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USAJOBS · 12 hours ago

Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector (OM)

Van Nuys, California, USA

Full-time, Contract

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$152K/yr - $226K/yr

1+ years exp

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector to manage a Flight Standards organization. This role involves executing the agency's aviation safety mission, promoting safety compliance, and leading a team to ensure high standards in a dynamic air carrier environment.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The position reports to the applicable manager and will execute the Agency's aviation safety mission, communicate and build change coalitions, seek out opportunities and involve their teams in supporting change across the organization, and employ best practices for sponsoring change and manage resistance

The manager is responsible for aviation safety activities in a complex and dynamic air carrier environment that includes experience in the following specialties Air Carrier Maintenance

Applies an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of the work directed and ensures the promotion of the highest level of safety compliance with regulatory standards while utilizing transparency of data exchange that includes the identification of hazards and management of risk

Manages and sets clear performance standards that promote accountability, a sense of individual responsibility, professionalism, and pride for organizational performance to next level managers (e.g. assistant managers, front line managers, supervisory principal inspector, as applicable)

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

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

Also, responsible for time and attendance, leave approval, performance evaluation, corrective and disciplinary actions, and the 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 as appropriate

Applies an advanced knowledge of budget, human resource, and other administrative policies and procedures, and an advanced understanding of the objectives of the major subdivision

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

Performs critical aspects of the budget planning process, including projecting short-term and long-term future needs and justifying resource requirements

Resolves all but unique problems without the intervention of higher-level management

Holds subordinate managers accountable for maintaining mutually productive partnerships with stakeholders as demonstrated by productive conflict and effective action taking to address issues impeding effectiveness

Meets with stakeholders regularly

Selects and develops next level managers in accordance with established selection and development guidance and processes

Ensures selections for those positions meet the expectations of FS and represent both individual competency and temperament for working as a productive team member to increase the field of future leader talent

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

Ensures the alignment of projects/programs with tactical objectives of the major subdivision

Work activities typically impact directly on project/program objectives for more than one organizational unit and for the major subdivision

Work affects internal and external customers

Qualification

FAA Mechanic CertificateAviation Safety ComplianceAir Carrier MaintenanceSupervisory ExperienceBudget ManagementLeadershipCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

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

A one year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required

NTE 2 Years - This is a temporary position that may be terminated, extended, or made permanent without further competition

Aviation Safety Inspector positions have job related medical requirements

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

Pass recurrent medical examinations as prescribed by the FAA

Experience involving the maintenance and repair of airframes, power plants, and systems of multi-engine aircraft of more than 12,500 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight maintained under an airworthiness maintenance and inspection program

Aircraft maintenance experience in a repair station; air carrier or airline repair facility; military repair facility; or local, state, or Federal governmental agency

Experience involving the maintenance and repair of airframes, power plants, and aircraft systems with responsibility for certifying airworthiness

Aircraft maintenance work experience within the last 3 years

FAA Mechanic Certificate with airframe and power plant ratings

Experience involving the maintenance and repair of airframes, power plants, and aircraft systems with responsibility for certifying airworthiness

Maintenance experience with aircraft 12,500 pounds or less maximum certificated takeoff weight

Aircraft maintenance experience in a repair station; air carrier or airline repair facility; military repair facility; or local, state or Federal governmental agency

Aircraft maintenance work experience within the last 3 years

FAA Mechanic Certificate with airframe and power plant ratings

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: Experience monitoring and evaluating programs for compliance with regulations and standards related to aviation safety

Experience with the federal laws, regulations, and policies affecting aviation safety and the work directed

Experience applying the highest level of safety compliance with regulatory standards which includes the identification of hazards and management of risk

Meet the Office of Personnel Management qualification standards located at the following web address http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1800/aviation-safety-series-1825/, for the 1825 series in any specialty

Include examples of specialized experience in their work history

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement