Supervisory Aviation Technical System Specialist (District Manager)
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** Supervisory Aviation Technical System Specialist (District Manager)**

**Department of Transportation**

** ATO, Technical Operations, Central Service Area, Houston District Office, AJW-CT**

**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

** Relocation expenses reimbursed**

Yes - Temporary Change of Station (TCS) - Employees with status: A fixed relocation payment of $27,000 will be paid.

** Telework eligible**

Yes as determined by agency policy

**Duties**

** Summary**

Due to the Pandemic and individual states with different phases of reopening, the selectees report date to the official duty station/facility may be delayed until such time as employees are allowed to report to the workplace. The person selected may telework up to the maximum extent possible, up to and including full time, until it is determined by state and Federal officials that employees are allowed to report to the workplace where this position is located, on a regular basis.

**Responsibilities**

This position serves as a District Manager (DM) within one of multiple Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Technical Operations (AJW) Districts. Functions as the principal advisor for respective District operations and reports to the respective Service Area Director of Technical Operations. Incumbent works independently and has broad discretion to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and policies.

Directs a highly technical and diverse workforce in ensuring the effective maintenance and repair of National Airspace System (NAS) equipment and facilities. Incumbent will have day-to-day direction over 3-5 subordinate managers as well as functionally integrated teams of operational and support personnel. Interfaces with management across multiple organizational units and integrates projects/programs across multiple service units. Provides coaching, mentoring, and development of staff and organizational capabilities and is responsible for team-building throughout the facilities in the District. Sets priorities, assigns tasks and responsibilities, and monitors and evaluates performance of organizational units within the District. Approves leave; and takes or approves corrective/disciplinary actions as appropriate.

Provides direct support to the Director of Technical Operations to establish, monitor, and sustain Technical Operations initiatives and activities that cross service units within the Air Traffic Organization and the FAA lines of business. Develops new methodologies and techniques to solve organizational challenges and procedures. Conceives, plans, and conducts studies involving complex operational issues and that support the overall Technical Operations Business Plan's activities under the core business measure of ensuring safety and security of the NAS. Incumbent leads the implementation of Concept of Operations (CONOPS) evolution within the District. Provides senior level policy guidance, direction and interpretation of technical operations related areas of NAS programs.

Provides expert collaborative analysis of technical information submitted for review of complex and challenging projects and programs that cross technical and operational disciplines and organizational lines of business impacting multiple internal and external organizations. Identifies, assesses, and analyzes significant issues, opportunities, and trends that require senior leadership attention.

Serves as the internal and external point of contact for information, and concerns that impact large segments of Technical Operations, ATO and the FAA. Responsible for managing information appropriately to ensure concerns are addressed and issues are resolved. Predicts potential issues and proposes recommendations for preventative action. Ensures consistent responses from the operations functions to internal and external organizations. Predicts potential issues and proposes recommendations for preventative action. Ensures consistent responses from the operations functions to internal and external organizations.

Incumbent will be responsible for the efficient management of an annual budget and for performing system analysis and field support for multiple subordinate operations. Reallocates or acquires additional resources as necessary within and across organization/programs in order to execute goals and accomplish Technical Operations mission objectives. Continually reviews, refines and recommends major improvements to operational projects and programs to make sure that they are aligned with long term and short term ATO and FAA goals, objectives and plans. Responsible to ensure successful integration and modernization of the NAS.

Works collaboratively with the work force, labor unions, and other stakeholder organizations to identify needs and implement solutions to create a work place of choice.

**Travel Required**

50% or less - The job may require up to 50% travel.

** Supervisory status**

Yes

** Promotion Potential**

L

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

+ US Citizenship is required.

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

+ Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)

+ A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.

+ Bargaining Unit: No ** Qualifications**

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-K or FG/GS-15 level. **Specialized experience** is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience may include but is not limited to: leading an effective workforce that achieves organizational-wide goals in concurrence with the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles.

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

**Special Note Concerning Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:** 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 Managerial Selection Factor and/or Technical Factor, 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 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 cannot be substituted for experience.

Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

**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.