Community Planner (SMS Coordinator)

Serves as a subject matter expert and regional resource on airport and aviation planning issues. Provides leadership for highly complex and challenging activities under the minimal direction of a manager or executive. Serves as the regional point of contact for all forecasting and capacity reviews.

Utilizes experience and expert knowledge to provide technical advice, guidance and coordination of local, metro and state system airport demand forecasts. Reviews and provides analysis on national forecasts with internal/external stakeholders, including peers, supervisors, senior officials, etc. Develops the Regional Office (RO) Airports Capital improvement Program (ACIP) and may administer the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) program.

Collaborates with regional environmental specialists in the collection of data and develops documents required to meet the requirements of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental programs. Provides technical guidance and review of airport sustainability programs. Develops input to the National Plan of Integrated Airports System (NPIAS) and conducts reviews to ensure that FAA requirements are being met during the initial submittal of NPIAS entry/removal requests.

Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and regional coordinator for the Safety Management Systems (SMS) program. Facilitates Airports Safety Risk Management and works closely with the national Airports (ARP) SMS program manager to review regional safety risk management documents. Ensures data developed through SMS is entered, tracked and analyzed timely and accurately; and provides recommendation for improvements to SMS policies, procedures and/or guidance.

Represents the region on SMS workgroups or teams; and in the national coordination of SMS processes. Provides guidance and training to other regional SMEs on policies, and procedures related to SMS. Reviews and prepares correspondence for review by management.

Correspondence may include Congressional responses, briefing papers, approval letters and guidance to sponsors associated with all aspects of airport development. Serves as the liaison for communications with Headquarters. Maintains project status using the Office of Airports database system (SOAR).

Provides advisory and advanced technical guidance to the RO and to the public on all aspects of project implementation including airport planning and programming, airspace, airport design standards, and contract administration. Participates in community activities, such as Advisory Committees, public workshops, and public meetings or hearings. Coordinates public outreach meetings.

Serves as a regional resource for the final review of planning projects and prepares recommendation to management for grant financial completion, including eligible final payment or recovery as appropriate. Provides technical guidance and reviews planning consultant contracts, including determination of reasonableness of cost, to ensure that selection is in accordance with professional services procurement requirements. Reviews project justifications and eligibility analyses to ensure projects are ready for grant funding.

Provides technical review and coordination of off airport submittal for airspace review. Utilizes knowledge of various airport surfaces and approach procedures to provide advice and guidance. Assists environmental protection specialists and airport certification inspectors with the review and approval of wildlife hazard assessments and wildlife hazard plans.

Serves as a regional coordinator for the National Airspace System (NAS). Oversees coordination of Airport Improvement Plan (AIP) projects and related topics within the region and other FAA organizations to ensure the projects are integrated in the NAS in a timely manner.

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.

You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation. Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university.

A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.

You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS. Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation. Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

Degree: community planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.

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Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the above disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

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.

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. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position.

You must apply online to receive consideration.

Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA.

Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies.

Please

note: Current FAA employees MUST submit their most current, non award SF-50.

This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 20 series. College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 20 series with the FAA. College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying a 20 series.

If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment. If you are an 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 an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.