Program Manager

The Program Manager serves as Division Manager and is responsible for overseeing the Policy and Administration, AIT Financial Planning, and Records Management Branches in the IT Regulatory Services Division of Strategy & Performance Directorate. The Division Manager is responsible for the following programs: Guides initiatives focused on IT strategy, policy development, and business plan execution, ensuring governance processes are well defined and consistently applied. Oversees the full lifecycle of IT policies and standard operating procedures, manage the FAA AIT IT performance management system and executive dashboard, and coordinates internal audits and quality management activities, including independent verification and validation of IT products and deliverables.

Provides program management and compliance oversight for enterprise-level policy areas such as FAA Directives, FAA Forms, FAA Records Management, the Paperwork Reduction Act, Section 508, Orders, and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements, while managing and supporting the AIT Business Management System. Oversees the management of budget formulation and execution while reallocating or requesting resources as needed to meet organizational requirements. Leads short- and long-term budget planning, ensuring resource needs are projected, justified, and aligned with strategic objectives.

Through the Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process, the Division Manager supports the CIO in overseeing the FAA IT investment portfolio, assessing the effectiveness of investment processes, refining policies and procedures, and evaluating investments for business value. Establishes structured methods to categorize and prioritize IT investments, oversee spending plan development and monitoring, track IT expenditure across projects, and provide performance dashboards and data to support Business Plan and budget analysis. Also manage reporting for FAA capital investments, including Exhibit 300 and Exhibit 53 submissions, and ensure compliance with CPIC reporting requirements such as the Agency IT Portfolio Summary, Agency Cloud Spending Summary, and Major IT Business Case documentation.

Oversees and manages enterprise-wide records management policies and practices for the FAA. In this capacity, the Division Manager oversees the work of subordinate managers and staff supporting multiple programs, ensuring that records management policies are maintained, updated, and consistently applied. Coordinates compliance with FAA Records Management requirements and provide oversight of IT-related policies and programs associated with NARA standards.

Through your leadership, you will ensure that records, policies, and documentation across FAA IT Shared Services meet all legal, regulatory, and organizational compliance expectations. Provides FAA/AFN policy guidance for AIT managers and employees. Prepares staffing reports and other documentation as required.

Sets priorities; assigns tasks; monitors and evaluates performance; coaches, mentors, and develops employee capabilities; approves leave; and takes or recommends corrective/disciplinary action, as appropriate. Contacts are routinely internal and external to the major subdivision. Internal contacts are with subordinates, peers, and higher-level management to discuss the statuses and results of projects/programs and plan for the future.

May represent the major subdivision, LOB/SO, or the FAA externally as a primary point of contact for policies/ procedures or other project/program purposes. Has the authority, within guidelines, to make commitments for the major subdivision, to establish new policies/procedures, and to make exceptions. Work is typically governed by established policies, procedures and mission objectives which leave considerable room for discretion.

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

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 Leave Enhancement: FAA organizations may offer enhanced annual leave accrual to newly appointed or reappointed employees. In order to receive consideration for such a benefit, applicants' prior non-Federal service or active duty uniformed service must directly relate to the duties of the position to which appointed. Granting enhanced annual leave is at the sole discretion of the hiring organization, and granting such benefit is not an entitlement nor guaranteed to any newly hired employee.

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 KSAs 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 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (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.

Duty location: Employee will be assigned to report to an FAA Approved Duty Locality/Facility at the time of the selection. This is not a remote position. This is not a bargaining unit position. 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.

Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50). 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 faxed to 1 (609) 485-8995 before the closing date of this announcement.

All submitted documents should reference the announcement number. 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/. 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/.