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USAJOBS · 2 weeks ago

Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector (Assistant Office Manager)

Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$147K/yr - $226K/yr

1+ years exp

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking a Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector (Assistant Office Manager) in Anchorage, AK. This role involves overseeing aviation safety activities, assisting the manager, and ensuring performance standards while managing resources and personnel effectively.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The Assistant Manager is responsible for aviation safety activities in a complex and dynamic environment that includes experience in one or more of the following specialties: Operations, Avionics, Maintenance, Dispatch, Rotorcraft and Cabin Safety

Assists the Manager and sets clear performance standards that promote accountability, a sense of individual responsibility, professionalism and pride for organizational performance to next level managers

Ensures effective managerial work and work quality across all units and cross organizational relationships while maintaining unit and individual wellbeing

Responsible for assisting in the leadership, planning, prioritizing, direction, communication, tasking, training and scheduling of work

Responsible for time and attendance, leave approval, performance evaluation, corrective and disciplinary actions, and setting of the front line office goals and objectives

Supports effective problem solving by ensuring subordinates are accountable to address challenges and barriers, and are clear about roles and responsibilities for decision-making

Confirms active collaboration occurs beyond the office/branch and that solutions fully consider and represent all relevant perspectives/interests

Delegates work and empowers subordinates to decentralize decision-making

Confirms subordinates take on expected work and produce intended results with minimal intervention

Ensure subordinates communicate progress and barriers, and coordinate decisions across organizational boundaries

Assists in effective resourcing decisions across several work units, teams or groups; making certain that work units deliver expected output within required time frame and budget

Adjusts resourcing plans to meet changing work conditions

Hold other managers accountable to make good business decisions in meeting the needs of Flight Standards (FS)

Defines, plans and organizes assigned budget, staff and other resources to accomplish objectives

Provides assistance with budget and reallocates resources among organizational units/projects/programs, or requests additional resources, as needed

Projects short-term and long-term future needs and justifies resource requirements

Accountable for assigned office equipment

Holds managers accountable for maintaining mutually productive partnerships with stakeholders

Meets with stakeholders regularly to identify potential impediments to team and organizational effectiveness

Set and maintain expectations for integrating stakeholder feedback into services provided

Works as a member of a higher-level leadership team and contribute to problem-solving beyond own function

Builds and maintains an effective office/branch leadership/management team; ensuring units are working together and beyond boundaries, exemplified by shared decision-making, commitment to sharing relevant information, and considering inputs from stakeholders to create expected results

Regularly called upon to identify problem areas and to develop and recommend new policies and procedures for resolution

Aligns with other managers and work units with overarching organizational initiatives, strategies and goals; testing for alignment with overarching business needs and ensuring the team maintains shared accountability to commitments and agreements

Selects and develops next level managers

Sets stretch goals to promote learning and growth in managerial and leadership skills

Promotes responsibility for learning and growth, continuing education and career advancement; providing capacity for next level managers to engage in developmental activities and assignments

Develops managers through coaching and mentoring

Designs and holds meetings that promote open dialog, encourage productive conflict and lead to clear decisions and actions that help work units produce intended results

Demonstrates leadership and commitment to the FAA model EEO program

Qualification

Aviation SafetyOperations ManagementAvionicsMaintenanceAircraft DispatchCabin SafetyFluency in EnglishLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

US Citizenship is required

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)

Position is designated as Moderate Risk; a background investigation may be required

May be required to serve a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period

Not more than two separate incidents involving Federal aviation regulations violations in the last 5 years

Valid State driver's license

Fluency in the English language

No chemical dependencies or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance

High school diploma or equivalent

Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the Aviation Safety Inspector position in a safe and efficient manner, with or without a reasonable accommodation

Have good distant vision in each eye and be able to read, without strain, printed materials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted)

Have the ability to hear the conversational voice (hearing aid permitted)

Not have any physical condition that would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others that would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft

Possess a valid second – class medical certificate in accordance with FAA regulations (if required)

Pass recurrent medical examinations as prescribed by the FAA (if required)

Meet specific requirements as outlined in the Office of Personnel Management Aviation Safety Series, Qualification Standards for Operations, Avionics and Maintenance specialties or Human Resource Policy Manual Policy Chapter Supplements for Aircraft Dispatch, Cabin Safety and Rotorcraft-Helicopter specialties

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-J/FG-14

Specialized experience is defined as: advanced technical experience at the FG-14/FV-J level in any of the following specialties: Operations, Avionics, Maintenance, Aircraft Dispatch, Cabin Safety or Rotorcraft-Helicopter; experience as a member on a management team or serving as a subject matter expert regularly called upon to identify problem areas and develop procedures for resolution