuous active duty service.
FV-F Duties: Assists in the preparation of predesigning engineering drawings using established Computer Aided Drafting software such as AutoCAD and MicroStation. Makes changes to marked up (red line) drawings. Coordinates with a manager, team leader, or more experienced professional to plan time and use assigned resources to accomplish tasks. Reviews engineering drawings for proper layout and prepares the drawings in the final format in accordance with drafting standards and principles.
Performs a combination of routine, multiple, and varying tasks/assignments under the general direction of a manager, team leader or more experienced employee. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team to assist other employees in day-to-day operations.
Applies knowledge to plan and accomplish routine tasks/assignments. Has a general understanding of how assignments contribute to organizational unit activities. Typical tasks may include: collecting, verifying, compiling and analyzing data; identifying technical problems and making initial recommendations.
Contacts are primarily internal, but may be external depending on the specialized area supported. Internal contacts often involve more than one organizational unit and are with managers and/or other employees to share information and to discuss the status of tasks/assignments.
Established policies/procedures provide guidance for almost all tasks/assignments but allow some discretion to select the most appropriate approach. Works under the general instructions provided by a manager, team leader, or more experienced employee. Frequently refers problems and work issues to a manager or more experienced employee when guidelines are not available or applicable. May assist in developing and recommending solutions to some problems/issues.
Work is reviewed frequently during major stages of tasks/assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness and alignment with the requirements of the project or work activity. Work activities typically support one or more projects/programs and affect the objectives of the organizational unit and the major subdivision. In some areas, the work may indirectly support the safety and security of internal and external customers.
FV-G Duties: Analyzes and reviews draft drawings for proper layout of the drawings and prepares the drawings in the final format in accordance with drafting standards. Uses engineering drafting principles, theories, concepts, as well as knowledge of other related disciplines to develop and recommend improvements to engineering drawings.
Plans, coordinates, and prepares predesigned engineering drawing using various graphic engines. Makes changes to the marked up (red-line) record drawings that are forwarded from the project engineers. Marked up (red-line) prints are processed using MicroStation software. Provides coordination, suggests solutions, and resolves unique drafting problems without managerial intervention.
Performs multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced employee. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team to accomplish day-to-day operations and may act as a lead for other technical support staff to coordinate multiple assignments.
Applies experience and advanced knowledge to plan and accomplish multiple and varying assignments. Has a thorough understanding of how technical support assignments contribute to organizational unit activities. Typical assignments may include compiling, tracking, and analyzing data, identifying technical problems and recommending/implementing solutions, and actively participating with higher-level employees in research, examinations, investigations, or inspections.
Performs other duties assigned.
To qualify at the FV-F level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level (FV-E/FG/GS-7/8) in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.
Specialized experience: Knowledge of AutoCAD, MicroStation and other Computer-Aided Engineering Graphics (CAEG) equipment and applications. Experience in the preparation of predesigning engineering drawings, making changes to marked up (red-line) drawings using CAEG software, etc.
To qualify at the FV-G level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level FV-F (FG/GS-5-9). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.
Specialized experience: Use of MicroStation, ProjectWise, and other Computer-Aided Engineering Graphics (CAEG) equipment and applications. b) Plan, coordinate, and prepare _predesigned engineering drawings, c) make changes to marked up (red-line) record drawings using MicroStation software.
Applicants must include examples of specialized experience in their work history.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Knowledge, Skill, and Ability (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 section, 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. 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.
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 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.
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Security Requirement: Moderate Risk (5). This position requires completion and favorable adjudication of a background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. Subject to a 5 year period reinvestigation.
Interviews: If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.
Incomplete Applications: Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job
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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.
FAA Employees - All applicants MUST provide a copy of their SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) which verifies current position, title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record. Form SF-50 may be uploaded to your on-line application or submitted by mail or fax. If you choose to submit the forms via fax, we cannot guarantee timely receipt or assume responsibility for the Typically SF-50's for Awards do not show the required information requested. Supervisory Endorsement to Career Level IV. In compliance with the PASS/AF Agreement, Appendix V, a Supervisory Statement endorsing the applicant for this position is required. The endorsement must include the announcement number. To obtain the Supervisory Endorsement form, please contact your manager. Supervisory Endorsement is not required for in-grade/downgrade candidates. Supervisory Endorsement must be received by closing date of the vacancy announcement. Failure to submit the supervisory endorsement will result in loss of consideration.
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 be submitted 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 be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register.
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