Aviation Safety Inspector (General Aviation – Operations)

Summary

Incumbent will serve as a Principal Operations Inspector. The duty location for this position is Juneau, AK.

Duties

• The Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI) receives administrative direction from management in terms of broadly defined missions or functions.
• The ASI, mostly independently plans, designs, and carries out programs, projects, studies, or other work.
• The work is normally accepted without change.
• Completed work may be reviewed for adherence to FAA policy and for assurance that project requirements have been fulfilled.
• Some FG-14 assignments involve service wide responsibility for application of expert knowledge of flight operations for advanced multiengine turbojet aircraft.
• Such employees are concerned with all aspects of the operational capabilities and limitations of the aircraft.
• ASIs at the FG-14 level establish technical procedures and performance indexes and review complete flight operations programs for leaders in the aviation industry, or organizations of comparable scope and complexity, or a uniquely complex group of general aviation organizations.
• Assignments at this level are of great scope and unusual complexity.
• FG-14 employees develop and evaluate flight operations programs for organizations which utilize the newest, most complex aircraft, systems, and equipment.
• Because of organizational complexity or technology incorporated in the aircraft, systems, and equipment, employees must exercise originality to resolve unique problems.
• They frequently rely on engineers and designers for specific technical guidance although much of their work is carried out under very broad policy guidelines.
• Supervisors give FG-14 employees a wide leeway for independent action.
• Other inspectors seek their advice on problems relating to aircraft and their operation.
• Because of the precedent-setting nature or substantial effect on the aviation industry or public safety, their decisions may be reviewed and approved at a higher policy- setting level.
• The ASI resolves all but unique problems, with the intervention of management or a technical specialist.
• Develop plans, techniques, and policies to address current and anticipated problems and issues.
• Works with management to solve problems.
• The ASI is expected to follow established laws, orders, policies, and regulations that provide general guidance for completing work objectives, but is allowed considerable discretion to develop new or innovative approaches.
• The ASI uses resourcefulness, initiative, and judgement based on experience to develop and implement evaluation procedures to address problems where precedents are not applicable.
• Methods, practices, or decisions may be used as guidance in similar problem areas.
• The ASI keeps management informed of the status of all programs and projects and is held accountable for the technical accuracy, proper coordination, and timeliness of completed staff work.
• Provides staff assistance and serves as advisor to the manager on all matters pertaining to assigned tasking.
• Assists Safety Assurance ASI¿s, aviation safety technicians, and others on queries that are technical or guidance related.
• Assists in the preparation of a variety of technical and high priority correspondence to the other functional offices, aviation industry, other governmental agencies, members of Congress, and the general public.
• Assures that correspondence is properly coordinated, technically and grammatically accurate, clear and concise, and that it reflects the philosophy, policies, and objectives of the Division, Service, and the FAA.
• Participates in the FAA flight program to maintain qualification and currency requirements applicable to operations inspectors, for the purpose of supporting the FAA in a variety of flight-related functions to include training and evaluation of designated pilot examiners.
• Evaluates tasks contained in the FAA practical test standards and airman certification standards by participating as pilot in command or as a crewmember.
• The inspector is required to maintain an FAA second class medical.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Education is not qualifying at this grade level and may not be substituted for this experience.

Required Documents

• Applicants must apply online, through USAJOBS, to receive consideration.
• Faxed, mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted.
• If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application, e.g. transcripts, SF-50, or veteran's documents, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.
• Supplemental documentation and college transcripts can also be faxed to 907-271-5367 on or before the closing date of this announcement.
• Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth.
• If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of
• 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 https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.