The selectee of this position serves as a Airplane Pilot responsible for operating a Boeing 737 aircraft in support of prisoner movement and other special operations.
This position is located in the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS), United States Marshals Service (USMS) in Oklahoma City, OK.
Summary
The selectee of this position serves as a Airplane Pilot responsible for operating a Boeing 737 aircraft in support of prisoner movement and other special operations.
This position is located in the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS), United States Marshals Service (USMS) in Oklahoma City, OK.
As an Airplane Pilot at the GS-2181-13 grade level, some of your typical work assignments may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Serve as a pilot/co-pilot responsible for flying USMS owned and/or operated large (over 12,500 pounds gross weight) turbine powered, turbo-prop, and reciprocating multi-engine fixed wing aircraft.
Support prisoner movements; special operations; patrol and reconnaissance; transport of cargoes of ammunition, pyrotechnics, chemical munitions, and parachute deliveries.
Fly in and out of small airfields over all types of terrain under visual or instrument flight rules, during the day and night, in the Continental United States, over water, and in U.S. territories and foreign countries.
Ensure all pre-flight, flight, and post-flight operations are conducted within the standards set by applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and in accordance with USMS flight operations policies and procedures.
Ensure aircraft are properly maintained and reviewing and/or completing aircraft maintenance reports and aircraft logs and trip reports as required. This includes identifying any and all irregularities in those logs and taking appropriate actions to correct them.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screening and background investigation.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorable determination of suitability for a Public Trust position.
This is a Testing Designated Positions (TDP) and is subject to random drug testing.
May be required to successfully complete a trial/probationary period.
Status Candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).
Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Must possess and submit current Class II FAA Medical Certificate.
Must possess and submit FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate.
Selectee(s) must enter into a 1 year service agreement.
Qualifications
TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit Promotion and Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) applicants must provide an SF 50 Notice of Personnel Action that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF 50 must include the position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, type of service (Competitive or Excepted) and career status (career or career-conditional). No award SF 50 will be accepted as proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility.
One year at the GS-12 grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 grade level.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Minimum eligibility requirements for positions in this occupation are based on possession of the appropriate Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot certificates and/or appropriate military ratings, meeting the applicable flight hour requirements, and possession of the knowledge and skills required for the positions.
Certificates and Ratings:
Candidates must possess a current FAA Air Transport Pilot Certificate or the appropriate military rating. (Note: Candidates establishing eligibility based on military flight experience must provide official orders, forms, or logbooks showing their status as an appropriate rated military pilot.) You must submit a copy of your certificates and ratings to show you meet the following requirements:
FAA Air Transport Pilot Certificate (Front and Back) with Multi-Engine Land rating
FAA Air Transport Pilot Certificate (Front and Back) with at least one heavy turbojet/turbo prop type rating
Flight Experience:
You must possess the flight experience described below that demonstrates the following knowledge and skills:
Operating aircraft over established routes for transporting passengers, freight, and supplies;
Ensuring pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight operations were conducted with the standards set by applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations;
Ensuring an aircraft is properly maintained;
Completing and submitting aircraft maintenance reports, logs, and trip reports; and
Performing pre-flight and post-flight inspections.
(Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience.)
Minimum Flight Hour Requirements:
You must possess the following minimum flight hours. Please include flight hour information for the following categories within your resume/application.
Flying Time--Last 12 Months: 100
Multi-Engine Aircraft: 500
Medical Requirements:
Current Class II FAA medical certificate is required. (You must submit a copy of your certificate with your application.)
Quality Ranking Factors:
For this position, the following Quality Ranking Factors are not mandatory, but are highly desirable and will be given added weight in the ranking process. If you possess these certifications, please submit a copy with your application.
Serving as Pilot-in-Command of a B-737 within the last five years.
Possessing a Boeing or Airbus aircraft type rating.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and have a final assessment score of 85 or better. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. For additional information about ICTAP eligibility click here.
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the agency with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and have a final assessment score of 85 or better. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. For additional information about CTAP eligibility click here.
Active Duty Service Members expecting to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days may be granted tentative preference and/or special hiring authority for veterans eligibility by submitting a "certification" document in lieu of a DD-214. This "certification" is any written document from the armed forces that certifies you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of the submission of the certification. For more information on veterans' preference and special hiring authorities for veterans click here.
Protecting the Federal Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic: To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
Note: Multiple selections may be made from this announcement. Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), and the responses you provide on the application questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. If referred, all relevant documents including performance appraisals and incentive awards submitted in your application package will be available to the selecting official for review and consideration.
You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):
Aircraft Maintenance
Flight Operations
Quality Ranking Factors
Additionally, a special qualification will be considered in the evaluation of eligibles for certification. A Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) is expected to enhance performance in this position; it will not be used to screen out applicants. If you possess these certifications, please submit a copy with your application.
Serving as Pilot-in-Command of a B-737 within the last five years.
Possessing a Boeing or Airbus aircraft type rating.
If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
Your Resume showing complete information for each job entry: company or agency name, beginning and ending dates of employment (month/year), total hours worked per week, position title, duties performed, and, if the position is/was Federal, pay plan-series-grade level; Cover Letter optional.
FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate with a multi engine-land rating
FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate with at least one large turbojet/turbo-prop type rating
Class II FAA Medical Certificate
Documentation of Quality Ranking Factors (if applicable)
Documentation of flight hours or please include information within resume
Other Supporting Documents, if applicable:
SF 50 Notification of Personnel Action, if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service, that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF 50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, type of service (Competitive or Excepted) and career status (career or career-conditional). No award SF 50 will be accepted as proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility.
Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service, including supervisor's signature and the official final rating of record. In cases where the performance appraisal is incomplete or unavailable, you may provide an explanation of the reasons.
