Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist, (MSS-3, Level 10), Executive Officer

About the role

The incumbent is an Executive Officer (XO) at a Level 10 En Route facility. Provides direct supervision to the Operations Managers at the facility. Also, provides guidance, mentoring and discipline to ensure proper and safe working conditions.

These activities include planning and infrastructure, quality assurance, systems efficiency, domestic and international procedures, automation, and training.

What you will do

• Provides training, coaching and guidance to subordinates and facilitates team building throughout their program areas.
• Using measures of organizational performance, continuously reviews work progress to assure that results meet the agency's mission and the customers' needs.
• Serves as a member of the management team and provides advice on ways to improve organizational performance and strategic goals.
• Continuously reviews work processes to assure that results meet the mission and goals of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the needs of the aviation community, and the safety of the flying public.
• Provides training, coaching, and guidance to subordinate managers and is responsible for team building.
• Participates in accident investigations and incidents as directed by higher authority.
• Provides vision and leadership to facility teams.
• Assigns work to be accomplished by subordinate managers and their staff.
• Sets and adjusts long and short-term goals and priorities in support of FAA Flight plan initiatives.
• Approves leave; prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities; evaluates work performance of subordinates ensuring equity of performance standards and ratings; gives advice on work and on administrative matters; makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinates; hears and resolves group grievances and serious employee complaints; effects disciplinary actions; recommends/approves selections and transfers; recommends awards or bonuses; approves expenses for overtime, equipment, and personnel; and identifies and arranges for developmental and other training needs of subordinates.
• Recommends necessary budgetary and reprogramming actions required to ensure the effective operation of the facility.
• Recommends, reviews and revises operational and administrative procedures to ensure compliance with national programs.
• Recommends and allocates budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish objectives that impact multiple organizational units/projects/programs and across multiple functions and/or disciplines.
• Manages budgets and either acquires or reallocates resources among organizational units/ projects/programs.
• Leads and integrates both short-term and long-term future needs through the budget planning process.
• Supports and participates in the labor-management partnership process and fosters a work environment where all employees are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
• Meets and has frequent contacts with both internal and external customers including subordinates, other peer management representatives, union representatives, administrative support staff within the facility, higher ranking managers and supervisors, service center personnel, members of the state, local and federal government, foreign government aviation officials, representatiaves of the aviation industry and military.
• Also interacts with key staff of public interest groups, government officials, professional organizations and contractors.
• Contacts take place in meetings and conferences or in unplanned situations where the XO is designated as a contact point and these meetings have the potential for considerable consequence to the NAS, members of the general public, and representatives of the aviation industry.
• The incumbent reports to the Air Traffic Manager, who provides minimal supervision.
• The incumbent exercises a high level of judgment in the performance of his/her duties by independently looking for alternative strategies to adapt to the changing requirements of the NAS.
• Performance is evaluated upon the effectiveness with which objectives are achieved.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

No Positive Education Requirement. 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 Leadership and Management Dimension.

In lieu of providing a 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. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.

Your 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.

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

• To be considered for this announcement, you must complete the on-line application using the AVIATOR system by the closing date of the announcement.
• Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.
• Faxed, mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted.
• Please follow all instructions carefully.
• Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
• Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.
• All applicants MUST complete and submit the first page of FAA Form 3330-43, Rating of Air Traffic Experience with their application.
• The form MUST include from and to dates of experience, position title, series and grade/level of all positions held.
• The form MUST be submitted either by uploading a copy as an attachment with the application package through USAJOBS or fax the form to *** by the closing date of this announcement.
• NOTE: Applicants are reminded that FAA Form 3330-43 is required and NOT FAA Form 3330-43-1.
• 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 ***
• Forms: FAA-3330-43 : Rating of Air Traffic Experience

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. *** 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.

Legal statement: 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 ***. Career Enhancement/Career Progression: In accordance with HRPM EMP 1.29/1.29a, this position may be a Career Enhancement Assignment/Career Progression.

The selectee (s) may be eligible for pay retention. Career Diversity is not enhanced when an employee is assigned to a staff or supervisory position in which they previously held on a permanent basis. CEP/CP selectees will be required to certify eligibility.

Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period Requirement: A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required. Interview Policy: Some, all or none of the candidates may be interviewed.

Security Requirements: Noncritical Sensitive (2): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of an Access National Agency Check with Inquiries (Tier 3) background investigation prior to appointment, unless waiver is obtained.

This position is not covered for ATC Good Time ***This position is temporary, NTE 1 year but may be extended, terminated early or made permanent without further competition. *** This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA