Summary

This position serves as a Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector who will assist the Manager in a Flight Standards organization.

Duties

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The Assistant Manager is responsible for aviation safety activities in a complex and dynamic environment that includes experience in one or more of the following specialties: Operations, Avionics, Maintenance, Dispatch, Rotorcraft and Cabin Safety. Applies an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of the work directed and ensures the promotion of the highest level of safety compliance with regulatory standards while utilizing transparency of data exchange that includes the identification of hazards and management of risk. The incumbent of this position assists the manager and sets clear performance standards that promote accountability, a sense of individual responsibility, professionalism, and pride for organizational performance to next level managers (e.g. Front Line Managers, Supervisory Principle Inspector, as applicable). Ensures effective managerial work and work quality across all units and cross organizational relationships while maintaining unit and individual wellbeing. Responsible for assisting in the leadership, planning, prioritizing, direction, communication, tasking, training, and scheduling of work. Also responsible for time and attendance, leave approval, performance evaluation, corrective and disciplinary actions, and the setting of the front line office goals and objectives. Supports effective problem solving by ensuring subordinates are accountable to address challenges and barriers, and are clear about roles and responsibilities for decision-making. Confirms active collaboration occurs beyond the office/branch and that solutions fully consider and represent all relevant perspectives/interests. Delegates work and empowers subordinates to decentralize decision-making. Confirms subordinates take on expected work and produce intended results with minimal intervention. Ensure subordinates communicate progress and barriers, and coordinate decisions across organizational boundaries as appropriate. Applies an advanced knowledge of budget, human resource, and other administrative policies and procedures, and an advanced understanding of the objectives of the major subdivision. Assists in effective resourcing decisions across several work units, teams, or groups; making certain that work units deliver expected output within required time frame and budget. Adjusts resourcing plans as needed to meet changing work conditions. Hold other managers accountable to make good business decisions in meeting the needs of Flight Standards (FS). Defines, plans, and organizes assigned budget, staff and other resources to accomplish objectives for more than one organizational unit or team. Provides assistance with budget and reallocates resources among organizational units/projects/programs, or requests additional resources, as needed. Performs critical aspects of the budget planning process, including projecting short-term and long-term future needs and justifying resource requirements. Is accountable of all assigned office equipment. Work is typically governed by established policies, procedures, and organizational objectives that frequently leave room for discretion. Resolves all but unique problems without the intervention of higher level management. Holds managers accountable for maintaining mutually productive partnerships with stakeholders as demonstrated by productive conflict and effective action taking to address issues impeding effectiveness. The Assistant Manager and organizational performance is reviewed periodically by higher-level management through status reports and organizational performance measures. The incumbent ensures the alignment of projects/programs with tactical objectives of the major subdivision. The work activities typically impact directly on project/program objectives for more than one organizational unit and for the major subdivision. The work affects internal and external customers.

Requirements

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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).
• Interviews may be conducted.
• A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

Medical Requirements: Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the Aviation Safety Inspector position in a safe and efficient manner, with or without a reasonable accommodation. The minimum medical requirements include the following requirements:

1. Have good distant vision in each eye and be able to read, without strain, printed materials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted);
2. Have the ability to hear the conversational voice (hearing aid permitted); and
3. Not have any physical condition that would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others that would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft.

To qualify applicants must meet the Office of Personnel Management qualification standards located at the following web address http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1800/aviation-safety-series-1825/, for the 1825 series in any specialty.

or Aviation Safety Inspectors - Aircraft Dispatch, located at the following web address: https://employees.faa.gov/org/staffoffices/ahr/program_policies/policy_guidance/hr_policies/hrpm/emp/emp_sup/emp-1-7_1825AD/;

or Aviation Safety Inspectors - Cabin Safety, located at the following web address: https://employees.faa.gov/org/staffoffices/ahr/program_policies/policy_guidance/hr_policies/hrpm/emp/emp_sup/emp-1-7_1825CS/

or Aviation Safety Inspectors - Rotocraft-Helicopter, located at the following address: https://employees.faa.gov/org/staffoffices/ahr/program_policies/policy_guidance/hr_policies/hrpm/emp/emp_sup/emp-1-7_1825RH/

In addition, to qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-J, FG/GS-14 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. This experience must demonstrate experience monitoring and evaluating programs for compliance with regulations and standards.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

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

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

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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

Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.

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

Ingrade/Downgrade bids will be accepted.

Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted.

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 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 or Leadership and Management Dimension.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA or Leadership and Management Dimension in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose. 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 Resources Specialist as appropriate. Applicants are highly encouraged to provide real life examples of events or accomplishments that address each Leadership and Management Dimension as this position requires an individual with strong interpersonal skills, capable of leading a diverse workforce utilizing a mutual learning mindset.

Temporary Positions: This is a temporary position not-to-exceed two

years; it may be extended, terminated or may become permanent without further

competition.

Upon completion of this assignment, the selected employee shall return to

his/her original permanent position or an equivalent position in the same

commuting area.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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Benefits

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