Human Resources Specialist Job in Oklahoma City, OK

Vacancy No. AAC-AHR-26-AHFS300-99211 Department Federal Aviation Administration
Salary $62,660.00 to $97,132.00 Grade G to G
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 6/17/2026 Close Date 6/24/2026
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Oklahoma City, OK


Human Resources Specialist

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of HR Services, Area Director South, Aviation Careers Division, AHF-S300

Summary

The incumbent provides a full range of HR products and services to address a wide rage of complex, interrelated HRM problems and issues.

This job is open to

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Clarification from the agency

Open to Current Permanent FAA Employees - FAA Wide.

Duties

Applies experience and detailed knowledge applicable to his/her discipline to plan and accomplish assignments. Applies merit system principles to attract, develop, manage, and retain a high quality and diverse workforce. Provides employment, staffing, and compensation services to fill paraprofessional, professional, technical, specialized, and related support positions; plans, coordinates and implements approved organizational structures that support desired grade/band levels and career pathways; assists managers and supervisors by providing advisory guidance on title, series, and grade/band levels; assists management in developing crediting plans and other documentation necessary for the recruitment and placement of well-qualified candidates in internal or external competitive staffing actions; identifies, analyzes, resolves difficult problems (e.g., qualifications disputes, controversial staffing issues, etc.); provides guidance to lesser experienced staff.

May conduct research in the application of HRM laws, rules, regulations, policies, precedent, decisions, etc. Demonstrates some independence in planning time and using assigned resources to accomplish tasks or small projects. Drafts and builds job vacancy announcements for the various/multiple Occupational Job Series, (e.g., 1825, 2101, and 2152) for publishing. Generates candidate referral lists. Audits selections ensuring adherence to veteran¿s preference; closes referral list when LOB requests list be closed. Evaluates applications and résumés for qualification and adjudicates veteran¿s preference. Issues tentative and firm offer letters (TOL and FOL). Initiate hire actions in Workforce Transformation and Tracking System (WTTS) and processes new hire action within Federal Personnel Payroll System (FPPS). Generates reports detailing applicant¿s status: outstanding clearance(s), academy class assignment, TOL/FOL date.

Supports the communication between client organizations and the processing center by researching and coordinating technical requirements to ensure personnel action are researched and coordinated with customers before forwarding to the processing center for final action. Ensures personnel actions are annotated with the appropriate nature of action, legal authority, pay, and remarks; collects/analyzes data and information concerning time-to-fill metrics and accuracy of personnel actions.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow some direction for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es). Typically receives guidance on selecting approaches from a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. 

May develop and deliver briefings, status reports, and correspondence to manager and employees to foster understanding of policies, procedures, trends, problems, and recommendations. Assists management by researching and gathering documents associated with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and drafting initial response to Congressional complaints. 

Refers problems and work issues to a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experiences professional when guidelines are not available or applicable.

Work is typically reviewed frequently during assignments and at completion to ensure timelines, policy compliance, and alignment with the requirement of projects and/or other work activities.

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).
  • Successful completion of a security investigation will be required.
  • A one-year probationary period may be required.
  • Please Review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

To qualify at the FV-G level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-F (GS/FG 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.

Specialized Experience includes experience delivering the full range of employment services/products to customer organizations; preparing/announcing vacancies; providing internal/external placement services to recruit for a wide range of highly specialized, technical and/or hard-to-staff positions; executing recruitment plans to locate and identify highly qualified candidates; analyzing and resolving complex pay-setting errors; reviewing position documents to verify title, series, and grade/career level etc.

OR

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Education must be directly related to the position. Must be gained from an accredited college or university.

OR

Combination of education and experience may be qualifying for this position.

Applicants should provide examples of specialized experience in their work history.

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

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts. If selected, official transcripts will be required prior to employment. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Information Regarding KSA¿s:

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 based on the work history and experience you provided. 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); Quality Ranking Factor (QRF), if applicable, Leadership and Management Dimensions, if applicable, or Other Factors 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.

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

  1. Position(s) to be filled at the FV-G in AHF-S310 or AHF-S320.
  2. Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.
  3. Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted.
  4. Position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits.
  5. 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.
  6. Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at www.abetterlifeokc.com.
  7. To check receipt of emailed documents, please contact Sidney Heifetz at Sidney.R.Heifetz@faa.gov.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal 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

Supporting documents (i.e.: SF-50, DD-214 (member 2 or 4), transcripts, etc.) must be uploaded to your application or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth. Failure to submit required documents will eliminate you from consideration.



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.

RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.

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

Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)

  • Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week.
  • Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA.

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.

Agency contact information

Sidney Heifetz
Phone
1 (405) 954-7981
Email
Sidney.R.Heifetz@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
AAC Regional HR Services Branch
6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155
AHF-S210
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
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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Agency contact information

Sidney Heifetz
Phone
1 (405) 954-7981
Email
Sidney.R.Heifetz@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
AAC Regional HR Services Branch
6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155
AHF-S210
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
US

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