Incentive Award(s), if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service.
Veterans' Documentation, if you are claiming preference and/or special hiring authority for veterans eligibility,you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD FORM 214 (MEMBER - 4 copy) or other official document or statement from the Armed Forces showing separation, discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions. If claiming preference and/or eligibility as a disabled veteran, you must also submit an official document, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or branch of the Armed forces, certifying service-connected disability; AND the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
Any other Supporting Documentation required for verification as described in the announcement.
For more information on writing your Federal resume, visit the Partnership for Public Service Go Government website.
This position is open to Competitive Merit Promotion, Non-Competitive, and Special Hiring Authority eligibles. You must meet the requirements for one of the following eligibilities:
Current permanent competitive service employees; former Federal employees who achieved career status in the competitive service; or former Federal employees who served on a career conditional appointment without achieving career status in the competitive service who was separated less than 3 years ago, must submit an SF 50 that indicates career or career-conditional (Tenure field 1 or 2); AND status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field 1.)
Veterans applying under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) must submit a copy of your latest DD-214 showing discharge under honorable conditions. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, you must be a preference eligible OR a veteran who substantially completed 3 or more years of active service under honorable conditions. Current Federal employees applying under VEOA must submit an SF 50 to show you meet time-in-grade requirements.
Current or former term or temporary employees of a Land Management agency who are within two years of your last term or temporary job and eligible for appointment under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act must submit SF 50s and performance appraisals that demonstrate you meet all of the requirements outlined.
30% or more Disabled Veterans must a submit a copy of your latest DD 214 indicating character of service, SF 15, and disability letter from the VA dated 1991 or later.
Military Spouses are eligible if you are the spouse of: an active duty member of the armed forces; a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service-connected injury; or a service member killed while on active duty. You are no longer eligible if you remarry. You must submit supporting documentation which may include: active duty orders, proof of marriage status, SF 15, DD 214, disability letter from the VA.
Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. You must submit a complete application package by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/18/2022 to be considered. The application process is as follows:
Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation.
Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date.
To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period return to your USAJOBS account. There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Edit My Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement is closed.
To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account. Your applications will appear on the Welcome page. Navigate to the job application and click Track this application to view your application status. The link will take you to the hiring agency application system, which has the most up-to-date status of your application. There you can review any notifications sent to you related to this application The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means click here.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
For more information on applying to a Federal job, visit the Partnership for Public Service Go Government website.
We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process is complete. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. We expect to make a final job offer within 120 days after the closing date of the announcement.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
Your Resume showing complete information for each job entry: company or agency name, beginning and ending dates of employment (month/year), total hours worked per week, position title, duties performed, and, if the position is/was Federal, pay plan-series-grade level; Cover Letter optional.
FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate with a multi engine-land rating
FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate with at least one large turbojet/turbo-prop type rating
Class II FAA Medical Certificate
Documentation of Quality Ranking Factors (if applicable)
Documentation of flight hours or please include information within resume
Other Supporting Documents, if applicable:
SF 50 Notification of Personnel Action, if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service, that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF 50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, type of service (Competitive or Excepted) and career status (career or career-conditional). No award SF 50 will be accepted as proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility.
Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service, including supervisor's signature and the official final rating of record. In cases where the performance appraisal is incomplete or unavailable, you may provide an explanation of the reasons.
Incentive Award(s), if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service.
Veterans' Documentation, if you are claiming preference and/or special hiring authority for veterans eligibility,you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD FORM 214 (MEMBER - 4 copy) or other official document or statement from the Armed Forces showing separation, discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions. If claiming preference and/or eligibility as a disabled veteran, you must also submit an official document, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or branch of the Armed forces, certifying service-connected disability; AND the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
Any other Supporting Documentation required for verification as described in the announcement.
For more information on writing your Federal resume, visit the Partnership for Public Service Go Government website.
This position is open to Competitive Merit Promotion, Non-Competitive, and Special Hiring Authority eligibles. You must meet the requirements for one of the following eligibilities:
Current permanent competitive service employees; former Federal employees who achieved career status in the competitive service; or former Federal employees who served on a career conditional appointment without achieving career status in the competitive service who was separated less than 3 years ago, must submit an SF 50 that indicates career or career-conditional (Tenure field 1 or 2); AND status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field 1.)
Veterans applying under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) must submit a copy of your latest DD-214 showing discharge under honorable conditions. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, you must be a preference eligible OR a veteran who substantially completed 3 or more years of active service under honorable conditions. Current Federal employees applying under VEOA must submit an SF 50 to show you meet time-in-grade requirements.
Current or former term or temporary employees of a Land Management agency who are within two years of your last term or temporary job and eligible for appointment under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act must submit SF 50s and performance appraisals that demonstrate you meet all of the requirements outlined.
30% or more Disabled Veterans must a submit a copy of your latest DD 214 indicating character of service, SF 15, and disability letter from the VA dated 1991 or later.
Military Spouses are eligible if you are the spouse of: an active duty member of the armed forces; a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service-connected injury; or a service member killed while on active duty. You are no longer eligible if you remarry. You must submit supporting documentation which may include: active duty orders, proof of marriage status, SF 15, DD 214, disability letter from the VA.
Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. You must submit a complete application package by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/18/2022 to be considered. The application process is as follows:
Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation.
Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date.
To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period return to your USAJOBS account. There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Edit My Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement is closed.
To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account. Your applications will appear on the Welcome page. Navigate to the job application and click Track this application to view your application status. The link will take you to the hiring agency application system, which has the most up-to-date status of your application. There you can review any notifications sent to you related to this application The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means click here.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
For more information on applying to a Federal job, visit the Partnership for Public Service Go Government website.
We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process is complete. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. We expect to make a final job offer within 120 days after the closing date of the announcement.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
