Supervisory Aviation Technical Systems Specialist (Airports Branch Manager)

Candidates must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level (FV-J, FG/GS-14) that is typically in or 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 in this 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 for this position includes: Experience in leadership and providing direction to others and/or establishing common goals. Experience promoting teamwork. Experience in promoting airport safety. Experience in collaboration analysis of technical information for projects crossing multiple technical and operational disciplines or organizational lines of business. Experience applying technical guidance in airport layout and design. Experience in promoting employee development (e.g. on-the-job training; coaching and teamwork). Experience in the identification and analysis of significant issues or trends in airport planning and development. Experience with the Airport Improvement Program. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Special Note concerning Managerial Dimensions: 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)/Leadership and Management Dimensions 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/Managerial Selection Factor. In lieu of providing a KSA/Managerial Selection Factor narrative response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management 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 Managerial Selection Factor. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your Managerial Selection Factor 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 Resource Specialist as appropriate. How You Will be Evaluated: Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA), 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.
As a supervisor/manager, the selectee for this position will be eligible to receive a Manager Performance Incentive (MPI) provided eligibility requirements noted in agency policy are met. The MPI is an annual lump-sum incentive payment that considers agency performance, the managers individual performance, and available funding. Serves as Branch Manager for the Office of Airports (ARP) in the Central Region.