Skip to main content
U.S. flag
 

Management Coordinator

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Traffic Organization, Safety Service Unit, AJI-0

Summary

This position is located in the Safety Service Unit (AJI). Safety is the number one priority of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  This Service Unit implements proactive safety management by encouraging input from front-line employees; deploying technology to gather data and enhance education; improving analysis to assess performance; and embracing correction through education, training, and implementation, to mitigate risk.

Overview

Help
Accepting applications
Posted today · Apply by 06/26/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 26, 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
No
Salary
$86,134 - $133,515 per year

The salary listed above includes a 33.94% locality payment for the Washington, DC metropolitan area

Pay scale & grade
FV H
Promotion potential
NA
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
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.
Appointment type
Permanent
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Announcement number
AWA-AJI-26-0404CM-99193
Control number
873209000

This job is open to

Help

Clarification from the agency

Open to permanent FAA employees.

Duties

Help

The Management Coordinator is responsible for applying experience and advanced knowledge of administrative management concepts, principles, and processes to coordinate the activities of the Vice President and executive staff. Performs multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Provides guidance to less-experienced professionals in day-to-day operations.

As an individual contributor, works with the executive staff to support the implementation of directives, policy changes, and processes for standardizing administrative processes throughout the service units. Monitors and tracks priority initiatives, ensuring timely follow-up and resolution. Manages correspondence, reports, and documentation for leadership. Serves as liaison for coordinating communication between the front office and program offices, field organizations, and external partners. Oversees front office workflows, ensuring consistency and adherence to agency standards, and makes recommendations for improvements to processes.

Uses qualitative and quantitative methods such as surveys, interviews and observations to collect, analyze, and organize data to identify administrative problems within operations and processes. Identifies, analyzes, and recommends solutions for complex/difficult problems.  Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Refers to managers and professionals who are more experienced for problems that require their attention.  May help them develop and recommend solutions.

Utilizes desktop and automated programs such as Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Power Point, Word, and Visio, to compile and analyze data used in the creation of spreadsheets, and to support management decision-making and performance tracking. Provides analytical data to assist more experienced staff in the preparation of invoices, reports, memos, letters and other documents. Assists in preparing executive summaries, dashboards, and status reports. Maintains and updates databases and electronic and paper filing systems. 

Provides high-level administrative support to the Vice President's office, overseeing complex scheduling, communications, and coordination functions. Independently manages the executive calendar, arranges meetings with senior leaders, external agencies, and public stakeholders. Analyzes incoming correspondence and calls to assess urgency, determine appropriate action, and route inquiries to the correct Directorate. Exercises judgment in handling sensitive or time-critical matters on behalf of the Executive Office. Serves as lead travel coordinator, utilizing automated systems to manage travel authorizations and vouchers for the Vice President and executive staff.  Plans and confirms travel logistics including lodging, schedules, and official engagements.  Ensures compliance with agency travel policies and reconciles documentation post-travel. Supports strategic projects and adapts to shifting priorities with minimal oversight.

Receives confidential documents and extremely sensitive information in the form of reports and processes them according to the instructions by the Vice President. Adheres to appropriate safeguard measures and maintains confidentiality for employee selections, executive or management decisions, political issues, and emergency preparedness. Compiles and summarizes information from office records for use by the Vice President. 

Contacts are internal and external, with regular contacts among major subdivisions and Air Traffic Organization (ATO) customers, and other external parties (e.g., Department of Transportation, Congress, Office of the Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office) to share information about the FAA and explain the applications of policies and procedures.

Requirements

Help

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).
  • Some all, or new may be interviewed
  • Selectee(s) will be placed in either AJI-1000 or AJI-3000

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the H band level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-G, FG/GS-10 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. 

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as:

  • Experience maintaining and updating electronic and paper filing systems.
  • Experience coordinating travel, planning, and confirming travel logistics, and utilizing automated systems to manage travel authorizations and vouchers.

You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered. 

Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. 

Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position. 

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

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. 

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; or (3) alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience.

Preview job questionnaire

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

NOTES:

1) As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant, 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 section, 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.

 2) 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

3)  This Level 5 (Moderate Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.

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.

Federal Aviation Administration

At the FAA, the sky is not the limit—it is just the beginning. Exciting new opportunities are emerging in aviation and aerospace. Significant investments are advancing the research and development of autonomous vehicles, environmentally friendly electric aircraft, high-speed and long-endurance solar-powered aircraft, and new types of space vehicles. Success with these new technologies and vehicle types will introduce new ways to transport people and goods expanding aviation's footprint in transportation. People are our strength. We are a diverse workforce of over 44,000 located nationwide and spanning over 120 occupations to include air traffic control specialists, aviation safety inspectors, engineers, scientists, technicians, and business professionals. Join us in our mission to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.

Agency contact information

Christine McNeil
Phone
1 (202) 267-3722
Fax
1 (202) 267-7032
Email
christine.mcneil@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
HQ Employment Services Branch
800 Independence Ave, SW, Room 523
AHF-110
Washington, DC 20591
US

Visit our careers page

Learn more about what it's like to work at Federal Aviation Administration, what the agency does, and about the types of careers this agency offers.

http://www.faa.gov/jobs

Your session is about to expire!

Your USAJOBS session will expire due to inactivity in 8 minutes. Any unsaved data will be lost if you allow the session to expire. Click the button below to continue your session.