Duties
The incumbent will apply multidisciplinary technical and analytical experience in managing the assigned program areas in providing sound advice and guidance to the Director, senior leaders within the Security and Hazardous Materials Safety organization, and other internal and external organizations.
Coordinates the development and implementation of strategic management goals with ASH Managers. Serves as the focal point for Headquarters Division Managers on technical and administrative issues which impact AXP. Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with FAA organizational elements, other agencies, and industry.
Provides leadership in the development of security policy, employee and contractor vetting, risk management, and credential management to ensure a safe and secure FAA. Develops national policies and standards and reviews new or proposed laws, regulations, and policies to identify impact on personnel security, identity security, identification media, and other related programs. Continuously reviews issues and develops resolutions to address matters that cross functional areas and directly impact the mission of ASH, FAA, and DOT.
The duties have a significant impact on FAA operations. Technical advances are usually untried and require extensive planning to integrate into existing systems. Design criteria must be established to accommodate changes in projected legislative direction or management philosophies.
The incumbent has full range authority for participating with the Director in managing, directing, and overseeing the functions and activities of AXP. Represents the Director at briefings, meetings, and conferences with authority to establish or present AXP's position. Exercises the full range of managerial duties with affect managers and employees of multiple divisions.
Managerial duties include strategic planning; communicating the organization's vision and objectives; setting priorities; assigning tasks and responsibilities: monitoring and evaluating performance of the organization, managers, and employees; coaching and developing staff organizational capabilities; approving leave: and taking or approving corrective/disciplinary actions as appropriate.
This position supports the ability of ASH to accomplish critical mission responsibilities and support agency key goals and objectives in the protection of FAA facilities, personnel security national security, intelligence information, and secure communications, ensuring a safe and secure work environment for the agency and in maintaining the safety and security of the NAS.
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 supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.
- Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the FV-L level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-K (FG/GS-15) 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: Experience developing or overseeing the implementation of security programs; providing expert level advice, guidance, and support to senior management officials; and/or providing oversight and guidance to others on projects or programs of high importance and visibility within an organization or agency.
Examples of specialized experience should be included in your resume. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the 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 Leadership and Management Dimensions, 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 Leadership and Management Dimensions 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
This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.
NOTES:
1) Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.
2) This 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
3) Pay rates for FAA employees, including locality pay, are capped by law at $225,700 - the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule (P.L. 104-264 paragraph 40122 c).
4) Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.
5) To confirm receipt of documents, please email cindy.a.muckensturm@faa.gov.
This is not a bargaining unit position.
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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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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
Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) will be required to verify area of consideration. Other supplemental documentation, etc. will be accepted in combination with your on-line 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 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.