Duties
This position is located in the Aircraft Operations Flight Ops Team. The Flight Ops Team Manager is responsible for overseeing the administrative and technical direction of flight operations personnel and managing facility management in compliance with 14 CFR Part 135 Air Operator certificate and its 14 CFR Part 145 Repair Station certificate.
Responsible for executing ground safety programs, to include environmental management system, and occupational safety and health programs. Monitors and provides oversight of flight, maintenance, ground, and facility safety practices. Provides safety education and proactively analyzes data to mitigate and prevent incidents and accidents. Ensures all aspects of the flight operations program complies with applicable regulations to include but not limited to: aviation safety programs, ground safety programs, facility safety programs, and safe aviation operating practices. Recognized as the Flight Program Operations focal point on safety matters, administers the safety program and makes recommendations to improve safety in the workplace. Oversees staff responsible for performing flight inspection of navigational aids and instrument flight procedures in the National Airspace System (NAS). Ensures crewmembers operate in accordance with applicable 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts, operating manuals, and national policy/directives.
Exercises final authority for managerial responsibilities over a highly technical and specialized staff including selections, promotions, disciplinary actions, equity of performance standards and evaluations training, awards, and resolution of grievances. Responsible for establishing annual and multiyear goals and objectives for the division. Responsible for the development of a professional staff to accomplish safety program goals: develops requirements for budgetary support, personnel, space and equipment programs and manages the resources assigned to the team such as staff, space, equipment and funds.
Maintains program liaison with the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) and with technical operations personnel across multiple organizational levels to coordinate current initiatives and planned safety initiatives that affect the operation of the NAS.
Applies a detailed knowledge of 14 CFR , aviation programs, aviation standards and safe aviation operating practices to direct and coordinate resources of a large-scale organization that operates in a 14 CFR Part 121, Part 135, Part 91, or Part 141 environment; a detailed knowledge of budget, human resource management, and other administrative policies and procedures; and a comprehensive understanding of the objectives of the major subdivision, the LOB/SO, and the FAA. Also applies a thorough understanding of the principles of management and strategic planning, and the ability to integrate the work of multiple organizational units/projects/programs to accomplish mission objectives. Responsible for keeping the Flight Program Operations Chief Pilot fully informed about the status of the organization.
Directs the work of employees for multiple organizational units/projects/programs across multiple functions and/or disciplines within a major subdivision. Work includes complex projects/programs based on the objectives of the major subdivision/the Air Traffic Organization Line of Business (ATO LOB) and frequently the FAA.
Makes recommendations and/or final decision involving flight operations matters, financial, and administrative issues. Integrates and coordinates the work of inter-functional groups, recommends resource allocation for the applicable program segment, provides leadership in developing, implementing, evaluating and improving processes and procedures to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of the organization: reviews and approves reports and documentation to assure they accurately reflect the policies and vision of AJF/ATO/FAA and safety for the NAS.
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.
- Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
- Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
- A one-year probationary and/or supervisory 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-K (GS/FG-15) level, applicants must have at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience equivalent to the FV-J (GS/FG-14) level that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE includes
- Experience managing, directing, and coordination resources in a public or US military or governmental (federal, state, local) environment or private sector dealing with evaluating the effectiveness of a flight program and developing criteria and standards in support of the mission (e.g. flight inspection, transportation of passengers, or goods, aviation dispatcher, dispatcher or collecting analyzing data for flight inspection missions.
- Experience working in a certificated flight program, strategic planning, process evaluation and development, and experience with budget allocation and other administrative policies and procedures.
- Experience providing oversight and ensuring readiness routinely and in the event of emergencies, including safety, training, and scheduling.
- Experience dealing laws and regulations in accordance with 14 CFR Parts 5/121/135/141.
AND
In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a Selective Placement Factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF): To qualify, applicants must possess the following:
- Airway Transportation Systems Specialist Certification, issued by Flight Program Operations
- Class III Medical Certificate
Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the 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 Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), 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 KSAs 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.
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Benefits
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Required Documents
SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) and Airway Transportation Systems Specialist Certification as indicated below will be accepted in combination with your online application and 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.
The following documents are REQUIRED to verify qualifications for this occupation:
- Airway Transportation Systems Specialist Certification, issued by Flight Program Operations
- Class III Medical Certificate
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
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.
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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.