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Aviation Technical Systems Specialist Portfolio Manager

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Traffic Organization ATO, Western Service Center WSC, Planning & Requirements Group PRG, AJV-W31
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Summary

This position is located in the Air Traffic Organization, Mission Support Services, Western Service Area, Planning and Requirements Group (PRG), Portfolio Management and Integration (PMI) Team (AJV-W31).

Overview

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Open & closing dates
11/29/2024 to 12/19/2024
Salary
$121,606 to - $188,525 per year

Salary shown includes base pay for Des Moines, WA, 30.81%

Pay scale & grade
FV J
Location
Few vacancies in the following location:
Des Moines, WA
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Financial disclosure
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.
Bargaining unit status
Yes - This position is represented by NATCA: Technical System Specialists.
Announcement number
ANM-ATO-25-0485716-93499
Control number
821423600

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Clarification from the agency

Also open to former excepted service employees eligible under an interchange agreement. Current or former federal employees must have met a one year probationary period or trial period in the competitive or excepted service. Applications will 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.

Duties

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The Portfolio Management & Integration Team is responsible for providing integrated planning, requirements management, and program implementation management support to assist Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Service Units, and other FAA organizations with implementing and managing ATO services and infrastructure within the Service Areas. This includes the identification and management of the interdependencies between programs and projects at individual sites or groups of facilities.

The incumbent will perform multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. Acts as principal technical specialist or as a project manager or team leader for large work activities. Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of the NAS procedures, principles, infrastructure and/or facilities, operations and strategic management processes, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and develop improved technical processes or systems. Considers the objectives of the major
subdivision and LOB/SO when developing, integrating, and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines.


The incumbent is a Portfolio Manager who performs ATO planning including communicating activities, milestones, and schedules to the team for a specific geographic area.


Provides decision makers at all levels with access to similar sets of information so they can make more coordinated implementation decisions. Serves as the Service Center focal point for the Technical Operations and Air Traffic Districts and advocates for field facility needs related to corporate investment projects.


Establishes internal FAA cross-functional teams for collaboration and to support the coordination and integration of requirements and projects originating from both internal FAA and external customers.


Develops integrated project portfolios including facilities and equipment (F&E), operations (Ops), and external stakeholder projects that impact the National Airspace System (NAS).


Performs routine analysis of project portfolios to identify integration opportunities, minimize cost, minimize system and operational impacts, and/or increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and throughput of project execution. Facilitates discussions with stakeholders to influence changes to their projects/programs that benefit the greater NAS.


Provides leadership, training, oversight and guidance to Integration Planning Specialists.


Defines, organizes, and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules.


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/SOs) and externally.


Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues, but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires.

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 LOB/SOs and may impact on the objectives of the FAA.

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).
  • If the agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed

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 next lower level of FV-I or FG/GS-13. Specialized experience includes: Experience gained in positions within organizations that are responsible for the planning, funding, and delivery of capital investment projects at individual sites or groups of facilities, and management of the interdependencies between FAA programs. This experience may be acquired through functions such as the acquisition and development of NAS programs and systems, the development and execution of projects related to the operations and maintenance functions in FAA field facilities, and the mitigation of impacts to NAS systems and operations caused by projects executed by external (non-FAA) organizations.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history

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

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.

Education

There is no substitution of education.

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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 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.

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. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

This position is not eligible for remote work. Selectee will be required to report to the ANM regional office and is eligible for telework.

The FAA is an excepted service agency. Basic Federal employee benefits remain the same as other Federal agencies.

Security Requirements: Moderate Risk (5): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of a Moderate Risk Background Investigation (Tier 2) background investigation prior to appointment, unless waiver is obtained.

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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.

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