As an Aviation Management Officer provides nationwide strategic leadership, integration, coordination, and oversight for aviation management, safety, and tactical and strategic issues and activities in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS) program, under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position. OR Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of the transportation function(s) of the position to be filled. In addition to the basic requirement above, applicants must also meet the following: FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Experience in analyzing and monitoring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity, and making significant decisions in relation to a national aviation safety and training program. Building and maintaining effective national partners including diverse internal and external entities that can be effective advocates for aviation safety, training, and low-level aviation operations for wildlife damage management operations. Interpreting laws, regulations, legal precedents, and regulatory processes affecting public and commercial aviation activities. Example (Interpreting and seeking appropriate exemption from such regulations as needed.) Managing the maintenance and modification of general aviation and transport aircraft to evaluate aircraft for agency use, comparing aircraft performance with wildlife damage management mission requirements. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
The duties may include, but are not limited to:
Develops wildlife aviation directives and guidelines to ensure safe and effective aviation operations.
Ensuring that all WS aviation operations comply with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.
Oversees all aviation safety and training in WS programs, including the development and implementation of unmanned aerial systems.
Providing oversight to all WS aviation safety and management within the United States and its territories.
Responsible for managing both annual and no-year funds provided to WS through Congressional appropriations.
Provides evaluations and analyses of aviation operations with respect to accidents, incidents, hours flown, personnel, equipment, and other matters.
Responsible for overseeing the development, testing, and implementation of state-of-the-art technology.