Summary 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 manager's individual performance, and available funding. Serves as Chief Operations Manager to the Division Director and the Deputy Director, directly supervising Division level admin positions throughout the Division. Responsibilities Serves as Chief Operations Manager to the Division Director and the Deputy Director, directly supervising Division level administrative positions throughout the Division. Additionally, Chief Operations Manager serves as liaison between offices internal and external to the Division and reports directly to the Deputy Director. Works collaboratively with Division's branches in developing solutions to a variety of complex problems, including regulatory, policy, Congressional, and customer service issues. The incumbent brings diverse viewpoints together, effectively acquiring support for decisions and actions, and anticipates and resolves conflicts. Develops innovative plans and solutions to assure quality and timely work products. Ensures the final product meets the needs and expectations of the Division, and that the Director and Deputy Director are cognizant of and in agreement with the findings and recommendations. Division Director Support: Serves as a back-up and a principal advisor to the Division Director and Deputy Director. Exercises decision rights delegated by the Division Director. Supports the Division Director and the Deputy Director to establish, maintain, and execute overall strategic vision and manage change across the Division. Assures expert technical advice to the Division Director and the Deputy Director on application of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and current policies related to the certification and continued operational safety of aviation products, parts, and appliances. Stakeholder Collaboration: Establishes and maintains effective communications and assures a high level of service to all organizational elements of AIR as well as other offices throughout the agency. Partners directly with AIR senior leadership, other AVS services/offices, the aviation industry, and other civil aviation authorities to develop plans and processes that meet the needs of a wide spectrum of stakeholders. Represents the FAA at aviation events, industry conferences, and other civil aviation authority meetings on a variety of technical areas and concerns. Direct Report Supervision: Monitors and evaluates performance. Executes personnel actions and/or corrective/disciplinary actions. Works to prepare employees for future opportunities across the Division, with focus on continuity of operations and long-term organizational success. Coaches, mentors, and develops employees to perform current work and support career progression for the future. Ensures employees have necessary skills to accomplish their assigned tasks. Operations Monitoring: Assigns, communicates, and clarifies context for tasks and responsibilities. Oversees daily operations to ensure timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, and compliance with policy in attaining organizational goals. Facilitates coordination and effective communication across FAA organizations, the aviation industry, other civil aviation authorities, and union representatives to accomplish work. Other duties as required. 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-J, FG/GS-14. 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 defined as: Experience providing Aircraft Certification advice to management, including planning, organizing, analyzing, executing or monitoring operations, to ensure productivity and compliance with policy in attaining organizational goals. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Knowledge, Skill, and Ability (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 section, 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. 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. Education Education not applicable. 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. This position is located in AIR-600. However, this vacancy announcement may be used to fill future vacancies in any of the other AIR Division Offices or Duty Stations. Duty station will determine locality pay. Only the following locations will be negotiable. Percentages next to the city/state represent the locality rate for that particular location: · Burlington, MA – 32.58% · Fort Worth, TX – 27.26% · Des Moines, WA – 31.57% · Westbury, NY – 37.95% · Hapeville, GA – 23.79% · Des Plaines, IL -30.86% · Lakewood, CA – 36.47% · Wichita, KS – 17.06% · Washington, DC -33.94% · Kansas City, MO – 18.97% · Oklahoma City, OK – 17.06% · Anchorage, AK -32.36% · Denver, CO – 30.52% Jamaica, NY - 37.95 Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period Requirement: Unless previously completed, the person selected for this position must satisfactorily complete a 1-year probationary period to remain in this managerial position. Security Requirement: Moderate Risk (5). This position requires completion and favorable adjudication of a background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. Subject to a 5 year period reinvestigation. Interview Statement: The Agency may choose to interview one, some, none, or all candidates from the selection certificate or any other valid recruitment/referral list submitted Incomplete Applications: 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. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA