Summary Position is under the Air Traffic Organization, Mission Support Services, Western Service Center, Quality Control Grup (AJV-W100), and will serves as a Senior Technical Specialist to the Quality Control Group Manager. Responsibilities The position will serves as a program lead in assigned areas of responsibility providing expertise on technical matters, programs, and procedures relating to the National Airspace Systems. Performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. Acts as principal technical specialist, project manager, or team leader for large work activities. Assignments frequently require comprehensive technical knowledge and experience with the National Airspace System (NAS) working across functional and/or organizational lines. Typical assignments may include complex system design and integration; extensive research and analyses; investigation and audit activities; compliance actions; and direct responsibility for project/program management. Advises the Quality Control management team on a variety of program management issues that are sensitive or have significant impact on the Service Area. Participates on national and service area projects in making policy or procedural changes which have operational impact on the Quality Control Group's mission. Based on knowledge of personnel practices and organizational functions, provides professional support and advice to the Group Manager on matters related to the efficient and effective management of the Quality Control Group. Defines, organizes, and recommends resources necessary to accomplish organizational objectives and large work activities to the Quality Control Group management team. Contacts are internal and external. Often represents FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally and externally. Plays a lead role in drafting, reviewing, and editing reports for final approval prior to external distribution. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on policies and procedures. Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations. Works with management to solve problems. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally. Develops plans, techniques, and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new innovative approaches or solutions. Work is rarely reviewed, typically through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance and alignment within the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more Line of Business (LOB)/Staff Offices (SOs) and may impact on the objectives of the FAA. Travel Requirement: 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. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level of FV-I/Level IV or the equivalent FG/GS-13 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 for this position is: Experience and knowledge of organizational development to include NAS Operations, integration of products and resources; and experience in leading and mentoring. Experience needs to be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education Education is not qualifying for this position. 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, 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. 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 KSA's 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. This is a temporary position, NTE 2 Years. The assignment may be extended, terminated sooner, or made permanent without further competition. Security Requirements: Moderate Risk (5): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of a Moderate Risk Background Investigation (Tier 2) background investigation prior to appointment, unless waiver is obtained. Interview Policy: If any of the candidates on the selection list are interviewed, then all qualified applicants on the list must be interviewed. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLAF
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