Federal Aviation Administration — Washington, District of Columbia
Pay: $127,898–$198,281 per year
This position is located in the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Safety Service Unit, Safety Directorate, Safety Services Group (AJI-1500). This Group is responsible for analyzing reports and data to formulate corrective actions for continuous improvement and serves as a collaborative liaison between different lines of business.
Duties The Airway Transportation Systems Specialist applies experience and expert technical knowledge of air traffic management to ensure the National Airspace System (NAS) technical systems, operations, and procedures used for airport and air traffic control and/or power, communication, surveillance, automation, and/or other types of air navigation services support the safe and efficient movement of aircrafts. Develops policies, processes, and training that identify and mitigate operational non-compliance, safety risks, and fatigue issues.
Serves as a senior project manager for large, challenging work activities to develop new concepts, systems, or innovative approaches. Develops solutions to resolve unprecedented situations that adversely affect crucial components of the NAS by modifying existing or emerging technologies. Provides guidance and instruction to address diverse, complex issues that often overlap programs in other lines of business and that affect strategic Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs.
Uses extensive experience installing and maintaining aviation electronic equipment such as radars, communication and weather system equipment in a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) terminal or en route air traffic facilities. Leads highly complex and challenging activities to maintain networking systems, servers, software, and protect critical infrastructure. Integrates the results of investigations, safety evaluations, testing, and risk management into an in-depth strategy for operations in terminal and en route air traffic facilities.
Utilizes automated systems such as the Operational Risk Management (ORM)/independent Risk Management Checklist (IRMC) to evaluate and determine risk. Serves as the technical expert in certification, periodic maintenance, and equipment coordination and logging procedures to develop policies and training criteria.
Evaluates non-compliance and safety risks associated with National Airspace System (NAS) technical events and develops recommendations to mitigate identified risks, address underlying causal factors, and improve strategies for preventing or minimizing service interruptions and system outages. Analyzes safety data to formulate and recommend organizational positions on major agency activities to senior managers. Represents the FAA as a senior technical authority for major projects and programs.
Identifies and resolves issues that often cross organizational boundaries, including unions and external stakeholders related to Safety Management Systems, and develops recommendations to address complex aviation safety issues. Prepares technical safety reports to inform management decisions in strategic planning. Reviews reports for external departments such as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Office of Inspector General (OIG). Prepares and coordinates responses to Congressional, OIG, Office of Management and Budget, and General Accountability Office inquiries as required.
Develops and evaluates innovative concepts, methodologies, and policy recommendations to strengthen system reliability, improve operational continuity, and enhance the effectiveness of NAS programs and processes. Contacts are both internal and external. Represents the FAA as a senior technical authority for safety initiatives to ensure compliance, reduce risk, and enact corrective actions by identifying and addressing relevant trends in Flight Plan Safety goals.
Works with customers at high organization levels both inside and outside the FAA to resolve highly complex issues to ensure the integrity of the NAS. Works independently and has broad discretion to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and policies. Identifies and justifies the resources needed to accomplish large work activities. The work is typically reviewed for success in achieving desired results. The work directly supports the objectives of the agency and the safe and continual operation of the NAS.
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 FV-I FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Specialized experience at the next lower level, FV-I: -Experience utilizing automated systems to analyze and evaluate data to identify risks and to provide recommendations to mitigate risks.
- Experience developing solutions to resolve problems that impacts systems operations by modifying existing or emerging technologies.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration. You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history.
Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered. Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process.
Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification.
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