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Aviation Technical Systems Specialist

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
ATO, WSC, Planning & Requirements, Operations and Program Analytics Team, AJV-W390
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Summary

Incumbent Serves as the Program Implementation Manager for Programs related to the establishment, modernization, sustainment, and operation of the National Airspace System (NAS) facilities and equipment in support of Facility and Equipment (F&E) and Operations (Ops) funded programs. Collaborates and coordinates with team members, stakeholders and program offices on development and performance of project scope, schedule and budget for Planning and Requirements Group, AJV-W390

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
06/01/2023 to 06/21/2023
Salary
$115,046 to - $178,354 per year

Salary includes a locality payment of 29.57% for Des Moines, WA.

Pay scale & grade
FV J
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Des Moines, WA
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
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
ANM-ATO-23-1128797-84799
Control number
728857900

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

This position is open to current permanent FAA employees only.

Duties

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Independently applies experience and advance technical knowledge to integrate configuration management and safety management system requirements into project planning. Serves as a focal point for Headquarters program offices on implementation issues to include funding, waterfall schedules, and NAS equipment ordering. Makes tactical decisions during program implementation to manage projects with scope, schedule, and budget. Applies project management expertise and organization knowledge when communication program and project status to organizations internal and external to the FAA.

Incumbent is expected to effectively and efficiently manage multiple projects and related issues simultaneously. Assists customers to ensure current and future activities are aligned with agency and service unit goals. Applies project management expertise, experience and advanced knowledge to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control and closeout projects. Coordinates and develops acquisition strategies and monitors their implementation. Responsible for scope, schedule, budget performance, evaluation alternatives and assessing project risks. Responsible for the close-out of service area project in accordance with agency capitalization requirements. Uses FAA Corporate Work Plan (CWP) toolset to manage, monitor, report and control projects.

Identifies implementation related program risks and devises strategies to mitigate those risks through the life of project. Provides leadership in developing and defining Service Area Program Implementation Plans to deploy major NAS systems and programs. Leads the effort in influencing implementation priorities for each candidate program/project. Provides input to Investment Analysis process, review program baseline, evaluates the level of integration with existing facilities.

Performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. Acts as a principal technical specialist or as a project manager or team leader for large work activities. Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge as well as understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and develop improved technical process or systems. Considers the objectives of the major subdivision and LOB/SO when developing, integrating, and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across function and/or organizational lines.

Contacts are internal and external. May represent the FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally (within LOB/SO or across LOB's/SO's) and externally. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on policies. Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations.

Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues, but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally.

Job performance is evaluated, in part, based on the delivery of desired program benefits in accordance with agency and LOB/SO goals and objectives. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions or LOB's/SO's and may impact on the objectives of the FAA. In some areas, the work may affect the safety and security of customers.

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)
  • Interviews may be conducted.

Qualifications

  1. To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level of FV-I or 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 aviation technical knowledge, skills, and abilities, and project management skills are required.

Specialized experience is Technical experience involving operation, installation or establishment of NAS components, facilities or systems and one or more of the following:

1. Experience with Project management in NAS related programs on projects involving acquisition, deployment, sustainment, and improvement of facilities.

2. Experience in the design, development, deployment, or performance evaluation of systems or facilities that support the NAS.

3. Experience in design, project management or construction administration of projects or programs in military or other public or private sector infrastructure development efforts.

***Project Management Professional certification desired.***

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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. www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/financial_disclosure_requirements

The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.

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 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. 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 KSA's 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.

FAA's CORE COMPENSATION PLAN This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available at: http://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/

The FAA is an excepted service agency. Basic Federal employee benefits remain the same as other Federal agencies.

Interview Policy: If the agency decides to interview any qualified applicant on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed.

Security Requirements: Moderate Risk (5): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of a Moderate Risk Background Investigation (Tier 2) background investigation prior to appointment, unless waiver is obtained.



This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by NATCA: Technical System Specialists.

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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