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Supervisory Aviation Technical Systems Specialist (Assistant Manager)

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Western Pacific Region, Office of Airports, San Francisco (SFO) Airport District Office, WPAO01

Summary

Serve as Assistant Manager for the Office of Airports (ARP), San Francisco (SFO) Airports District Office (ADO) in Western Pacific Region.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Posted this week · Apply by 06/22/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 22, 2026
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—Situational telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes— - Fixed Rate PCS - Permanent Change of Station (Current Federal Employee) - In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulations, a fixed relocation payment of $27,000 will be paid. Relocation expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes.
Salary
$139,739 - $216,637 per year

The salary included the locality rate of 46.34%.

Pay scale & grade
FV J
Promotion potential
No
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
Yes
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Drug test
Yes
Security clearance
Secret
Announcement number
AWP-ARP-26-BAR1168-99006
Control number
872599800

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Clarification from the agency

Open to Current Permanent FAA Employees.

Duties

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This position reports to the Manager of the ADO and serves as the frontline supervisor for the ADO technical staff, as well as the principal adviser to the ADO Manager. The Assistant Manager is responsible for overseeing and supervising technical operations within the ADO, which includes 119 Federally funded airports throughout California, including 15 part 139 certified airports.

Supervises the work of a highly technically diverse workforce composed of civil engineers, environmental specialists, financial specialists and community planners. The selectee will be responsible for providing guidance and oversight of all these technical areas ensuring coordination and collaboration between the areas, as needed.

The selectee is responsible for oversight and supervision of ADO staff administering the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) program ensuring, at a high level, the appropriate coordination (both internal and external) takes place. The AIP approaches $90 million dollars annually, and the Passenger Facility Charge Program entails more than $750 million dollars in annual collections. Both programs involve airport planning (airport master planning, state and/or metropolitan system planning) and implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act. The AIP requires annual updates to the office of Airports Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) and includes primary and non-primary airports. The Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Parts 77, 139,150, 157, and 158 apply as they pertain to the development of airports.

Collaborates with the other lines of business in the FAA, as appropriate, in addressing cross-organizational issues that arise. Selectee will be representing FAA and Airports in these instances.

The selectee will interface with others to achieve organizational objectives and exercise delegated authority in advising federal, state, and local officials on laws, regulations, and innovative solutions regarding airport development and operations.

Implements, monitors, and evaluates ADO program goals. Makes recommendations to the ADO manager regarding the initiation, strengthening, or elimination of programs or major projects to meet established goals and regional and agency objectives.

Cooperates with officials on matters pertaining to problems and complaints of discrimination.

Coordinates all program activities with the ADO Manager, and promotes timely and responsive customer service.

Ensures airport development projects provide the protection and enhancement of the environment and sponsor compliance with terms of agreements entered as a condition of receiving federal assistance.

Oversee the conveyance of surplus public property to communities for airport purposes.

Provides advisory service to the public on airport safety, planning, design, construction, environmental, and maintenance matters.

Assures the uniform application of FAA airport planning, programming, design, construction and land acquisition standards and policy in federally assisted airport development projects.

Leads the office in conjunction with the ADO manager, ensuring development of staff, handling personnel challenges, and any other management responsibilities that arise.

Makes recommendations to the ADO manager regarding changes in office organizational structure for more efficient and effective work accomplishment. Makes recommendations and implements suggestions regarding programs to reduce resource usage and operating costs without adversely effecting overall operations.

Exercises the full range of supervisory responsibilities to include oversight of ADO technical operations, setting priorities, assigning tasks and responsibilities, monitoring and evaluating performance of staff, coaching and developing staff, approving leave, participates in employee selections and promotions, awards, and separations, and taking corrective/disciplinary actions as appropriate.

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 supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required.
  • Some, none, or all of the candidates may be interviewed.
  • Valid state driver's license is required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, 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 experience includes: Experience in leadership and providing direction to others and/or establishing common goals; experience promoting airport safety and teamwork; experience in collaborative analysis of technical information for projects crossing multiple technical and operational disciplines or organizational lines of business; experience applying technical guidance in airport layout and design.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their Work History.

Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for this position.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow instructions carefully.

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

Security Requirements: Non-critical sensitive (2): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of a Tier 3 (T3) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained and approved.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience.

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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) and Leadership and Managerial Dimension 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 Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) and Leadership and Managerial Dimensions.

In lieu of providing a KSA and Leadership and Managerial Dimensions narrative responses in the text boxes listed below each KSA and Leadership and Managerial Dimensions, 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 and Leadership and Managerial Dimensions. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA and Leadership and Managerial Dimensions 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 and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and the Leadership and Management 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 and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

Interview Policy: One, some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed

Current FAA employee: You MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2). Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this 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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Agency contact information

Annika Ramon
Phone
1 (424) 405-7335
Fax
1 (424) 405-7365
Email
Annika.S.Ramon@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
AWP Regional HR Services Branch
777 S. Aviation Blvd. - Suite 150
AHF-S110
El Segundo, CA 90245
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