Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist Job in FAA Location Negotiable Upon Request - See Additional Info

Vacancy No. ANM-AIR-25-2481045-95629 Department Federal Aviation Administration
Salary $94,544.00 to $146,571.00 Grade J to J
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 7/9/2025 Close Date 7/18/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
FAA Location Negotiable Upon Request - See Additional Info


Summary

Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) oversees a professional workforce of more than 1,300 employees working in FAA Headquarters in Washington, DC, 35 field offices across the U.S., international offices, and an Executive Support Staff. AIR develops safety standards, policies, and guidance that govern the design, production, and airworthiness of aircraft, engines, and propellers. AIR issues approvals and provides oversight of our approval holders, designees, and delegated organizations.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent FAA employees

Duties

The Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge applicable to Aircraft Certification Service programs in order to accomplish assignments and in developing and coordinating program strategies and project planning; providing analyses and recommendations concerning a broad and often complex issues involving internal management systems and functional assignments as required for Aviation Safety, FAA, and DOT in coordination with other elements in the organization.

This position performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager or more experienced technical specialist.

Typical work assignments include:

Prepares and develops major policy, guidelines, procedures and regulations on aviation safety compliance program;

Provides expertise, advice and comprehensive guidance on controversial, sensitive or complex matters pertaining to statutory and regulatory requirements;

Participates in a wide variety of complex studies and researches projects to measure, assess, and evaluate the effect of changes and trends pertinent to the activities of the agency's aviation safety program;

Proactively identifies and resolves particularly complex or controversial individual transactional or aviation safety programmatic issues;

Collaborates with both internal and external representatives of the industry, federal, state and local government agencies, foreign authorities, congressional interests, other external organizations and higher authorities on aviation safety programs tasked with the development and implementation of aviation policy, guidelines, procedures and regulations;

Prepares comprehensive reports of study results which include participation in technical working groups and ad hoc advisory committees;

Conducts formal and informal discussions with all levels of technical personnel concerned with or affected by AVS programs;

Prepares for and makes presentations at meetings representing the Associate Administrator and/or the Deputy Associate Administrator with internal and external stakeholders;

Prepares technical briefing materials, proposals, and replies to aviation safety inquiries;

Works closely with the AVS executive front office staff to ensure continuous improvement to front office processes;

Work activities may impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions or LOB/SOs and may also impact on the objectives of the FAA. 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).
  • Please see required document section.

Qualifications

For the FV-J level: You must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower level (FV-I/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 includes:

  • Experience analyzing, evaluating, and advising on aviation safety matters;
  • Experience providing advice and information on safety issues to management within an organization;
  • Experience in developing and managing complex project plans and schedules.

You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered. 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.

*Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.*

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

**All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.**

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 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 WORK HISTORY THAT DESCRIBES HOW YOU MEET THE 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.

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 alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

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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 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

FAA's CORE COMPENSATION PLAN This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available at: http://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/

This Level 5 - Medium Risk position requires favorable adjudication of a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.

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

This position is located in AIR-012. However, this vacancy announcement may be used to fill vacancies in other AIR offices.

THE POSITION IS LOCATED IN AN AIR DUTY LOCATION AND THE SELECTEE MUST REPORT TO AN APPROVED FAA AIR DUTY FACILITY.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

Benefits

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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.

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.

Required Documents

Current or Former Federal employee (including a current FAA employee): You MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2). Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this position.

Applicants must apply on-line. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted. Additional documents to supplement your application (i.e. transcripts, SF-50, or veteran's documents) may be uploaded in USAJOBS or faxed to (206) 231-4150 on or before the closing date of this announcement. Include your name and the announcement number on each of your faxed pages.



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/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.

How to Apply

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.

We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:

  • Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)

  • Duties (be specific in describing your duties)

  • Employer's name and address

  • Supervisor name and phone number

  • Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)

  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)

  • Salary (optional)


Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.

Agency contact information

Chazden Galloway
Phone
1 (206) 234-4040
Fax
1 (206) 231-4150
Email
chazden.j.galloway@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
ANM Regional HR Services Branch
2200 S. 216th St.
AHF-N210
Des Moines, WA 98198
US

Next steps

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.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide.

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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