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Supervisory Aviation Technical Systems Specialist (District Manager)

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
ATO, Technical Operations - ESA, Boston District (AJW-EP)

Summary

This position serves as a District Manager (DM) within the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Technical Operations, Boston District, AJW-EP.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Posted this week · Apply by 07/08/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 8, 2026
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by 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
$177,814 - $228,000 per year

Salary above includes a locality rate of 32.58%. Pay rates for FAA employees, including locality pay, are capped by law at $228,00

Pay scale & grade
FV L
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
Yes
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Other
Announcement number
ANE-ATO-26-124-99220
Control number
874215900

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent FAA employees ATO Wide and AMA employes only

Duties

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Directs a highly technical and diverse workforce in ensuring the effective maintenance and repair of National Airspace System (NAS) equipment and facilities. Incumbent will have day-to-day direction over 3-5 subordinate managers as well as functionally integrated teams of operational and support personnel. Interfaces with management across multiple organizational units and integrates projects/programs across multiple service units. Provides coaching, mentoring, and development of staff and organizational capabilities and is responsible for team building throughout the facilities in the District. Sets priorities, assigns tasks and responsibilities, and monitors and evaluates performance of organizational units within the District. Approves leave; and takes or approves corrective/ disciplinary actions as appropriate.

Reports to the Deputy Director of Technical Operations, in support of the Director, to establish, monitor, and sustain Technical Operations initiatives and activities that cross service units within the Air Traffic Organization and the FAA lines of business. Develops new methodologies and techniques to solve organizational challenges and procedures. Conceives, plans, and conducts studies involving complex operational issues and that support the overall Technical Operations business plan activities under the core business measure of ensuring safety and security of the NAS. Incumbent leads the implementation of Strategic Plan evolution within the District.

Provides senior level policy guidance, direction and interpretation of technical operations related areas of NAS programs.

Provides expert collaborative analysis of technical information submitted for review of complex and challenging projects and programs that cross technical and operational disciplines and organizational lines of business impacting multiple internal and external organizations. Identifies, assesses, and analyzes significant issues, opportunities, and trends that require senior leadership attention.

Serves as the internal and external point of contact for information, and concerns that impact large segments of Technical Operations, ATO, and the FAA. Manages information appropriately to ensure concerns are addressed and issues are resolved. Predicts potential issues and proposes recommendations for preventative action. Ensures consistent responses from the operations functions to internal and external organizations.

Responsible for the efficient management of an annual budget and for performing system analysis and field support for multiple subordinate operations. Reallocates or acquires additional resources as necessary within and across organization/programs in order to execute goals and accomplish Technical Operations¿ mission objectives. Continually reviews, refines and recommends major improvements to operational projects and programs to make sure that they are aligned with long term and short term ATO and FAA goals, objectives and plans. Responsible to ensure successful integration and modernization of the NAS. Participates in planning efforts that cross organizational lines within the Air Traffic Organization.

Applies knowledge of the Vice President's and Director's broad goals and objectives and those of the ATO and corporate FAA to identify, define and organize work for multiple work activities.

Maintains contacts both internal and external to the District, including senior management, union representatives, service center, personnel, members of the state, local and federal government, foreign government aviation official, general public, ATO service Units, FAA lines of business, representatives of the aviation industry and military, to facilitate resolution of air traffic operational and technical program issues. Frequently represents the FAA on interagency/industry committees and national and international groups that develop, monitor and evaluate District programs and operations.

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).
  • A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be 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-K or FG/GS-15. 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: Leading an effective workforce that achieves organizational-wide goals in concurrence with the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instruction carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

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

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

Narrative for Leadership and Management Dimension/Technical Requirements identify are mandatory.  Failure to provide the Leadership and Management Dimension/Technical Requirements narratives will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

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 Managerial Selection Factor (MSF).

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each MSF, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each MSF. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your MSF answers will be evaluated further to validate the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resources Specialist as appropriate.

Education

Not applicable.

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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/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

Interviews: Some, all or none of the candidates may be interviewed.

Security Requirements: Moderate Risk (5): This position requires completion and favorable adjudication prior to appointment unless a waiver is obtained. Subject to a 5-year period reinvestigation.

Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period Requirement: A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.

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

Cheryl Johnson
Phone
1 (781) 238-7261
Fax
1 (781) 238-7283
Email
chery.johnson@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
ANE Regional HR Services Branch
1200 District Avenue
AHF-N500
Burlington, MA 01803
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