Summary
This position is within the FAA, Aviation Safety (AVS), Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM), Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800). AAM develops and manages medical programs in support of AVS.
AAM-800 is responsible for oversight of the aviation industry's compliance with the drug and alcohol testing regulations (14 CFR part 120 and 49 CFR part 40).
Duties
The Drug Abatement Compliance Analyst within the Drug Abatement Division, Program Policy Branch (AAM-820), is responsible for monitoring, administering, coordinating, or advising on technical policy internal to the aviation industry drug and alcohol testing programs for Drug Abatement Policy to assure understanding of and compliance of the aviation industry testing programs as set forth in the Department of Transportation (DOT) and FAA regulations, 49 CFR part 40 and 14 CFR part 120. Performs a mixture of routine, multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. Acts as an individual contributor, member of a team and/or may perform some leadership functions for small projects/programs/teams.
Monitors and tracks programmatic and management actions and reports for completeness and responsiveness to guidance to ensure that commitments and milestones are met, and delinquencies and difficult problems are brought to the attention of the manager. Analyzes incoming requests for information or regulatory guidance to prepare responses, coordinate with members of a team and recommends actions to follow-up with management. Provides ongoing assistance, works basic issues, and provides guidance on national regulations or policy to a diverse audience.
Under limited direction, monitors, coordinates, and provides information that is accurate, clear and concise to a targeted audience. Applies experience and detailed technical knowledge of current and historical regulations and policies applicable to accomplish assignments and prepare documentation for the Division. Interfaces with stakeholders, safety-sensitive employees and the flying public to provide guidance and policy information. May act as a team member on a rulemaking project or new business policy. Typical assignments may include collecting, recording and analyzing data/information; identifying problems; performing investigation and inspection activities; and initiating compliance and enforcement actions.
Demonstrates some independence in planning time and using assigned resources to accomplish assignments or small projects. Provides interpretation and implementation of policies, procedures and requirements governing the drug and alcohol testing regulations and compliance and enforcement policies with limited guidance of a manager or more experienced technical specialist. Researches, reviews and analyzes program directives and instructions from higher-level offices concerning program policies and guidance to ensure consistency. Utilizes automated database tracking systems and the internet to research program-related information.
Attends meetings and programs reviews, documents findings, and provides limited support to these proceedings by gathering specific data, some of which is not readily available and must be developed or solicited from other offices. Maintains contacts with immediate office staff and with other organizational components as necessary to complete developmental assignments.
Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow some discretion to select the most appropriate approach. Infrequently receives guidance on selecting approach from a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. May provide recommendations to improve work processes.
Resolves most problems and work issues without assistance. Refers difficult problems and work issues to a manager, program/project manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist when guidelines are not available or applicable, and/or require their attention.
Work is reviewed periodically during assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness and technical compliance with the requirements of work activity. Work activities support the work of other employees and contribute to activities of the organization.
Perform other duties as assigned.
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).
- A one-year probationary period may be required.
- Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
- Please Review Required Documents & Additional Information.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the FV-H (FG/GS-10-12) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G (FG/GS-5-9) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
Specialized experience includes: Experience reviewing, analyzing, and applying policies, and procedures to accomplish work assignments; preparing and providing support in the preparation of rulemaking documents; working with drug and alcohol testing programs; racking and analyzing data to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
Applicants should provide examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Education
KSA Information
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 Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)/Leadership and Mangement Dimensions/Other Factors, 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.
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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.
Required Documents
Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) required to determine area of consideration. Supplemental documentation will be accepted in combination with your online application. These documents should be uploaded to your USAJOBS.gov application or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@FAA.GOV on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.
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
Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position.
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.
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.