Lead Aeronautical Information Specialist Job in Washington, DC

Vacancy No. AAC-ATO-26-AJVA200-98112 Department Federal Aviation Administration
Salary $143,913.00 to $187,093.00 Grade 14 to 14
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 4/10/2026 Close Date 4/30/2026
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Washington, DC


Summary

The Aeronautical Charting Group (AJV-A2) implements and manages the FAA Aeronautical Charting Group programs in support of the National Airspace System (NAS). AJV-A2 plans, develops, coordinates, disseminates, and processes aeronautical charts and products for safe navigation throughout the NAS. The incumbent leads initiatives and projects for the team and/or group to achieve specific tasks, which produces charting products and services in support of NAS operations.

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 within AJV-A200.

Duties

Advises, coordinates, and facilitates workgroups focused on the design of aeronautical charts, publications, related products, and aeronautical information; serves as a workgroup chair proving leadership and strategic direction to the assigned workgroup team; coordinates and supports major program initiatives focused on the development/integration of aeronautical charts, publications, related products, and aeronautical information in the NAS; identifies and assesses existing or potential issues and problems relating to organizational programs, products, and services; responsible for oversight of Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs), safety alerts and product notices to address errors in aeronautical products; provides oversight and assumes responsibility for the accuracy and dissemination of these notices; analyzes and evaluates the objectives, planning, policies, work, and progress, of assigned programs; makes informed and timely decisions based on the analysis of the situation; presents results of analyses and evaluations to colleagues, executives, and various levels of management.

Serves as a Project Management representative; acts as a project manager for large aeronautical chart design/development projects and airspace redesign efforts; leads a team effort by acting as a project/program lead; serves as a project manager for multidisciplinary charting and production activities; leads aeronautical data/database systems of charting related projects for the team and or group; provides oversight on the chart design, development, and implementation of aeronautical information as it relates to charts, related publications, and aeronautical information procedures and/or routes to ensure alignment with applicable FAA Orders and Regulations. Leads and manages production activities. Uses collaborative workgroup structures for organizing workgroup activities and establishing production timelines; defines project goals, and coordinates with stakeholders; establishes baseline performance measures for assigned projects, prioritizes work, and determines resource needs and allocation; addresses novel problems by planning and carrying out major studies or evaluations; solicits, collects, acquires, evaluates, selects, compiles, and presents
highly complex broad-range navigational, operational data and/or information related to the National Airspace System; establishes and implements top-level production strategies and program objectives; organizes, deploys, and manages resources to complete projects within scope, quality, time and cost constraints.

Uses aeronautical domain expertise to define FAA requirements for information systems in alignment with applicable FAA orders, specifications, as well as internal policies/memorandum governing aeronautical chart development; performs verification of information technology deliverables and the associated chart inventory by developing and executing test cases using real world chart design scenarios and data; designs business intelligence report capabilities to identify positive and negative trends in aeronautical data and reports progress to the applicable oversight organization (e.g., Office of Management and Budget); develops information technology solutions to meet short and/or long-term aeronautical information needs; reviews current and proposed FAA Orders or policy changes relating to aeronautical charts and publications and make suggestions for improvements to those documents for completeness and accuracy, highlighting any impacts to the existing chart inventory; conducts detailed analysis of charting discrepancies, failures, and errors and
provides recommendations and solutions to such actions; uses sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternatives and develop effective solutions.

Provides advice and counsel to staff and leadership on matters related to the charting products and automation and serves as a SME on directorate level planning initiatives.

Performs other related 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 security investigation may be required.
  • One year probationary period may be required.
  • Please Review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

To qualify at the FG/GS-14 level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the FG/GS-13 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: Design, compilation and maintenance of aeronautical charts, related products, and aeronautical information; experience involved with collection, selection, analysis, evaluation, and preparation of reliable aeronautical information on navigation and related operations, including publications related to navigation, delivering technical and non-technical information to a diverse audience; experience serving as project manager for multidisciplinary charting and production activities.

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

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

Education

See qualifications required.

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), Demonstrated Abilities and 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

NOTES

  1. Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed, or emailed applications cannot be accepted.
  2. 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 position.
  3. If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.
  4. Positions will be filled at the FG-14 level within AJV-A200 in Washington, DC.
  5. To confirm receipt of documents, please contact Caleb Weston at Caleb.A.Weston@faa.gov.

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.

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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

A Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) is required to verify area of consideration. Other supplemental documentation will be accepted in combination with your online application. These documents must be uploaded with your application or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All emailed 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.

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

Caleb Weston
Phone
1 (405) 954-5312
Email
caleb.a.weston@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

Caleb Weston
Phone
1 (405) 954-5312
Email
caleb.a.weston@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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