Duties
Recognized as a subject matter expert who performs multiple and complex assignments under the minimal guidance of a Director or Executive Director. May act as a principal specialist to develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and/or techniques or as a team leader to define and direct challenging projects/programs/activities. Often represents as a principal point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the applications of policies and procedures. Formulates and provides recommendations to senior management positions on or changes to major projects/ policies/issues. Shares responsibility for the performance of programs/projects that frequently affect more than one LOB/SO or the FAA as a whole.
Applies experience and expert knowledge applicable to his/her discipline to plan and conduct functional activities for projects/programs. Assignments may include (but not limited to) acting as the rulemaking project manager on assigned rulemaking, exemption and rule making committee projects. Applies senior level experience and expert knowledge on a wide range of projects from its inception to completion. Keeps all assigned projects and tasks on track with its approved schedule. Facilitates team meetings by managing the team members and any issues that may arise to ensure that the team's objective are met.
Leads and/or supports ad-hoc activities to review, evaluate, and analyze proposed and established regulatory policies and guidance. Develops and analyzes program requirements and plans, and recommends changes as necessary to ensure they are kept current and consistent. Retains "ownership" of the rulemaking documents during the drafting process to confirm accuracy while ensuring the documents are written clearly and meet all applicable format and content requirements. Responds to internal and external communications, presents project status documents and briefings to executive leadership, or other actions in support of the mission of the FAA, Office of Rulemaking. Project Management including conducts review, analysis, and evaluation of agency-wide rulemaking policies and apply to rulemaking process as needed. Identification of stakeholder requirements and design of strategies to meet those needs. Integration of tasks completed by others into a cohesive and consistent project deliverable.
Quality Assurance/control, including develop and monitor project schedules to ensure on-time deliverables. Use of standard desktop tools for project tracking including spreadsheets, databases, and collaboration support tools.
Provides expert guidance and instruction both internally and externally, addressing diverse, complex issues which often crosses multiple project/program functional areas. Formulate and recommend positions on major projects, policies, and/or issues to senior management.
Work typically is reviewed only at completion for success in achieving planned results. Has broad discretion to ensure the alignment of organizational goals and policies and the requirements of the projects and/or other work activities.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference - U.S. Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions, 0300.
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/
To qualify for this position at the J-band you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13. 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 includes: Experience responding to a regulated community for consideration of proposed regulatory action or relief from specific regulations, including petitions for exemption or clarification of regulatory documents. Experience reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating aviation safety policies and procedures.
If the selecting official decides to interview any employee on the selection list for a vacancy, then all who remain under consideration for the position at that point in the process must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.
Preview Job Questionnaire
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
Additional Information
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements
The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.
Leave Enhancement: FAA organizations may offer enhanced annual leave accrual to newly appointed or reappointed employees. In order to receive consideration for such a benefit, applicants' prior non-Federal service or active duty uniformed service must directly relate to the duties of the position to which appointed. Granting enhanced annual leave is at the sole discretion of the hiring organization, and granting such benefit is not an entitlement nor guaranteed to any newly hired employee.
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 KSAs 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.
Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.
Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.
Multiple selections may be made.
This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by AFSCME Local 1653.
Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA
Recognized as a subject matter expert who performs multiple and complex assignments under the minimal guidance of a Director or Executive Director. May act as a principal specialist to develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and/or techniques or as a team leader to define and direct challenging projects/programs/activities. Often represents as a principal point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the applications of policies and procedures. Formulates and provides recommendations to senior management positions on or changes to major projects/ policies/issues. Shares responsibility for the performance of programs/projects that frequently affect more than one LOB/SO or the FAA as a whole.
Applies experience and expert knowledge applicable to his/her discipline to plan and conduct functional activities for projects/programs. Assignments may include (but not limited to) acting as the rulemaking project manager on assigned rulemaking, exemption and rule making committee projects. Applies senior level experience and expert knowledge on a wide range of projects from its inception to completion. Keeps all assigned projects and tasks on track with its approved schedule. Facilitates team meetings by managing the team members and any issues that may arise to ensure that the team's objective are met.
Leads and/or supports ad-hoc activities to review, evaluate, and analyze proposed and established regulatory policies and guidance. Develops and analyzes program requirements and plans, and recommends changes as necessary to ensure they are kept current and consistent. Retains "ownership" of the rulemaking documents during the drafting process to confirm accuracy while ensuring the documents are written clearly and meet all applicable format and content requirements. Responds to internal and external communications, presents project status documents and briefings to executive leadership, or other actions in support of the mission of the FAA, Office of Rulemaking. Project Management including conducts review, analysis, and evaluation of agency-wide rulemaking policies and apply to rulemaking process as needed. Identification of stakeholder requirements and design of strategies to meet those needs. Integration of tasks completed by others into a cohesive and consistent project deliverable.
Quality Assurance/control, including develop and monitor project schedules to ensure on-time deliverables. Use of standard desktop tools for project tracking including spreadsheets, databases, and collaboration support tools.
Provides expert guidance and instruction both internally and externally, addressing diverse, complex issues which often crosses multiple project/program functional areas. Formulate and recommend positions on major projects, policies, and/or issues to senior management.
Work typically is reviewed only at completion for success in achieving planned results. Has broad discretion to ensure the alignment of organizational goals and policies and the requirements of the projects and/or other work activities.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference - U.S. Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions, 0300.
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/
To qualify for this position at the J-band you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13. 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 includes: Experience responding to a regulated community for consideration of proposed regulatory action or relief from specific regulations, including petitions for exemption or clarification of regulatory documents. Experience reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating aviation safety policies and procedures.
If the selecting official decides to interview any employee on the selection list for a vacancy, then all who remain under consideration for the position at that point in the process must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.
Preview Job Questionnaire
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
Additional Information
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements
The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.
Leave Enhancement: FAA organizations may offer enhanced annual leave accrual to newly appointed or reappointed employees. In order to receive consideration for such a benefit, applicants' prior non-Federal service or active duty uniformed service must directly relate to the duties of the position to which appointed. Granting enhanced annual leave is at the sole discretion of the hiring organization, and granting such benefit is not an entitlement nor guaranteed to any newly hired employee.
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 KSAs 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.
Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.
Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.
Multiple selections may be made.
This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by AFSCME Local 1653.
Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA