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Administrative Officer

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
AVS/ Aircraft Certification Service (AIR), Compliance & Airworthiness Division, AIR-700

Summary

The incumbent serves as Administrative Officer performing a combination of routine and multiple diversified administrative
functions under the general direction of a manager, program manager or more experienced professional.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Posted today · Apply by 07/02/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 2, 2026
Location
few vacancies in the following locations:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—Situational telework in accordance with agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$53,528 - $82,976 per year

Salary with locality adjustment to be determined at time of job offer.

Pay scale & grade
FV G
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
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Other
Announcement number
ACT-AVS-26-AIR700-99273
Control number
873795000

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

Open to Current Permanent FAA Employees Only.

Duties

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Manages a variety of administrative support programs, such as fund certification of travel funds, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), records management, property inventory, and annual data calls.  Identifies relevant data, prepares reports, and presents the data using various methods and media, such as tablets, graphs, charts, etc. Conducts analytical studies of processes, operations, and/or management services to evaluate program effectiveness and/or to recommend improvements to management processes, including answering to requests for data calls and/or related information.

Applies experience and detailed knowledge to plan and accomplish administrative tasks. Typical assignments may include:  compiling, tracking, and analyzing data; conducting research; applying policies and procedures; providing advanced computer assistance; scheduling meetings; preparing correspondence; providing written or oral explanations of administrative policies; maintaining records; assisting with the coordination of new office policies and systems; and working with high level and lower level professionals in day-to-day operations.

Serves as Purchase Credit Cardholder and performs all associated activities for purchase and validation. Serves as the backup to the timekeeping coordinator and employees assigned to the servicing area.

Plans, coordinates, and schedules meetings including participants from multiple internal and external groups. Collects and organizes documentation for all meetings. Provides administrative support on workgroups and participates on special programs.

Handles special assignments of a confidential nature discretely, ensuring information and actions are accurate, timely, applicable, maintained on a need-to-know basis, and securely stored. Ensures Vital Records are current, and back-up copies are maintained. Prepares spreadsheets, correspondence, presentations, graphs, etc. utilizing various computer software applications in order to support management in tracking and managing various administrative and operations programs and projects, and responding to high visibility issues.

In collaboration with the supervisor, articulates and communicates assignments to the secretary. Incumbent articulates the project, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion. Monitors and reports on the status and progress of work, checking on work in progress and reviewing completed work to see that the supervisor¿s instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines and quality have been met.  Facilitates teams in identifying interrelated processes, drawing conclusions and recommending appropriate actions to improve process effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of administrative programs.

Represents the administrative functions in dealings with the supervisor for the purpose of obtaining resources, and securing needed information or decisions on major work problems and issues that arise. Refers problems and work issues to the manager when guidelines are not available or applicable. Applies analytical techniques and evaluative methods pertaining to administrative and related management matters. Interprets and applies regulatory and policy guidelines to answer employees and manager¿s questions and/or help them solve administrative problems. Applies knowledge of staffing, travel, procurement, and correspondence administration.

Performs other duties as assigned.

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).
  • This is not a remotely sited position.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-F (GS/FG-5-9) in the Federal Service. 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 providing a variety of administrative and management services, such as: fund certification and allocation, travel management, facilities management, records management, and property inventory. 

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

Education

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION for the G Band: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education may be combined with experience to meet the one year required specialized experience.

To qualify based on education, you must upload or fax a copy of your college or university transcripts or certificates at time of application. Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

If selected, official transcripts will be required prior to employment.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

Education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

Refer to OPMs Operating Manual Qualification Standards at, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/group-stds/Gs-admin.asp for more information.

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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

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's) 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.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (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.

Interview Statement: Some, none, or all may be interviewed.

Incomplete Applications: Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Your application/resume MUST have your official title, grade and series on your work history.

Selections to be made in AIR-761 and AIR-771.

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

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Agency contact information

Courtney Rowan
Phone
1 (609) 485-5867
Fax
1 (609) 485-8995
Email
Courtney.A.Rowan@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
ACT Regional HR Services Branch
Atlantic City International Airport, Bldg. 300
AHF-N710
Atlantic City, NJ 08405
US

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