Provides review of all internal and external documents that are drafted or coordinated with the General Aviation and Commercial division. This includes rule-making documents, guidance, advisory materials, technical evaluations, and safety promotion material. Develop and review regulatory requirements for new and novice operations, traditional aviation, and promoting safety in the national airspace system.
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. Experience includes Experience in influencing safety promotion initiatives, with advanced knowledge of aligning safety policies to strategic goals. Demonstrated expertise in guiding safety priorities and leveraging aviation data for metric development, with mastery in collaborating with stakeholders to advance policy expansion and enhance engagement in safety promotion efforts. In addition to the above, this vacancy has a Quality Ranking Factor, listed below. Applicants who meet this factor will be placed in a Well Qualified category. This factor is also listed under the Other Factors section. Demonstrated ability to lead the development, revision, and implementation of the National Performance Plan, collaborating with stakeholders to establish priorities and drive policy enhancements that support the modernization and expansion of safety promotion efforts. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the policy being developed can be implemented with minimal risk. Therefore, the individual must also be able to review and analyze a document or situation and report to managers or senior executives on the potential issues presented by the policy being developed. The incumbent is responsible for assisting the subject matter experts in planning and the implementation of activities related to the continual improvement of general aviation safety. Conducts thorough research by appropriately identifying and analyzing relevant legal and factual issues and arguments. Assesses legal strengths and weaknesses of available arguments to provide accurate, complete, and practical legal advice and conclusions. Identifies and learns emerging issues, principles, and practices relevant to the legal practice area. Applies experience and advanced knowledge applicable to FS systems and the various system types, in order to support identification and successful resolution of challenging and complex issues affecting the programs. Serves as a specialist in safety policy analysis as it relates to existing and proposed FS guidance. Conducts comprehensive legal reviews of and evaluates existing regulations, as well as FAA policy and directives relating to program planning, performance measurement, program review and validation documentation for systems quality, associated security assessments, and potential conflicts across multiple LOBs. Prepares and reviews reports for the AVS leadership and may be called upon to present recommendations and findings to both internal and external stakeholders holding a shared interest and responsibility of FAA Flight Standards systems. Uses analytics and technical expertise to identify and sponsor communication with internal and external stakeholders through collaborative efforts with other offices thru participation in panels and/or workgroups. Establishes collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to help inform risk-based decision making and mitigate policy infractions. Interfaces and participates as a member of internal/external workgroups to develop partnerships that help mitigate error submissions and enable the Service to more efficiently identify potential risk in the NAS.