Supervisory Aviation Safety Specialist (Branch Manager)

Maintains responsibility for aviation safety activities within a complex National Airspace System (NAS) by applying safety-related technologies, procedures, and analytical methods. Plans and evaluates compliance activities, analyzes safety data and trends, identifies hazards, and supports risk management strategies through models, automated tools, and standardized processes. The work emphasizes analytical review, coordination, and process improvement rather than direct technical performance.

Results inform aviation safety programs and decision-making at the national and international level. As a member of a higher-level leadership team (e.g., Division leadership team), contributes to problem-solving beyond own function. Builds and maintains an effective office/branch leadership/management team; ensuring units are working together and beyond boundaries, exemplified by shared decision-making, commitment to sharing all relevant information, and considering input from all relevant stakeholders as necessary to create expected results.

Regularly called upon to identify problem areas and to develop and recommend new policies and procedures for resolution. Supports effective problem solving by ensuring subordinates are accountable to address challenges and barriers, and are clear about roles and responsibilities for decision-making. Confirms active collaboration occurs beyond the office/branch and that solutions fully consider and represent all relevant perspectives/interests.

Delegates work and empowers subordinates to decentralize decision-making. Applies advanced knowledge of budget and human resource management, and other administrative policies and procedures, and an advanced understanding of the objectives of the major subdivision. Manages and sets clear performance standards that promote accountability, a sense of individual responsibility, professionalism, and pride for organizational performance to next level managers (e.g. assistant managers, front line managers, supervisory principle inspector, as applicable).

Ensures effective managerial work and work quality across all units and cross-organizational relationships while maintaining unit and individual well-being. Responsible for the leadership, planning, prioritizing, direction, communication, tasking, training, and scheduling of work. Also responsible for time and attendance, leave approval, performance evaluation, corrective and disciplinary actions, and sets front line office goals and objectives.

Makes effective resourcing decisions across several work units, teams, or groups; making certain that work units deliver expected output within required time frame and budget. Adjusts resourcing plans as needed to meet changing work conditions. Holds other managers accountable to make good business decisions in meeting the needs of Flight Standards (FS).

Defines, plans, and organizes assigned budget, staff and other resources to accomplish objectives for more than one organizational unit or team. Performs critical aspects of the budget planning process, including projecting short-term and long-term future needs and justifying resource requirements. Is accountable of all assigned office equipment.

Resolves all but unique problems without the intervention of higher level management. Holds subordinate managers accountable for maintaining mutually productive partnerships with stakeholders as demonstrated by productive conflict and effective action taking to address issues impeding effectiveness. Conducts analysis of the appropriateness and effectiveness of organizational programs, development, coordination, and monitoring of Division responses to industry, other agencies, Congress, and the public.

May serve as a focal point for Flight Standards providing recommendations, evaluations, and validating research and development requirements for new concepts or systems, and other programs necessary to support the conduct of flight operations in the global arena. Other duties as assigned.

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Information Regarding KSAs: 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 Knowledge, Skill and Abilities, 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. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and other factors 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.

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 This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.

Notes: Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed, or emailed applications cannot be accepted.

This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: http://jobs.faa.gov/FAACoreCompensation.htm. Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully.

Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job. Salary does not include locality payment. Duty location will be determined at selection. To confirm receipts of documents, please contact Sidney Heifetz at [email protected].

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. Amendment Date: 04/07/2026 Amendment

Note: remove BU status

Standard Form (SF) 50 and/or Veterans documentation (DD 214) required to determine area of consideration. Supplemental documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded to your USAJOBS account or emailed to [email protected] on or 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/.