Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector (Front Line Manager)

About the role

Serves as a Front Line Manager within a Flight Standards office/branch, who reports to a middle Manager.

Executes the Agency's aviation safety mission, while accepting responsibility for being active in communicating and building change coalitions, seeking out opportunities to involve their teams in supporting change across the organization, and employing best practices for sponsoring change and managing resistance.

What you will do

• The Front Line Manager is responsible for aviation safety activities in a complex and dynamic environment.
• Manages and monitors individual and unit, group, or team performance standards with organizational initiatives, goals, and objectives by providing feedback, acknowledging achievement, and addressing performance deficiencies.
• Incumbent has full authority and responsibility to make all decisions and take action in the assigned program areas, subject to the manager's administrative review.
• Higher-level management reviews performance periodically by utilizing/reviewing work products, status reports, and organizational measures in place to ensure timeliness, policy compliance, and overall alignment with the Flight Standards Service.
• Directs the work of subordinate employees at the organizational unit level creating appropriate expectations for achieving intended results.
• Managerial duties include planning, organizing, setting priorities; assigning and allocating work for a unit, group, or team; monitoring and evaluating performance; coaching and developing employee capabilities; approving leave; and taking or recommending corrective/disciplinary action, as appropriate.
• Defines/redefines priorities as needed while meeting changing demands.
• Delegates the work that is appropriate for others under their direct supervision.
• Identifies relevant stakeholders associated with the work of the unit or branch and engages to receive feedback on unit performance, relationships and individual well-being.
• Creates partnerships exemplified by mutual respect, productive conflict, and effective action taking to address service issues.
• Encourages teamwork within the unit or branch exemplified by ensuring individuals are working with others beyond their area of expertise, specialty or job role to collect and consider other views and perspectives.
• Applies a comprehensive knowledge of the technical aspects of the directed work, typically governed by Federal Aviation Regulations, established guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Faces challenges or barriers, taking time to consider and discuss a range of relevant views from direct reports, peers and others.
• Takes actions to address impediments to success for individuals, unit, or team.
• Creates, communicates and reinforces clarity of direction for individuals.
• Views questions from direct reports as opportunities to clarify direction, learn, and grow.
• Builds and maintains external stakeholder trust and confidence.
• Works collaboratively to resource and achieve critical priorities effectively across functions and cultures.
• Works collaboratively with stakeholders and service providers in designing and providing a sound business case to next-level manager for fiscal and human resource needs that support individual direct reports and the unit, group, or team, aligning with the expectations of Flight Standards (FS).
• Contributes views, perspective, and experience as a member of the office, branch, or division leadership team.
• Anticipates changes that affect organizational vision, and assists in developing new policies and procedures.
• Develops strategies to implement organizational change.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude to achieving results, quickly recovering from setbacks, and learning from experience.
• Models creative thinking and innovation.
• Selects or recommends selection of non-supervisory employees for positions in the unit.
• Ensures direct reports are competent in their role and range of responsibility.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to enhance employee's knowledge and ability.
• Provides coaching for development and uses influence to support employee performance and growth while providing effective feedback.
• Demonstrates leadership and commitment to the FAA model EEO program.
• Ensures equal opportunity for all employees or applicants through compliance with applicable laws and regulations to eliminate discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

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. transcripts, SF-50, or veterans' documentation, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.
• Supplemental documents may be uploaded and attached to your application.
• 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. *** This is a temporary position not-to-exceed 2 years; it may be extended, terminated or become permanent without further competition.

If this position remains temporary, upon completion of this assignment, the selected employee shall return to his/her original permanent position or an equivalent position in the same commuting area. Permanent federal employees selected for this position must be willing to accept a temporary appointment.

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. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Selection and placement are contingent upon waiver or completion of satisfactory security requirements. Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA. Work history must state job titles including specialty, series, and grade level held.

No references will be made from your Official Personnel File, so information must be current and up to date. A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required. Some, none, or all may be interviewed.

This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA