Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist

Specialized Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, all applicants must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (FV-I OR FG/GS-13) in the Federal government. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. (Applicants must include examples of specialized experience in their work history). Specialized experience includes: – Experience in developing and managing Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) and/or SMS processes and procedures. – Experience leading and developing solutions to complex safety issues, including regulatory, policy, and congressional, with cross- functional teams. – Experience providing aircraft certification division and executive leadership teams advice and information on safety issues. QUALITY RANKING FACTOR (QRF) – A QRF is a KSA or competency that could be expected to significantly enhance performance in a position, but unlike a Selective Placement Factor, is not essential for satisfactory performance. A well-qualified applicant will have one or more of the following attributes: 1) Experience as an ODA unit member or Designated Engineering Representative (DER), 2) Experience in establishing or maintaining a safety management system, or 3) Experience working with aircraft in the areas of design, production, or operation. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Special Note Concerning Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): 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 based on the work history and experience you provided. 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 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 priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
The incumbent will serve as an Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist within the System Oversight Division. The Aviation Safety Program Compliance Specialist represents the assigned organization primarily serving as OMT (Organization Management Team) Lead for (ODA) Organization Designation Authorization leading ODA Oversight.