Operations Compliance Specialist

Job Description:

The position is an Operations Compliance Specialist in the Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service (AOV). Responsible for serving as a principal technical specialist for evaluating and enforcing oversight for aeronautical information functions. Duties

The Operations Compliance Specialist performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under minimal direction of a manager, or a more experienced technical specialist, within the Aeronautical Information Standards Branch (AOV-110). The Specialist is responsible for ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to aeronautical information products and services. Provides policy guidance to AOV management concerning the safety risks associated with airspace utilization, aeronautical, weather, and flight information policies and procedures, criteria, and waivers. Evaluates updates to procedures, technologies, and aeronautical information products and services to assess their impact on safety and operational efficiency.

Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of compliance enforcement principles and processes, and risk-based approaches to ensure adherence to regulations and standards within the aviation industry, specifically related to the management and dissemination of aeronautical information, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and develop improved technical processes or systems. Analyzes programs that provide aeronautical data and information products and services to ensure and enforce compliance with Federal Laws, regulations or other mandatory guidelines. Investigates root causes of operational inefficiencies and implements mitigation plans to minimize impact and enhance overall performance.

As a principal technical specialist monitors and verifies the accuracy of aeronautical data, including charts, navigation aids, and flight procedures, to ensure they meet regulatory requirements. Assesses safety compliance and identifies risk mitigation measures to enhance operational effectiveness and ensure adherence to regulatory standards. Evaluates programs to validate quality assurance mechanisms within management systems, guaranteeing consistency and reliability in operations. Tracks and evaluates compliance activities throughout all phases of surveillance and oversight, recommending improvements to strengthen systems and mitigate potential vulnerabilities. Ensures compliance with policies and procedures, providing guidance on adherence to established criteria for aeronautical data and information services. Collaborates with service providers to address and resolve findings, developing actionable plans to achieve full compliance with regulatory requirements.

Leads and manages large-scale work activities by coordinating project teams and ensuring timely and effective completion of objectives. Oversees the evaluation, selection, and preparation of aeronautical data to maintain operational accuracy and safety standards. Performs oversight activities through auditing and verification processes to ensure regulatory compliance and data integrity. Implements and monitors new technologies and methodologies to improve technical processes or systems for aeronautical data management. Develops and enforces controls to safeguard aeronautical data and information, ensuring aviation operators adhere to safety and quality standards. Conducts compliance training and competency assessments to enhance team proficiency in aeronautical information and quality management principles. Provides surveillance reports of findings to support management in maintaining oversight, improving safety, and achieving organizational goals.

Defines, organizes, and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules. Plans, leads, conducts, or participates in complex activities aimed at measuring and determining compliance with established FAA orders, rules, procedures, and policies while promoting continued operational safety. Work activities may directly impact on the one or more subdivisions or LOBs/SOs and may impact on the objectives of the FAA.

Job Requirements:

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).

Qualifications

To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series, 1801, please refer to:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1800/general-inspection-investigation-enforcement-and-compliance-series-1801/

To qualify for this position, 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 evaluating updates in procedures, technologies, and aeronautical information products and services. Experience analyzing programs to validate quality assurance mechanisms within management systems.

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

Interview Policy: 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.

a few selections may be made from this announcement or ACT-AVS-25-AOV110-94946.

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

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.

To qualify based on education, you must upload or fax a copy of your high school or college transcripts or certificates at time of application. If selected, official transcripts will be required prior to employment.

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 or faxed to 1 (609) 485-8995 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).

Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current FAA employee), you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel 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 a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/. If you are a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Additional information is available from this link: https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/opf.

Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

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.

Job Ident #: 835648100

Company Details

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs

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Job Info

Location

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Type

Contractor

Salary Range

$126,632 - $196,317

Company Details

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs