Summary Performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. Acts as principal technical specialist or as a project manager or team leader for large work activities. Responsibilities Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge applicable to his/her discipline, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and develop improved technical processes or systems. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Typical assignments may include: Serving as a Service Area focal point during Implementation Plan development and implementation for all F&E and OPS funded NAS programs; Serving as focal point for Headquarters program offices and IPMTs on implementation issues such as funding, waterfall schedules, NAS equipment ordering, key-site testing, etc.; Assigning all OPS and F&E projects to Service Center Groups and Engineering Services associated with the Implementation Plan. Defines, organizes, and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules. Makes tactical decisions during implementation of programs to stay within scope, schedule, and cost. Manages engineering, construction, installation, training, backfill overtime, airspace changes/redesign, configuration management, Safety Management System (SMS), acceptance, capitalization, etc. Contacts are internal and external. Often represents FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally (within an LOB/SO or across LOB\'s/SO\'s) and externally. Plays a lead role in drafting, reviewing, and editing reports or contractual documents for final approval prior to external distribution. Tracks, monitors, and provides status reporting on all aspects of assigned program areas. Identifies, develops, tracks, and utilizes project funds, including local or reimbursable projects. Ensures budget submissions are well justified, have valid cost estimates, justifications, background data if appropriate, and identifies local constraints. Provides cost, schedule, and methodology data to stakeholders for program and project implementation. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally. Issues project authorizations/assignment sheets to Engineering Services and other Service Center groups to accomplish NAS projects. Manages programs such as Federal Contract Tower (FCT), Contract Weather Observer (CWO), Non-Fed establishment, Environmental Occupational Safety and Health (EOSH), and Security. Provides oversight for the accuracy of the Corporate Work Plan (CWP) for the assigned program. Assesses the impacts of changes to the CWP resulting from new requirements, budget constraints/changes, and initiates a Work Change Notice (WCN) when appropriate. Identifies implementation-related program risks. Monitors and mitigates risks through the life of the project. Resolves programmatic issues to preclude negative impact on implementation budget and schedule. Provides guidance to lower-level staff on how to solve difficult technical issues. Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced technical specialist. Develops plans, techniques, and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues. Provides leadership in developing and defining Service Area Program Implementation Plans to deploy major NAS systems or programs. Leads the effort in influencing implementation priorities for each candidate program/project. Provides input to Investment Analysis process, reviews program baseline, evaluates the level of integration with existing facilities, collects site-specific information, identifies all program costs, and schedules all program-related activities. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications Specialized Experience Candidates must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the (FV-I or FG/GS-13) level that is typically in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Experience supporting an effort or project, which improves and/or integrates NAS systems in an EnRoute, Communications, Terminal or NAVAID Facility. For example: planning installing, configuring, and/or testing an enhancement or replacement of NAS equipment. Experience gathering, organizing, and manipulating complex financial and project management related data base applications, to include analyzing data, identifying trends and gaps and making independent recommendations to the decision maker(s). QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Special Note Concerning Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): 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 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 selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA), listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration. Education Education may not be substituted for experience at this grade level. 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. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family. Incomplete Applications: Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Your application/resume MUST have your official title, grade and series on your work history. Interviews: If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list. Salary: Set in accordance with the NATCA/Consolidated Bargaining Contract. NOTE: Selections may be made for any team within Planning and Requirements Group. This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by NATCA: Technical System Specialists. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA
