Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist

Job Description:

The Specialist supports the ODA Office by providing program support and assistance in analyzing and identifying safety compliance issues. As a specialist for investigating, researching, developing, and evaluating technical issues to effectively meet operational requirements and program goals. Performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the limited direction of a manager. Assignments may require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Duties

The Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist provides program compliance and enforcement support, including extensive research, analyzing and evaluating technical issues to improve programs and policies. Investigates compliance issues to develop, integrate, and implement solutions to diverse, complex problems for meeting operational requirements and program goals related to Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Office. Performs multiple and varying complex work assignments under limited direction of a manager, project/ program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. Assignments may require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines.

Applies technical knowledge on matters pertaining to aviation safety statutory and regulatory requirements to support the implementation of key policies and safety performance activities of collaborative teams comprised of FAA employee groups, representatives from the aviation industry, and other resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Conducts regulatory compliance reviews, outreach, staffing support, writing, research, and other functions to facilitate timely submission of AVS deliverables. Works with team members or as a contributing specialist to accomplish large work activities within the established schedules. Performs research and analysis to support activities associated with identifying emerging and changing performance, risks, and development of performance strategies and metrics. Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced technical specialist. Identifies and informs management of problems that require their attention. Often develops and recommends techniques to address problem situations. Provides guidance to lower-level technical staff on how to solve difficult technical issues.

Defines, plans, and organizes assigned resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Allocates resources to accomplish small work activities within established schedules. As a team member assists in monitoring the execution of the program portfolio and its component projects, ensuring that it continues to meet its original objectives. Assists more experience specialist in the implementation of quality control programs. Uses qualitative or quantitative methods to assess the quality control of key safety system programs to assess and identify shortfalls and recommend solutions for preventive action, measure progress, continuous improvement.

Contacts are internal and external. May act as a key technical point of contact for assigned activities. Communicates overall results of a project or work activity to FAA management, the aviation and aerospace industries, and other external. Contributes to the preparation of management and technical reports, which include participation in technical working groups and ad hoc advisory committees to gather information. Uses established policies/procedures to provide guidance for most assignments, but allow considerable discretion to select the most appropriate approach or to recommend new approaches. Assignments typically require solutions that are to be derived by interpreting and extrapolating from situations that were faced in the past. Provides recommendations to improve work processes.

The work is reviewed periodically, typically at major milestones and at completion, for technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity; and typically support and may be vital to the success of projects or activities of one or more organizational units, subdivisions, and LOBs/SOs. In some areas, the work may affect the safety and security of the National Airspace System (NAS).

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

To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference- U.S. Office of Personnel Group Coverage Qualification Standard for General Inspection Investigation Enforcement and Compliance Series, 1801:

General Inspection Investigation Enforcement and Compliance Series 1801

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H / FG/GS-12. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is: Experience providing program management skills on a wide variety of regulatory, technical and policy compliance, delegated authority, and/or other tasks related to the principles and practices.

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

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

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

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

To qualify based on education, you must upload or fax a copy of your high school or college transcripts or certificates at time of application. If selected, official transcripts will be required prior to employment.

Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50), upon request.

Only supplemental documentation, e.g. transcripts or veteran's documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded or emailed to monique.heriegel@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

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.

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.

Job Ident #: 837694400

Company Details

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs

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Job Info

Location

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Type

Contractor

Salary Range

$76,585 - $118,696

Company Details

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs