Supervisory Aviation Technical Systems Specialist (Branch Manager)

Summary

Serves as Manager in the Office of Airports, Southern Region Airport Safety and Standards Branch. The incumbent provides principal support to the Airports Division Director, Deputy Division Director and four (4) Airports District Offices (ADOs) in the administration of airport engineering/standards, airport certification and other safety programs. The incumbent provides oversight and makes recommendations on its programs to the Division Director and Deputy Division Director.

Duties

The incumbent provides direction to a diverse group of administrative and technical professionals, and coordinates, oversees, and supports safety and standards programs for airports in the national airspace system. Manages the regional airport certification program. This includes providing guidance and oversight of all regulatory actions performed by airport certification safety inspectors at 95 airports certified under title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), Part 139. This also includes conducting periodic and surveillance inspections at Part 139 certified airports to ensure compliance with 14 CFR, Part 139 program standards, such as personnel, paved and unpaved areas, safety areas, markings, signs, lighting, snow and ice control, aircraft rescue and firefighting, airport emergency planning, self-inspections, pedestrians and ground vehicles, obstructions, wildlife hazard management, airport condition reporting, marking and lighting of unserviceable areas and other unsafe conditions. Ensures compliance with the Agency's goals to reduce runway airport incursions, provide outreach and education to the regional airports operators, and work with other airport safety stakeholders, such as air carriers, other FAA offices, airport vendors, and consultants. Manages the regional engineering/standards program, which includes airport design, pavement, construction standards and Modifications of Standards which (MOS). He/she airport will provide technical guidance and expertise to the ADOs and other airport safety stakeholders, such as airport operators, air carriers, FAA offices, airport vendors, and consultants. This also includes the technical review of all specifications and standards developed by Headquarters, regional implementation of those standards, developing and maintaining regional engineering standards, and providing guidance and support to the ADOs, as needed, to address any engineering/standards issues that come up in the field. Provides regional support for emerging technologies in areas such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Commercial Space Transportation. Ensures compliance with Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant assurances for all airports in the region. Implements and oversees the regional Safety Management System (SMS) program. Implements and oversees the regional airspace evaluation program for airports. Implements and oversees the Airport Geographic Information Systems (AGIS) Program. Exercises supervisory responsibilities to include strategic planning, communicating the organization's vision and objectives, setting priorities, assigning tasks and responsibilities, monitoring and evaluating performance, coaching and developing staff, approving leave, and taking corrective/disciplinary actions as appropriate. Communicates and reinforces diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs in all areas of responsibility and participates in the labor-management partnership process by fostering a work environment where all employees are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

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-J, FG/GS-14. 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 should include: Direct technical or management-level involvement in processes related to airport management; Airport compliance, aircraft rescue and firefighting, Safety Management Systems; and Airport Geographic Information Systems and/or inspecting airports for deficiencies and/or unsafe conditions. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. 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 narrative response in the text box listed below each Managerial Dimension, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each dimension. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your 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 Resources Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Leadership and Management Dimensions 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.