Summary Serves as a Division Manager under the Foundational Business function area of the Flight Standards Service and reports to the applicable Deputy Director. Responsibilities Serves as a Division Manager under the Foundational Business function area of the Flight Standards Service and reports to the applicable Deputy Director. The incumbents of the positions are responsible for providing leadership, guidance, and oversight for the full range of AFS programs and business activities by driving collective results. Responsible for managing the development of the Services strategic direction selling measurable outcomes, and adjusting resources as necessary to meet goals and objectives within targeted timeframes. The Incumbents are also responsible for planning, implementation, administration, and evaluation of a variety or AFS programs and projects'. This Includes directing a cohesive leadership team that sets clear strategic direction assures alignment across an organizational functions and programs, and fosters commitment to the values. principles. and objectives of the organization. Creating and articulating clear organizational vision and functional change. Creating and sustaining strategic alignment and aligning leadership strategy with business strategy. Leads and directs a staff of highly skilled program managers and technical personnel including aviation safety inspectors. engineers. statisticians, operations research analysis, economists' management and program analysis, and administrative support for the development and implementation of systems to modernize and maintain the architecture of the National Airspace System (NAS). Maintains a broad set of programs that establish the framework for technical guidance oversight of aviation safety inspectors through the Flight Standards Information Management System which Impacts the FAA's mission and services; developing recommendations for responding to challenges and changes; developing new insights to situations; and encouraging new Ideas and innovations. Specifically provides direction through subordinate staff members, in the planning, oversight, and evaluate on of AFS programs to administer and secure compliance with agency regulators, programs, standards and procedures In one or more of the following. AVS's facilities and equipment (F&E) program, providing AVS with system engineering, economic analysts, operations research capabilities to enhance the development and integration of new technologies and procedures; The agency's complex, national programs for the registration of United States (U.S.) civil aviation aircraft and the certification of U.S. foreign airmen: The oversight of ASTARS for AFS and the integration of the other organization within AVS: The Safely Awareness, Feedback, and Evaluation (SAFE)Program to measure the Aviation Community stakeholder perception of effectiveness with various FAA mandated and regulatory processes and programs designed to promote continuous improvements to maintain the safest aviation system in the world: The AFS National Training Program. including Leadership Development, providing oversight of strategic planning, training program development, inspector currency and qualifications, training program administration and evaluation, budgeting, resource management, contract management, policy exceptions. and field technical support; The administration of the Flight Program; The AFS LDR and Quality Assurance Representative and the PURE System Administration and provides guidance on the Federal Activity inventory Review Act to AVS/AQS; The Acquisition Management System and Life Cycle Management Policies for Aviation Safely; and Emergency Planning and Response. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. 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-K, FG/GS-15. 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 is the ability to apply expert technical knowledge to manage programs/projects, including estimating costs, allocating staff, establishing schedules and milestones, and identifying deliverables to accomplish goals and objectives in support of the National Airspace System (NAS) Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Interview Policy: Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed. FAA employees, their spouses and minor children may not hold stock or any other securities interest in an airline, aircraft manufacturing company, or in a supplier of components of parts to an aircraft manufacturing company. This prohibition is effective on the date of your appointment. Your acceptance of the agency¿s Final Offer means you agree to comply with this prohibition. Questions may be directed to an agency ethics official at 9-faa-agc-ethics-office@faa.gov. Education 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 This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing. 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 Leadership and Management Dimensions, 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 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 order and referred to the selecting official for consideration. Security Requirements: Critical Sensitive (position sensitivity level 3): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of a Single Scope Background Investigation (Tier 5) background investigation prior to appointment, unless waiver is obtained. 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 This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
