Electronics Technician Coordinator

About the role

The incumbent serves as the Electronics Technician (Coordinator) for all ATCF project activities related to onsite installation/construction. Serves as principle technical expert providing project installation/construction expertise in the preparation of the Project Work Plan.

What you will do

• Plans, schedules, identifies required resources and coordinates execution of the installation/construction activities across multiple installations Centers.
• Performs work of broad scope and complexity applying technical experience and comprehensive technical knowledge and an understanding of new technologies and methods, and FAA policies and programs to accomplish assignments.
• Reviews design installation/construction documents for constructability concerns (i.e. from the perspective of an installation/construction contractor or Engineering Services Field Engineer/Technician).
• Coordinates installation/construction field changes with appropriate affected parties and stakeholders.
• Ensures installation/construction activity related project schedule changes are reflected and coordinated with Engineering.
• Ensures field installations/construction reports are accurate, contain an appropriate level of detail, and are timely.
• Provides training, mentoring, guidance and advice to field (installation/construction) personnel on technical issues.
• Provides positive quality assurance controls during installation/construction activities, including minimizing JAI exceptions.
• Acts as onsite focal point for OSHA construction safety.
• Ensure that all facility work permits, and risk assessments are properly completed when required.
• Ensures required parts/materials are ordered/shipped on schedule.
• Incumbent is required to travel throughout Western Service Area in support of projects providing quality control.
• Hands on installation may be required.
• Prepares end of project critiques to analyze actual performance vs. projected performance (e.g. schedule, budget, quality, manpower, etc.).
• Work directly supports the objectives of the organization and the safe and continual operation of the NAS, FAA aircraft, and/or FAA academic programs.
• Contacts are both internal and external.
• Often represents the organization as a primary technical point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities to coordinate and implement plans or to obtain information and resolve problems.
• Coordinates with other organizations and agencies concerned with FAA activities.
• May oversee the activities of contractors.
• Receives general program assignments from a supervisor or higher-level manager.
• Assignments are stated in terms of priorities, overall objectives, and boundaries.
• Completed assignments are considered technically authoritative and are reviewed only for general compliance with organizational objectives.
• Identifies resources needed to perform assignments.
• Organizes and assigns resources needed to accomplish large work activities within established schedules.
• Provides guidance to other technicians and trainees regarding difficult technical or operational issues.
• Independently resolves all but unique technical problems.
• Interprets and adapts technical manuals, manufacturers¿ instructions, FAA policies and procedures.
• Work is reviewed for compliance with established policies and sound technical and programmatic judgment.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

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

• Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.
• Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted.
• If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application, e.g., SF-50 or Supervisory Endorsement, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.
• For Competitive Promotions: A Supervisor's Endorsement Form or Memorandum is required and must include the job announcement number and supervisor's signature.
• For Reassignments/Downgrades: A Supervisor's Endorsement is not required for reassignments (ingrades) or voluntary downgrades.
• In Addition: 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 o the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Appointment: Permanent Full-time Security: The position sensitivity level for this position is "5" Moderate Risk. The selectee will be required to successfully clear/complete a background investigation check for this level. Interviews: All or none may be interviewed Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA