Aviation Safety Inspector (AW-General Aviation Maintenance PMI)

Summary

This position serves as a PMI and is located in Juneau, AK. A fully paid PCS is available.

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 ASI provides policy assistance to field level ASIs on difficult or complex policy interpretations.
• 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.
• ASIs at the FG-13 level issue certificates to and monitor (1) a large and complex aviation organization or (2) a number of smaller organizations that, together, are comparable in complexity to one large one.
• They are the primary contact point with the aviation organization(s).
• They may decide on issuance of the original certificates.
• They evaluate and decide upon proposals to change the authorized programs of the organizations.
• They continuously monitor the activities of organizations to determine whether they are following their authorized program, Federal regulations, and good safety practices.
• FG-13 assignments are characterized by one or more of the following:
• Commercially operated aircraft or and the complex avionics equipment associated with such aircraft; A variety of maintenance operations with diverse types of aircraft; or
• Novel and complex aviation operations.
• FG-13 employees plan and conduct their assignments with substantial technical independence.
• They receive administrative and policy guidance from their supervisors and policy makers.
• They also obtain technical advice from higher-level inspectors who are experts on a particular type of aircraft or who have overall program responsibility.
• They independently plan and carry out a work program to meet the needs and monitor the activities of the organizations for which they have certification responsibility.
• The scope and complexity of the work program may be such as to require the occasional assistance of other employees to conduct inspections and evaluate operations.
• ASI applies a mastery knowledge level of the appropriate specialization and a broad knowledge of the line of business mission and goals to assigned programs and areas of responsibility. The
• ASI plans and directs the use of time and resources to accomplish organizational objectives.
• He or she defines, organizes, and uses resources to accomplish work activities within established schedules, analyzes program requirements and accomplishments, and makes or directs adjustments as necessary to address organizational needs.
• Guidelines and precedents are frequently inadequate for dealing with novel or complex operations.
• FG-13 employees understand and apply the basic principles of aviation safety and interpret the intent of the regulations.
• ASIs at the
• FG-13 level participate extensively in the certification inspection and surveillance of highly complex air carrier operations where principal program responsibility is vested in an aviation safety inspector of higher grade. These
• FG-13 employees have broad authority to negotiate with carrier management and make technical determinations within the coverage of approved specifications and policy manuals. The
• ASI provides guidance to field level staff to solve difficult technical issues. Resolves all but unique problems, with the intervention of management or a more experienced technical specialist. Develop plans, techniques, and policies to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Works with management to solve problems. The
• ASI keeps management informed 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
• ASIs, aviation safety technicians, and others on queries that are technical or guidance related. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Education is not qualifying for this position and may not be substituted for experience.

Required Documents

• If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your online application, e.g. transcripts, SF-50, or veterans' documentation, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.
• Supplemental documentation 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/.