Supervisory Airfield Operations Specialist

Summary

About the Position: Incumbent serves as the Supervisory Airfield Operations Specialist at Forney Army Airfield (FAAF), Fort Leonard Wood, providing support and facilities for tenant and transient rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. FAAF encompasses 275 acres fenced in with one runway of more than 900,000 square feet of asphalt. FAAF operates 24-hour-a-day involving high-risk aviation activities, routine exposure to hazardous, flammable, and toxic materials, and extremely loud noise.

Duties

• •Maintain status of the availability of airfield operations, equipment, and facilities in support of mission requirements necessitating close coordination with staff entities.
• •Responsible for airfield infrastructure and development and assignment of aircraft parking for tenants and transient aircraft.
• •Direct the work of the Airfield Operations Specialists assigned to the Base Operations section.
• •Advise and provide counsel to personnel regarding policies, procedures, and management directives.
• •Coordinate scheduling of the airfield environment with major unit commands to ensure safe and efficient utilization.
• •Administer and monitor the maintenance program for assigned equipment.
• •Maintain in-depth knowledge of airfield management, including technical capabilities of the aircraft, safety requirements, air traffic and airspace rules and procedures, and other related functions.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Applying aviation regulations and standards to ensure safe airfield operations; 2) Coordinating airfield activities and construction projects to maintain operational readiness; 3) Implementing safety programs, such as Foreign Object Debris (FOD) or wildlife hazard mitigation, for an airfield environment; 4) Assisting in the management of airfield facilities and services to support flight operations.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Compliance Customer Service Program Management Technical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.