Duties
The Director of Investment Planning and Analysis is responsible for the leadership, evaluation, and quality assurance of business cases, benefits estimates, and life cycle cost estimates in support of all FAA Lines of Business and Staff Offices. The Director is responsible for providing executive direction and oversight in the establishment and review of business cases that are used to make decisions about major capital investments, including legacy air traffic control infrastructure and the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). The Director manages a $200k budget, provides executive financial oversight for all major contracts at the FAA, and oversees a team of 30 staff members, including four K-Band managers.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Oversees the management, evaluation and conduct of projects, programs, studies, and initiatives that involve complex technical parameters, associated economic risk, and schedule analysis tools. Leads business case analyses, benefits estimates, and life cycle cost analyses and evaluations to support decisions regarding the legacy air traffic control infrastructure and the FAA's NextGen.
- Directs and provides guidance and training to interdisciplinary teams from across the FAA in the design, development, and application of methods and tools used in cost and business analyses to support the National Airspace System.
- Collaborates with the Chief Financial Officer to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including representatives of Congress, the national military establishment, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, the aviation industry, and the general public, as well as various other domestic and foreign public and private organizations concerned with aviation safety standards and policies. Ensures the projects are cost-effective and that the investment portfolio aligns with the mission and reflects stakeholder needs.
- Serves as a member of the Capital Investment Team, Acquisition Executive Board and the Enterprise Architecture Board and engages in strategic planning to align long-term goals with the organization's objectives while actively communicating with stakeholders to gather insights and build support for initiatives.
- Leads independent financial reviews of major FAA contracts, validating investment plans and assessing early cost and schedule estimates for budget formulation. Evaluates program alternatives by analyzing schedule, cost, and benefits, while examining the overall business case, strategic alignment, risk factors, and economic return. Provides approval recommendations to the CFO and monitors compliance with approval conditions.
- Leads the development, tracking, and evaluation of metrics associated with the business case development, cost analysis processes, independent review processes, and related training initiatives.
How to Apply
A resume and narrative addressing the requirements listed in this announcement should be submitted online via the Apply button on this announcement. Uploaded resumes and narratives must be submitted in Word (or Word compatible) or PDF format. All documents must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement in order to receive consideration for the position.
THESE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO YOUR APPLICATION IN USAJOBS.
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 addition to submitting a resume, applicants should address each of the leadership and technical requirements individually, describing work accomplishments that relate to each requirement.
Leadership requirements reflect the
FAA Executive Success Profile, which describes the behaviors and characteristics required of all FAA executives. Refer to the Executive Success Profile for examples of competencies that are associated with each leadership dimension. It is important that you describe
actual accomplishments, rather than discussing your philosophy of the leadership dimensions. You are encouraged to use the
"Challenge-Context-Action-Result (CCAR)" model to address the requirements.
If you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) or an FAA Executive System (FAES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES or FAES, or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by OPM, you only need to submit a resume and narrative statement covering each of the Technical Requirements listed above. You do not need to submit a narrative on the Leadership Requirements. SES CDP graduates should submit a copy of their CDP program certification with their package.
Next steps
Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified of the outcome.
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.