Summary

The Deputy Director of Operational Safety serves as a senior advisor to the Executive Director, Office of Operational Safety and provides senior leadership and direction for commercial space programs, goals and priorities. This includes the areas of launch vehicle and spaceport licensing, safety oversight, and the development, implementation, and integration of space technologies.

Duties

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Manages the work of a large, multi-level organization typically through subordinate managers. Assists the Executive Director of Operation Safety with managing a multi-disciplined and multi-level organization comprised of engineering, technical, and professional positions, multiple divisions across the county, and numerous contracts and research projects. Integrates work of multiple organizations to meet strategic goals of the organization and the FAA, participates in strategic planning for the FAA, and makes commitments (program, budget, etc) for a major organization.

Applies analytical expertise to evaluate complex ASA programs that cross disciplines and that are technical in nature to effectively provide sound advice and guidance necessary to effectively support the commercial space transportation. Work includes complex projects/programs based on the objectives of the major subdivision, the LOB/SO, and frequently the FAA. Serves in the full capacity of the Executive Director in their absence.

Managerial duties typically affect managers and employees for more than one organizational unit/project/program, and include: strategic planning; communicating the organization's vision and objectives; setting priorities; assigning tasks and responsibilities; monitoring and evaluating performance of organizational units, managers, and employees; coaching and developing staff and organizational capabilities; approving leave; and taking or approving corrective/disciplinary actions as appropriate.

Creates and maintains a climate of positive human relations and open communication within the organization. Establishes means by which employees can effectively contribute to the accomplishment of FAA goals and objectives. Incorporates Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) concepts to overall leadership responsibilities and supports the FAA's commitment to an inclusive work environment where employees are valued. Assures that employees are treated fairly and equitably without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or political or employee organization affiliation.

Responsible for the oversight and integration of agency efforts to ensure the public health and safety through the licensing of commercial space launches and reentries and launch site operations, performing compliance monitoring at launch events and monitoring FAA licensed, permitted and otherwise regulated commercial space transportation activities to ensure compliance with FAA regulations. Oversees the long-range strategic planning and shorter-term tactical measures to integrate the ASA functions.

Directs planning and execution of policies, standards, and procedures relating to commercial space transportation licensing, safety oversight, and operations regulated and monitored by the FAA. Formulates and executes strategies to ensure that Commercial Space Transportation policies and operations support continual improvement of service to customers. Regularly reviews projects and programs to make sure that they are aligned with long and short-term FAA goals, objectives, and plans. Establishes and refines Commercial Space Transportation objectives to support those goals and plans.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
• This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
• This Level 4 (Special Sensitive; TS/SCI) position requires favorable adjudication of a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.
• Financial Disclosure is Required

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-K, FG/GS-15 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Specialized experience is defined as:

Experience providing technical leadership and guidance in developing new and innovative concepts and approaches within the aviation or aerospace industry; and

Experience resolving technical and policy issues affecting the regulation of the commercial space transportation industry, taking into consideration policies, rules and regulations, and industry standards.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

For additional information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

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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.

This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about Core Compensation is available at: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits

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 Managerial Selection Factor.

In lieu of providing a narrative response in the text box listed below each Managerial Selection Factor, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your 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.

Unless previously completed, the incumbent must satisfactorily complete a 1-year probationary period to remain in this supervisory or managerial position.

This announcement is limited for the receipt of applications. Once at least 100 applications are received, it will close at 11:59p EST on that date, or on the initial closing date, whichever occurs first.

Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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