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Supervisory Aviation Safety Specialist

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
AVS, Aircraft Certification Service (AIR), System Oversight Division, AIR-800

Summary

As a supervisor/manager, the selectee for this position will be eligible to receive a Manager Performance Incentive (MPI) provided eligibility requirements noted in agency policy are met. The MPI is an annual lump-sum incentive payment that considers agency performance, the manager's individual performance, and available funding.
System Oversight Division oversee the performance of systems with design & production of aviation products, articles, & parts, as well as delegation systems.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
01/28/2026 to 02/17/2026
Salary
$111,171 to - $172,257 per year

Salary with locality will be determined at time of job offer.

Pay scale & grade
FV K
Location
few vacancies in the following location:
FAA Location Negotiable Upon Request - See Additional Info
few vacancies
Telework eligible
Yes—Situational telework may be permitted in accordance with 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 promotion - 2 years OR Temporary Reassignment NTE 2 years
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
Yes
Announcement number
ACT-AVS-26-AIR800-97009
Control number
855635700

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Clarification from the agency

Open to Current Permanent FAA Employees Only.

Duties

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Responsible for assuring that the work of the organization directly supports the mission of AIR and AVS. The work requires application of technical knowledge, practices, principles, theories, concepts, methods, techniques and abilities in general inspection, investigation, and compliance, as they apply to Aircraft Certification. Supports the Branch Manager in executing daily operations including:

  • Align Section resources, activities, and stakeholders with AIR objectives;
  • Develop Section personnel and resources consistent with AIR's future needs;
  • Foster a work environment and culture that emphasizes employee engagement, risk-based decision-making, innovation, collaboration, communication, accountability, diversity and inclusion throughout the Section.

Defines, plans, and organizes assigned budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish objectives for more than one organizational unit/project/program. Manages budget and either reallocates resources among organizational units/projects/programs or requests additional resources, as needed.

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 their 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 the 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 engineering 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.

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 programs and policies.

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).
  • Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
  • 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 General Inspection Investigation Enforcement and Compliance Series, 1801:

General Inspection Investigation Enforcement and Compliance Series 1801

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-J / FG/GS-14. 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 is: Experience applying technical knowledge, practices, principles, theories, concepts, methods, techniques and abilities in general inspection, investigation, and compliance, as they apply to Aircraft Certification.

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

All, some or none will be interviewed.

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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. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

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.

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 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. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA)s.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Managerial and Leadership 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.

This is a temporary position not-to-exceed two (2) years. If this position remains temporary, upon completion of this assignment, the selected employee shall return to his/her original permanent position or an equivalent position in the same commuting area.

This temporary position may be extended, terminated, or made permanent without further competition at any time, at management's discretion.

This announcement will be used to fill any section manager position within AIR-800.

Travel Required- 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.

This position will be filled at an approved FAA AVS Facility. This is not a remote position.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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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