This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/553109500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position serves as a General Manager (GM) of one of multiple Districts in the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Air Traffic Services (AJT), Eastern, Central or Western Service Areas. The GM’s direct reports include multiple District Managers and a District Administrative Services Manager. She/he reports to the Deputy Director of Operations, works independently and has broad discretion to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and policies.
Learn more about this agency12/02/2019 to 12/16/2019
$140,501 - $192,300 per year
Salary cited includes a locality payment of 24.21%. Pay rates for FAA employees are capped by law at $192,300.
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.
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Temporary - 1 Year
Full-Time
Excepted
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Yes
Yes
ASW-ATO-20-KN079-64912
553109500
The GM oversees and directs a highly technical workforce in a complex, multi-disciplined organization responsible for the safe, efficient, and structured movement of aircraft within the National Airspace System (NAS). She/he applies extensive technical expertise in NAS systems, equipment and procedures to coordinate air traffic operations, technical support activities, administrative functions and NextGen evolution within the District. Manages and directs a highly technical workforce found in specific districts consisting of numerous air traffic facilities of varying size, type, and complexity.
Serves as a single point of contact between district field facilities, senior ATO management and the customer community. Also responsible for interagency coordination to ensure successful integration and modernization of the NAS. Applies skill and experience integrating facility program operations to advocate the tactical and strategic use of concepts and technologies that advance the goals of the ATO and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Develops standards, systems, procedures and techniques to improve air traffic services within the district. Continually reviews, refines and recommends major improvements to operational projects and programs to make sure that they are aligned with long term and short term ATO and FAA goals, objectives and plans.
Oversees a complex district operation that is critical to maintaining safety oversight and directly impacts the safe and efficient operation of the NAS. Also oversees a large, geographically-dispersed matrix organization responsible for delivery of support and administrative services to all en route and terminal facilities within the district, and integrates the budget planning processes for projects and programs in excess of $100M. The district’s organizational structure includes four levels of subordinate managerial officials. The GM exercises the full range of managerial and leadership responsibilities essential to the efficiency of a matrix organization. Actively promotes, supports, and participates in the FAA’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Programs.
Maintains contacts both internal and external to the district, including senior management, union representatives, service center personnel, members of the state, local and federal government, foreign government aviation officials, general public, representatives of the aviation industry and military, to facilitate resolution of air traffic operational and technical program issues. Frequently represents the FAA on interagency/industry committees and national and international groups that develop, monitor and evaluate district programs and operations.
Amendment note: Updates qualifications statement to read: 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.
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. 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 for this position:
Experience applying program/project management principles to achieve aviation and safety operational goals and lead strategic planning, facility planning and integrated consensus building across ATO Service Units.
Applicants must include examples of their specialized experience in their resume work history. Applicants who do not demonstrate one full year of specialized experience will not receive further consideration for this position.
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. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
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 Dimension and Technical Requirement, 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, may be further evaluated on the Leadership and Management Dimensions and Technical Requirements listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
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.
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.
Temporary Assignment: This assignment is temporary not to exceed one (1) year. It may be extended, terminated at any time or made permanent without further competition. At the conclusion of the temporary assignment, the selectee will be returned to his/her prior permanent position and salary.
Career Enhancement/Career Progression: In accordance with HRPM EMP 1.29/1.29A, this position MAY be a Career Enhancement Program/Career Progression assignment. The selectee(s) may be eligible for pay retention. Career Diversity is not enhanced when an employee is assigned to a staff or supervisory position which they previously held on a permanent basis. CEP/CP selectees will be required to certify eligibility. Pay retention is not a guarantee.
Interview: The selecting official may choose to interview some, all or none of the referred candidates.
Security Level: This position is Level 3 (Top Secret ) which requires favorable adjudication prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.
Managerial Probationary Period Requirement: Unless previously completed, the incumbent must satisfactorily complete a 1 year managerial probationary period to remain in this position.
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.
SF-50 required. These document MUST be uploaded or faxed to (609) 485-8995 on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the vacancy announcement number.
If you are an 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 an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.
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.
You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must have a status of "Received" by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must have a status of "Received" each time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with register.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION.
We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes.
Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:
Candidates for FAA positions are evaluated using our Automated Vacancy Information Access Tool for Online Referral (AVIATOR) system.
AVIATOR compares your skills and experience as described in your application with the requirements of the position.
If you are found to be an eligible, highly-qualified candidate, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.
(In some cases, individuals with priority for special consideration must be considered and selected before other candidates.)
Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official.
Important - If you make any change to your application, you must resubmit it.
If you change your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and your previous application will be considered.
All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/553109500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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