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Supervisory IT Specialist

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
AFN, Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Program Office, AEM-200
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Summary

The Project Managers (PMs) in the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) A Branch (AEM-210) manage projects related to UAS in support of AVS and ATO.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
06/30/2020 to 07/10/2020
Salary
$82,632 to - $128,103 per year

Locality increase will be determined at time of job offer.

Pay scale & grade
FV J
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
FAA Nationwide-Selectee Remains in Current Duty Location, United States
1 vacancy
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary - 6 months
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
ACT-AFN-20-AEM-210-67943
Control number
572294600

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent FAA employees.

Duties

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The Incumbent will serve as the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) A Branch Manager and will supervise, oversee, and guide its project managers on projects including but not limited to: DroneZone, UAS Facility Maps, LAANC, Remote ID.

In addition, the incumbent will be responsible for the following:

  1. Setting priorities and assigning tasks and responsibilities;
  2. Monitoring and evaluating performance of organizational units and employees;
  3. Coaching and developing staff and organizational capabilities;
  4. Approving leave, taking or approving corrective/disciplinary action, general understanding of unions and labor relations, negotiating for resources, and leveraging organizational processes;
  5. Ensuring alignment of project managers with resources from across AIT to enable tight partnerships, relationships, and successes across the organization. Engaging with project managers and thoroughly understanding the scope, technology, customer base, politics, funding sources, contracts, business needs/drivers, and risks/issues to deliver expected results and communicate program/project performance to diverse stakeholder groups;
  6. Participating in planning efforts crossing organizational lines within the Office of Information Technology and working with senior management to identify and jointly solve problems. Will manage the budget and resources of the branch.

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

Qualifications

To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference – U.S. Office of Personnel Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Information Technology (IT) Management Series, 2210:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I / FG/GS-13. 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 may include but is not limited to: Experience engaging with IT project managers and thoroughly understanding the scope, technology, customer base, politics, funding sources, contracts, business needs/drivers, and risks/issues to deliver expected results and communicate IT program/project performance to diverse stakeholder groups;

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

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

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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.

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 order and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

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.

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

This temporary assignment may be terminated at any time at the discretion of the agency. This position may be extended or made permanent without further competition.



This is not a bargaining unit position.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA

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.

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