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Learn more about this agency02/23/2021 to 03/08/2021
$113,788 - $198,405 per year
See Note below for salary ranges for listed duty locations.
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1 vacancy in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
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ASW-AIR-21-KN172-71189
593061800
Serves as a Section Manager, directly supervising multiple employees and/or multiple organizational units in the Technical Writing Section (AIR-612). In addition to overseeing technical writing, the AIR-612 manager will be in charge of ensuring compliance with policy posting requirements, and overseeing and directing AIR-6 00's records management program. The manager of the Technical Writing Section directs the work of subordinate employees within the section. The section manager regularly coordinates with branch managers and section managers across multiple organizational units. The work includes a mixture of routine and complex projects/programs. Managerial duties include planning, setting priorities, assigning tasks and responsibilities, monitoring and evaluating performance, coaching and mentoring, developing employee capabilities, approving leave, recommending or approving corrective or disciplinary actions, as necessary. Performs other duties as assigned. Responsible for assuring that the work of the organization directly supports the mission of AIR and AVS. Supports the Branch Manager to execute daily operations to: Align Section resources, activities, and stakeholders with AIR objectives, develop Section personnel and resources consistent with AIR's future needs, and foster a work environment and culture that emphasizes employee engagement, risk-based decision-making, innovation, collaboration, communication, accountability, diversity and inclusion throughout the Section.
Specific duties include:
Direct Report Supervision: Monitors and evaluates performance. Executes personnel actions and/or corrective or disciplinary actions. Works to prepare employees for future opportunities across the division, with focus on continuity of operations and long term organizational success. Coaches, mentors, and develops employees to perform current work and support career progression for the future. Ensures employees have technical skills to accomplish their assigned tasks.
Team Environment: Monitors organizational health and regularly seeks input and feedback from employees. Establishes and enhances practices to encourage diversity and inclusion, communication, collaboration, and innovation in the resolution of issues. Communicates and regularly reinforces connectivity between subordinate employee activities and the broader AIR mission. Defines and assigns accountability for key internal performance objectives. Engages personnel in monitoring key performance indicators and making adjustments necessary to achieve key performance objectives. Works with employees to identify resource needs and advocates for resources on behalf of the team.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Establishes and maintains effective communications within AIR. Partners with other AIR organizations to accomplish work. Represents FAA at aviation events, industry conferences, and other civil aviation authority meetings on topics pertinent to the Section. Mediates the resolution of controversial technical disputes involving complex issues.
Operations Monitoring: Engages employees in documenting, refining, and assuring compliance with processes governing all activities. Assesses the productivity, quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of organizational processes. Monitors and approves expenditure of funds. Reviews and approves time and attendance and assures accurate labor distribution reporting. Assigns, communicates, and clarifies context for tasks and responsibilities. Oversees daily operations to ensure timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, and compliance with policy in attaining organizational goals. Facilitates coordination and effective communication across FAA organizations, the aviation industry, other civil aviation authorities, and union representatives to accomplish work.
Duties continued in "Additional information" section.
Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the FV-K, FG/GS-15 levelyou 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. Examples of specialist experience include, but are not limited to the following:
-Experience contributing to and supporting development of strategic plans for complex organization
-Experience in developing plans and techniques to improve programs
- Managing and directing work involved in the application of aviation safety regulations, policies and objectives to identify, define, or organize work for multiple work activities
- Determining the levels of staffing and resources needed to accomplish goals by utilizing data as an analytical tool in identifying trends, adjusting work programs, and redirecting resources to improve the quality and effectiveness of assigned aviation programs.
- Determining the levels of staffing and resources needed to accomplish goals by utilizing data as an analytical tool in identifying trends, adjusting work programs, and redirecting resources to improve the quality and effectiveness of assigned aviation programs.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category rating, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
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.
Duties continued: Program Support: Oversees technical and administrative support programs of the office. Responsible for overall management responsibilities associated with the planning and direction of programs. Develops techniques to improve program and policies. Manages data systems, administrative processes, and data entry necessary to support office and branch performance metrics and dashboards that can be effectively used by the management team to manage branch and office performance. oversees procurement and management of building operation and security. Supports the development of plans and techniques to improve program and policies.
This announcement may be used to fill in any of the duty locations identified below.
Note: The following are the salary ranges for the listed duty locations:
Washington, District of Columbia: $128,047.00 to $198,405.00 includes 30.48% locality pay
Des Moines, Washington: $124,651.00 to $193,144.00 includes 27.02% locality pay
Burlington, Massachusetts: $126,702.00 to $196,322.00 includes 29.11% locality pay
Kansas City, Missouri: $115,122.00 to $178,379.00 includes 17.31% locality pay
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; $113,788.00 to $176,311.00 includes 15.95% locality pay
Fort Worth, Texas: $122,649.00 to $190,042.00 includes 24.98% locality pay
Security Requirement: Moderate Risk (5). This position requires completion and favorable adjudication of an Access National Agency and Inquiry (ANACI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.
Interview: Some, none or all may be interviewed.
This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: http://jobs.faa.gov/FAACoreCompensation.htm
In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, 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.
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.
Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted. If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS. Supplemental documentation can also be faxed to (817) 222-5852 on or before the closing date of this announcement. Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth.
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.
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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.
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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.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/593061800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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