Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration •

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

The incumbent will serve as an Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist within the System Oversight Division. The Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist represents the assigned organization primarily serving as OMT (Organization Management Team) Lead for (ODA) Organization Designation Authorization leading ODA Oversight.

Duties

The Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager. Acts as OMT Lead for one or more ODA’s. Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of aviation statutory regulations to ensure compliance. Conducts regulatory compliance reviews, outreach, staffing support, writing, research, and other functions to facilitate Oversight of ODA’s.

Applies regulatory experience and expert technical knowledge of aviation safety regulations, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and develop improved technical processes or systems. Develops plans, techniques, and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues. Monitors the execution of the program portfolio and its component projects, ensuring that it continues to meet the original design objectives. Plans and implements solutions to address quality control issues and selects appropriate qualitative or quantitative methods to be used in quality control of key safety system programs to
assess and identify shortfalls and recommends solutions for preventive action, measure progress, continuous improvement and success. Uses experience planning and implementing projects to define, organize, and assign resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Leverages other resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules. Works with manager in defining project scope, goals and deliverable; defining tasks and required resources; collecting and managing project team inputs, managing budget, and
allocating project resources. Participates in technical working groups and ad hoc advisory committees.

Collaborates and engages in discussions related to the Agencys mission and ensuring the operation and safety of the National Airspace System (NAS). Works with the AVS ODA Office as needed to identify and resolves complex individual transactional or aviation safety programmatic issues and interprets regulatory and policy and compliance issues related to statues, regulations and program requirements to develop improvement to technical processes or systems. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally.

Contacts are internal and external. Often represents FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally (within an LOB/SO or across LOBs/SOs) and externally, including senior level executives and program sponsors/owners. Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations provide input, coordinate approvals, and to measure and report progress. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on oversight. Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations. Plays a lead role in drafting, reviewing, and editing reports for final approval prior to external distribution.

Contributes to the preparation and dissemination of the Offices written materials by drafting and editing talking points, fact sheets, briefing materials, memorandum, and other materials for conducting, facilitating, and supporting committee meetings, external outreach, briefings, reports, and speeches. Ensures information on activities are communicated in an effective and timely manner throughout the Agency.

Work is reviewed, typically through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions or AVS and may impact on the objectives of the FAA. In some areas, the work may affect the safety and security of customers.

Job Requirements:
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).

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, all applicants must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (FV-I OR FG/GS-13) in the Federal government. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. (Applicants must include examples of specialized experience in their work history).

Specialized experience includes:

- Experience in developing and managing Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) and/or SMS processes and procedures.

- Experience leading and developing solutions to complex safety issues, including regulatory, policy, and congressional, with cross- functional teams.

- Experience providing aircraft certification division and executive leadership teams advice and information on safety issues.

QUALITY RANKING FACTOR (QRF) - A QRF is a KSA or competency that could be expected to significantly enhance performance in a position, but unlike a Selective Placement Factor, is not essential for satisfactory performance.

A well-qualified applicant will have one or more of the following attributes: 1) Experience as an ODA unit member or Designated Engineering Representative (DER), 2) Experience in establishing or maintaining a safety management system, or 3) Experience working with aircraft in the areas of design, production, or operation.

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

Special Note Concerning Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): 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) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience at this grade level.

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

All FAA employees MUST submit their most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) and NOT SF-52, (see below on required information needed on SF-50). Form(s) may be uploaded to your on-line application or submitted by mail or fax. If you choose to submit the form via fax, we cannot guarantee timely receipt or assume responsibility for the quality or legibility of the form. Illegible forms will result in loss of consideration. Mailed or faxed forms should be addressed to the agency point of contact listed in this vacancy announcement.

Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current 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 a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office. 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 a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Additional information is available from this link: https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/opf.

Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

Forms:

SF-15 : Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference

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.

Salary Range: $92,964 - $144,121

Job Ident #: 815155500

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