Program Analyst (Rulemaking)

Federal Aviation Administration •

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

This position will be in the Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Office of Rulemaking, ARM. As a Program Analyst in the Office of Rulemaking, performs a combination of routine, multiple, and varying assignments under the general direction of a manager. Applies regulatory policy and process management strategies to FAA actions focused on providing improved aviation safety through timely and appropriate regulatory action.

Duties

As a Program Analyst with the Office of Rulemaking, performs multiple and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, team leader or more experienced professional. Applies regulatory, policy, and process management strategies to the FAA rulemaking, exemption, and rulemaking committee actions focused on providing improved aviation safety through timely and appropriate regulatory action.

Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge applicable to his/her discipline to plan and conduct functional activities for projects/ programs. Assignments require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Assignments include: acts as the rulemaking project manager on assigned rulemaking, exemption and rulemaking committee projects assigned. As the project manager, responsible for managing each project through the applicable process and for leading a project from its inception to completion. Keeps the project on track with its approved schedule. Acts as a facilitator at team meetings by guiding and managing the team through any issues that may arise to ensure that the team&39;s objective are met and being the "owner" of the rulemaking documents during the drafting process to maintain accuracy while ensuring that the documents are written clearly and meet all applicable format and content requirements. As the project manager, the selectee must have the discipline to create clear and attainable objective and to see them through to successful completion. additionally, leads or supports ad hoc activities to review, evaluate, and analyze proposed and established regulation policies and guidance. Responds to internal or external communications, presents project status documents and briefings, or other actions in support of the mission of the FAA Office of Rulemaking.

Project Management: Conducts review, analysis, and evaluation of agency-wide rulemaking policies and apply to rulemaking process as needed. Ensures proper document drafting, coordination and communication. Identification of stakeholder requirements and design of strategies to meet those needs. Integration of tasks completed by others into a cohesive and consistent project deliverable.

Quality Assurance/Control: Develops and monitors project schedules to ensure on-time deliverables. Conducts periodic reviews of work products to ensure any errors identified and resolved. Facilitation of meetings with colleagues and peers: Identify strategies to facilitate and coordinate meetings with stakeholders.

Response to internal and external customers and inquiries to include: Overall project status, status o any individual sub-milestone or deliverable. Logging and coordination of multiple communications regarding project elements and compilation of reports showing any trends in received inquiries or concerns. May act as a point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the applications of rulemaking policies. May be called upon to communicate FAA positions on rulemaking policies internal and externally.

Responsibilities at the J-band include:

Recognized as a subject matter expert who performs multiple and complex assignments under the minimal guidance of a Director or Executive Director. May act as a principal specialist to develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and/or techniques or as a team leader to define and direct challenging projects/programs/activities. Often represents as a principal point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the applications of policies and procedures. Formulates and provides recommendations to senior management positions on or changes to major projects/ policies/issues. Shares responsibility for the performance of programs/projects that frequently affect more than one LOB/SO or the FAA as a whole.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

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

Qualifications

To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference – U.S. Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions, 0300.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/

To qualify for this position at the I-band you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS-12. 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 includes: Experience reviewing, evaluating and analyzing proposed and established regulation policies and guidance in relation to aviation. Experience as a project manager, managing projects through the applicable process and leading the project from inception to completion.

To qualify for this position at the J-band you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13. 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 includes: Experience responding to a regulated community for consideration of proposed regulatory action or relief from specific regulations, including petitions for exemption or clarification of regulatory documents. Experience reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating aviation safety policies and procedures.

If the selecting official decides to interview any employee on the selection list for a vacancy, then all who remain under consideration for the position at that point in the process must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.

This position is being filled at the FV-I or FV-J. Identification of multi-grade/pay bands in the vacancy
announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the
employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon the selectee meeting training, qualification
requirements, and recommendation by supervisor and organizational approval.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Only supplemental documentation, e.g. transcripts or veteran's documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded or emailed to monique.heriegel@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

If you want consideration for one or more of the Special Hiring Authorities, documentation that must be submitted at time of application can be found at Direct Hiring Authorities | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov).

All Veterans: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit either a DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 Copy or equivalent), or a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions. If you are claiming 10 point preference, you must also submit a completed SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference, and supporting documents outlined on the SF-15. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.

If you are claiming 10 point preference but fail to submit the supporting documents outlined on the SF-15, you will be tentatively assessed as a 5 point preference eligible provided your DD Form 214 reflects that you have the service required to qualify for preference. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.

Veterans currently on active duty claiming veterans' preference: You will be granted tentative preference if you submit a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions and your application shows that you have the required service. Prior to being appointed, you must provide to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office a DD Form 214 documenting discharge/release and showing that the service was honorable or general. If you are on terminal leave, you must provide documentation certifying authorized terminal leave.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $100,351 - $192,056

Job Ident #: 787391600

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