Summary
Serves as a Management and Program Analyst, Technology Project Manager Team Lead within the Flight Standards Service (FS), Strategic Planning and Financial Services Division, System Tools and Information (STIM) Branch, AFB-260. The STIM Branch is a multi-disciplinary team of FAA employees and contractors responsible for mission-enabling, innovative technology.
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Duties
The System Tools & Information Management (STIM) Branch is a multi-disciplinary team of FAA employees and contractors responsible for mission-enabling, innovative technology such as Big Data, Data Science, Advanced Technologies (e.g., autonomous systems, robotic systems, data streaming), Cyber Security, Mobile Technologies, Process Engineering, Advanced Analytics (e.g. artificial intelligence, machine learning) and Human Factors to name a few. STIM engages in environmental scanning to research and identify outside influencers and business innovation to Flight Standards Service (FS). The STIM Branch Team embraces agile values and a systems approach as we improve FS effectiveness through transitioning technology, infrastructure, applications, and data to the edge technology to support risk-based standards, certification, and oversight. STIM advises the Flight Standards Leadership Board and influences continuous improvement, policy and procedures. The branch also ensures standardization, consolidation, and consistency in system tools, information management, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, 508 compliance and related automation. The branch advocates on behalf of the Service to ensure infrastructure used to collect, manage, preserve, store and deliver information is efficient, effective and incorporates innovative technological platforms. The STIM Branch contributes to providing the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world through enabling data availability and optimal timing for data-driven decisions. The Flight Standards Systems, Tools and Information Management Branch Strategic Plan is to enable decisions at the appropriate level with the necessary information for the right people, place, and time so they can make a decision in the moment. Under minimal direction from the Branch Manager, the incumbent will serve as a Technology Project Manager TEAM LEAD in the System Tools and Information (STIM) Branch (AFB-260) of Flight Standards Service (FS). The incumbent will: • Apply experience, expert knowledge, understanding of business value and leadership of: data management (principles, procedures, tools, modeling), technology, data science, autonomous systems, mobile technologies, information, science, human-machine interface, cyber-security (methods, tools, procedures, technology, threats), integrating (interfacing, collecting, connecting, sharing), artificial intelligence, a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods; in support of: planning, development and execution of STIM programs. • Provide expert advice, guidance, recommendations and briefings using oral and written communication techniques to ensure understanding complex/controversial issues and success of technology projects and services to senior executives and all levels of management and other technical specialists on significant issues or that that significantly influence important FS/AVS/Agency technology policies and problems. • Designs and conducts comprehensive management, business, programmatic, and analytical functions to support FS, Aviation Safety (AVS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). • Provide team leadership across projects and initiatives under the responsibility of the STIM Branch and may provide feedback on lower level employee’s performance to the branch manager. Provides guidance to lower-level staff to address diverse, complex issues impacting the aviation/transportation industry. • Support and foster the success and leadership of other project/program managers and lower level employees to take responsibility for increasingly complex and larger projects. Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Selectee will be required to report to an FAA Flight Standards Duty Location which will be discussed at selection.
Qualifications
To qualify for this FV-J position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I (FG/GS-13). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience is: Applying knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines; designing and recommending solutions to problems; preparing and reviewing reports; analyzing and assembling information and data to be used for briefings. In addition to the qualification requirements above, this vacancy also includes a Quality Ranking Factors for which candidates will be evaluated. Please refer to the KSA section for these factors. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Please ensure your answer all questions and follow all instruction carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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Required Documents
Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted. If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application (e.g. transcripts, SF-50, or veterans' documentation) you may upload these documents with your applications in USAJOBS. Supplemental documentation can also be faxed to 781-238-7283 on or before the closing date of this announcement. Include your name and the announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth. All Veterans: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit either a DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 Copy or equivalent), or a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions. If you are claiming 10 point preference, you must also submit a completed SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference, and supporting documents outlined on the SF-15. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran. If you are claiming 10 point preference but fail to submit the supporting documents outlined on the SF-15, you will be tentatively assessed as a 5 point preference eligible provided your DD Form 214 reflects that you have the service required to qualify for preference. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran. Veterans currently on active duty claiming veterans' preference: You will be granted tentative preference if you submit a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions and your application shows that you have the required service. Prior to being appointed, you must provide to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office a DD Form 214 documenting discharge/release and showing that the service was honorable or general. If you are on terminal leave, you must provide documentation certifying authorized terminal leave.
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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.
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Next steps
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