Aviation Safety Inspector (AC) (Flight Oversight (ASAP)

About the role

The Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) Manager is assigned as primary interface between the Certificate Management Office (CMO) and the assigned air carrier to prevent accidents and incidents by encouraging employees of the air carrier to voluntarily report safety issues and events.

Has program responsibility for the vehicle whereby employees of the air carrier can identify and report safety issues to management and FAA for resolution.

What you will do

• Flight Oversight ASIs do not conduct certification (pilot evaluating, testing, and checking) job functions as a required crewmember, including safety pilot.
• The incumbent will not, in any scenario, act as a required crewmember or safety pilot of an aircraft.
• Flight Oversight ASIs apply a broad knowledge of the aviation industry, aviation safety, and Federal aviation laws, regulations, and policies.
• Under the general direction of the Principal Inspector or Supervisory Principal Inspector, accomplishes the following duties: A.
• Technical Administration Reviews, recommends approval, and maintains a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that sets forth all operational elements of the ASAP.
• This MOU is a written agreement between the FAA, the certificate holder, and any third party such as an employee's labor organization or their representatives.
• Serves as the CMO representative on any/all Event Review Committee{s) (ERC) that includes representatives of the certificate holder and its employee's labor organization.
• Prepares document providing data for improving the certificate holder's current systems.
• Assist the certificate holder in planning for future systems based on the certificate holder employee's voluntary reports of safety issues, which may involve alleged violations of 14 CFR.
• Assists the certificate holder in developing programs using compatible data collection, analysis, storage, and retrieval systems: Determines if safety-related reports submitted by the employees of the certificate holder qualify for inclusion in ASAP.
• Reviews and analyzes said reports to identify actual or potential problems and propose solutions.
• Maintains records and historical data on all ASAP safety-related reports.
• Advises the appropriate Regional Flight Surgeon on any issues involving medical qualifications or medical certificates in an attempt to resolve said issues.
• Consults with other FAA and industry experts on reported events involving matters that are complex or sensitive.
• Gathers sufficient evidence relevant to an investigation not caused by investigations and prepares final reports and recommendations on disposition to include self-disclosures from the certificate holder.
• Conducts the reexamination of certificated airmen.
• Advises Principal Inspectors and CMO management on all significant or sensitive issues and events concerning ASAP.
• Conducts investigations of public complaints, congressional inquiries, aircraft incidents, and aircraft accidents.
• Provides verbal and/or written technical assistance to legal counsel, testifies at court trials and formal hearings, and gives depositions.
• Coordinates information from geographic inspectors for the accomplishment of the SEP program.
• Works with the certificate holder's department heads to resolve safety issues.
• Certification Based on data gathered in the Aviation Safety Action Program process: Evaluates and recommends approval or disapproval of manuals and revisions.
• Evaluates training programs to insure they meet the requirements of 14 CFR.
• Should the incumbent be of the flight operations specialty, evaluates performance and recommends approval or disapproval concerning the designation of company instructors and check airmen.
• Evaluates operations and facilities by onsite inspections and review of reports by geographic inspectors or others.
• Participates in providing flight evaluations.
• Surveillance At the direction of the FLM of the CMO, performs any required surveillance activity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Not applicable.

How you will be evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Documents you must provide

• Only supplemental documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application.
• These documents must be uploaded to your USAJOBS profile on or before the closing date of this announcement.
• All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.
• No references will be made from your Personnel File, so information must be current and up to date.
• No references will be made from your Official Personnel File, so information must be current and up to date.
• Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP) required.
• NOTE: Applicants are required to submit a copy of their SF-50 (non-award) with the required information below, NOT SF-52.
• If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application.
• If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system ***

What to expect next

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request.

Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

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. *** 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 alphabetical 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.

All or none of the applicants may be interviewed. Ingrade/downgrade applications will be accepted. This is not a remotely sited position.

Selectee will be required to report to the FAA Flight Standards Facility Duty Location, DL CMO, Hapeville, GA, SOCM27. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA