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This Group focuses on improving operational safety through voluntary employee safety reporting programs for air traffic controllers, technicians, federal contract towers, and engineers. The Group's purpose is to foster a collaborative safety environment between management and labor.
03/18/2025 to 03/27/2025
$94,544 - $146,571 per year
The salary listed DOES NOT include the locality rate.
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few vacancies in the following locations:
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25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.
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Permanent
Full-time
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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. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements
AWA-AJI-25-3321CM-94506
833766700
Open to current permanent FAA employees --FAA-WIDE
This position is a senior Airway Transportation System Specialist (ATSS) responsible for applying expert technical knowledge of air transportation systems, operations, and procedures to provide national-level expertise and technical support to the Technical Operations Aviation Safety Action Program (T-SAP). Uses advanced knowledge of the National Airspace System (NAS) to serve as a senior project manager and Management Representative for large, challenging work activities on the T-SAP Event Review Committees (ERC). This work is part of a positive safety culture, as well as critical to and directly impacts the safe and efficient operation of the NAS.
As a technical expert, the ATSS applies experience installing and maintaining technical operations equipment to review and analyze T-SAP reports to identify actual or potential safety problems from the information contained in the reports. Provides national leadership to T-SAP and consults with subject matter experts to propose innovative solutions for detected problems. Applies in-depth knowledge of the Safety Management System (SMS) and the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) to analyze unusual aviation safety concerns, issues, and deviations from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policies and procedures. Identifies and proposes solutions to complex issues that cross all Air Traffic
Organization (ATO) operational service units.
The ATSS applies experience working with voluntary safety reporting programs or participating in other types of collaborative safety-oriented programs, to collect and analyze T-SAP data. Uses safety data taxonomy definitions to identify and enter the type of incident into the safety database. Creates and assigns database access controls. Reviews reports for completeness, redacts as appropriate, and requests additional information from the initiator when needed. Tracks and schedules new reports for review during ERC meetings. Coordinates requests for information with appropriate departments within the FAA for feedback when required or requested by the ERC. Researches and performs fact-finding on specific reports by communicating with Offices of Primary Responsibility (OPRs) to obtain more information.
Creates the agenda for ERC meetings and provides logistical support. Develops reports for the Chairperson and senior managers, which include information such as summaries of the ERC meeting activities, an overview of open events and excluded events. The ATSS provides updates on all Corrective Action Requests (CAR's) and T-SAP Information Requests (TIR's) which includes monitoring, assigning, and closing requests as appropriate. Collects technical data from multiple
sources to support ERC deliberations. Ensures documents are available prior to ERC meetings and that minutes are correct and recorded. Monitors records disposition and updates the T-SAP Online database as necessary. Utilizes automated systems to create software, reports, and any follow-up fact-finding that may be necessary to allow the ERC to fully analyze reports and to obtain necessary data to make decisions on the reports. Develops innovative approaches to attain organizational objectives and optimize the use of resources. Identifies and justifies the resources needed to accomplish large work activities.
Contacts are internal and external and include senior officials throughout the FAA, Department of Transportation, Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) labor organization, the aviation industry, media and general public. Represents FAA as a senior technical authority for T-SAP. Formulates and recommends organizational positions on major projects/policies/issues to senior management. Works collaboratively with the Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service (AOV) and PASS to ensure success and to sustain the integrity of the program. ATSS reports directly to the Team Manager. Works independently and has broad discretion to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and policies.
To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess a levelleast one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I , FG/GS-13 . 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:
You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your ratingor may result in you not being considered.
*Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do notprovide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.*
**All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement .**
Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.
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.
Education cannot be substituted for experience.
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.
As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant, 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.
This Level 5 (Moderate Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; (3) alphabetical or (4) priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.
This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about Core Compensation is available athttps://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits:
Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed.
This is not a bargaining unit position.
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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.
ALL applicants MUST submit the following:
1) resume with complete work history; and
2) a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action).
Failure to submitall required documents by the closing date will result in a finding of ineligible. We are not responsible for incomplete, illegible or missing documents.
Please DO NOT email your application documents. We cannot accept documents received via the email system. Documents sent via email will NOT receive consideration.
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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 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.
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:
Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.
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Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.
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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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/833766700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
