Aviation Safety Inspector (AW General Aviation Avionics)

About the role

The duty location for this position is located in Tampa, FL.

What you will do

• The PAI receives administrative direction from management in terms of broadly defined missions or functions.
• The PAI, mostly independently plans, designs, and carries out programs, projects, studies, or other work.
• The PAI provides policy assistance to field level Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASIs) on difficult or complex policy interpretations.
• The work is normally accepted without change.
• Completed work may be reviewed for adherence to FAA policy and for assurance that project requirements have been fulfilled.
• ASIs at the FG-13 level issue certificates to and monitor (1) a large and complex aviation organization or (2) a number of smaller organizations that, together, are comparable in complexity to one large one.
• They are the primary contact point with the aviation organization(s).
• They may decide on issuance of the original certificates.
• They evaluate and decide upon proposals to change the authorized programs of the organizations.
• They continuously monitor the activities of organizations to determine whether they are following their authorized program, Federal regulations, and good safety practices FG-13 assignments are characterized by one or more of the following: Commercially operated aircraft or and the complex avionics equipment associated with such A variety of maintenance operations with diverse types of aircraft; or Novel and complex aviation operations.
• FG-13 employees plan and conduct their assignments with substantial technical independence.
• They receive administrative and policy guidance from their supervisors and policy makers.
• They also obtain technical advice from higher-level inspectors who are experts on a particular type of aircraft or who have overall program responsibility.
• They independently plan and carry out a work program to meet the needs and monitor the activities of the organizations for which they have certification responsibility.
• The scope and complexity of the work program may be such as to require the occasional assistance of other employees to conduct inspections and evaluate operations.
• The PAI applies a mastery knowledge level of the appropriate specialization and a broad knowledge of the mission and goals to assigned programs and areas of responsibility.
• The PAI plans and directs the use of time and resources to accomplish organizational objectives.
• He or she defines, organizes, and uses resources to accomplish work activities within established schedules, analyzes program requirements and accomplishments, and makes or directs adjustments as necessary to address organizational needs.
• Guidelines and precedents are frequently inadequate for dealing with novel or complex operations. incumbent understand and apply the basic principles of aviation safety and interpret the intent of the regulations.
• Contacts are frequently with owners and top managers of aviation corporations and involve negotiating and resolving the full range of issues and problems that confront aviation organizations.
• Occasionally issues are controversial, arousing considerable public interest.
• ASIs at the FG-13 level participate extensively in the certification inspection and surveillance of highly complex air carrier operations where principal program responsibility is vested in an aviation safety inspector of higher grade.
• Employees have broad authority to negotiate with carrier management and make technical determinations within the coverage of approved specifications and policy manuals.
• The PAI provides guidance to field level staff to solve difficult technical issues.
• Resolves all but unique problems, with the intervention of management or a more experienced technical specialist.
• Develop plans, techniques, and policies to address current and anticipated problems and issues.
• The PAI is expected to follow established laws, order, policies and regulations that provide general guidance for completing work adjectives but is allowed discretion to develop new or innovative approaches.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Education is not qualifying for this position and may not be substituted for experience.

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

• If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your online application, e.g. transcripts, SF-50, or veterans' documentation, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.
• Supplemental documentation can also be faxed to *** on or before the closing date of this announcement.
• Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth.
• 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. *** The FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives 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 or Leadership and Management Dimension. In lieu of providing a response, please include WORK HISTORY IN YOUR RESUME THAT DESCRIBES HOW YOU MEET THE ANSWER YOU CHOSE FOR EACH SECTION.

Please include specific examples and details which illustrate your knowledge, skills, and abilities. Please include applicable date ranges. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification will be placed in alphabetical order and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

In-grade/Downgrade applications will be accepted. If the agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA