Supervisory Aviation Security Watch Officer

About the role

This position is for the Division Manager of the Washington Operations Center Complex (AXE-100), within the FAA, Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH), Office of National Security Programs and Incident Response (AXE).

What you will do

• The incumbent serves as the Division Manager/Supervisory Aviation Security Watch Officer for the Washington Operations Center Complex (WOCC), which operates on 24-hour rotating shifts, 7 days a week, with overall authority for the operational, technical, and administrative direction of the WOCC.
• Situational telework may be required based on operational needs.
• Typical duties include, but are not limited to the following: oversees the day-to-day operations and administrative function of the Washington Operations Center (WOC).
• The WOC is charged with 24/7 monitoring and analysis monitoring and analysis of world-wide aviation events having an impact on the FAA, the National Airspace System, and general aviation.
• The incumbent monitors and analyzes these aviation related events, situations, and incidents, and as required, prepares and delivers presentations to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration, and other key officials.
• Develops, implements, and updates facility processes and procedures to reflect new or changing requirements and management controls for programs; including but not limited to: personnel relations and staffing, position management, technical and administrative training, proficiency development, occupational safety, logistics, security and environmental support; and ensures adequate documentation is established and maintained.
• Develops and implements schedules which allow the Operations Center to operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
• Responsible for various aspects of the National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) program.
• Integrates communications and information systems in the National Airspace System (NAS) to collect information from multiple sources simultaneously in order to validate and give context during critical incidents and national security emergencies.
• Applies experience and advanced technical knowledge of the NAS as it pertains to safety, security, and regulatory operations of aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in the NAS.
• Directs notifications and investigative support to accident investigators and law enforcement agencies investigating airmen or aircraft involved in accidents, security incidents, and transportation related threats.
• Ensures the WOCC workforce is proficient in all operational requirements to perform assigned duties and is the first line supervisor for all new personnel until developmental training is complete.
• Ensures that new employees obtain appropriate accesses, equipment, and credentials.
• Monitors and evaluates individual performance; approves leave, recommends or approves corrective/disciplinary actions as appropriate.
• Communicates the organization's vision and objectives, sets priorities, assigns tasks and responsibilities, monitors and evaluates performance, coaches and develops employee capabilities as appropriate.
• Directs, observes and/or performs critical surveillance work for critical mission and decision support.
• Integrates communications and information systems within the National Airspace System (NAS), oversees the collection of information from multiple sources simultaneously in order to validate and give context during critical incidents and national security emergences, and composes and delivers briefings to government and national security organizational partners internal and external to a federal agency.
• Applies experience and advanced knowledge of the NAS as it pertains to safety, security, and regulatory operations of aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in the NAS.
• Directs Watch Officers in the identification and analyses of notifications for investigative support for accident investigators and law enforcement agencies investigating airmen or aircraft involved in accidents, security incidents, and transportation related threats.
• Ensures support for internal and external stakeholders in the security and investigation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS).

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Education cannot 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

• Only supplemental documentation (e.g. transcript, certifications, SF-50, and/or veterans' documentation) will be accepted in combination with your on-line application or faxed to ***.
• These documents must be uploaded or faxed on or before the closing date of the announcement.
• All submitted documents must reference the announcement number.
• ALL applicants MUST submit the following: (1) resume with complete work history; and (2) a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action).
• For guidance on how to create a Federal resume, visit ***
• Failure to submit all required documents by the closing date will result in a finding of ineligible.
• We are not responsible for incomplete, illegible or missing documents.
• Please DO NOT email your application documents.
• We cannot accept documents received via the email system.
• Documents sent via email will NOT receive consideration.
• 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 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. This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan.

Additional information about Core Compensation is available at: *** This Level 4 (Special Sensitive; TS/SCI) position requires favorable adjudication of a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.

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 Managerial Selection Factor.

In lieu of providing a narrative response in the text box listed below each Managerial Selection Factor, 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.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Leadership & Management Dimensions and/or Technical Requirements listed in the announcement.

Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; or (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping referred to the selecting official for selection consideration. Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

Unless previously completed, the incumbent must satisfactorily complete a 1-year probationary period to remain in this supervisory or managerial position. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA