Summary This position serves as a Service Area Airport Airspace Specialist for the Office of Airports. Responsibilities Performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. May act as a contributing specialist on large work activities or as a project manager or team leader for large projects/programs/activities. Serves as a subject matter expert on airspace issues and will be responsible for conducting and coordinating aeronautical studies for proposed construction projects including activation/deactivation and alteration of landing areas to determine potential effects on air navigation. Utilizes computer programs to accomplish tasks, such as: Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA), and Airports Geographical Information System (GIS), as well as Airport Layout Plans (ALP’s), 5010 records, and other information to process and analyze airspace cases to promote the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace. Interacts with, coordinates and provides technical assistance to the Regional and Airport District Office (ADO) staff, and other internal Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) organizations and the public. Under the minimal direction of a Manager, the Regional Airspace Specialist, conducts initial screening of airspace cases submitted via FAA Forms 7460 and 7480. Works directly with the proponent to resolve inaccurate and incomplete information. Enters the cases into OE/AAA system. Coordinates the cases internally and externally as needed. Follows up with all active cases to ensure timely processing. Prepares and issues Airspace Determinations. Maintains and updates Regional Staff Assignments within OE/AAA System as needed. Provides guidance, support, and training on Airspace processing and review to less experienced professionals. Provides technical assistance related to the Airports GIS program to include FAA Airports GIS standards and eALP tool development. Reviews Airports GIS scopes of work for various types of aeronautical surveys and airport data collection. Performs other duties as assigned. Contacts are internal and external. May act as a point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the applications of policies and procedures. May be called upon to communicate FAA positions on policies and procedures internally and externally. Provides technical input in analyzing emerging issues, working collaboratively to develop and evaluate alternatives to resolve problems and improve existing or the development of new processes. Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allows considerable discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es) or develop new approaches. Assignments regularly require interpretations of internal and external policies and extrapolations from precedents. Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Works with management and/or more experienced professionals to solve problems. Work is reviewed rarely, typically though status reports and at project completion, to ensure policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more organizational units, major subdivisions, and/or LOB's/SO's and may affect the objectives of the FAA. In some specialties, the work often affects internal and external customers. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications Candidates must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level (FV-H or FG/GS-12) that is typically in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Experience interpreting and applying knowledge of public Laws and acts related to the airport operating environment, including the Airport Improvement Program; Airport Capital Improvement Program; Sponsor Compliance Obligations; Airport Master Records; Airport Layout Plans; Land Use Plans; and/or Airport Master Plans (i.e. FAA Order 7400.2, 14 CFR Part 77, 14 CFR Part 157 and FAA Form 5010). Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Education Education may not be substituted for experience. Additional Information 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/financialdisclosure_requirements The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family. 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 (KSA), 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. If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation Plan. You may also be considered for this vacancy based on eligibility under the 30% or More Disabled Veteran Program and Persons with Disabilities/Persons with Targeted Disabilities. To be considered for one of these special hiring authorities, you must identify your eligibility in your questionnaire in the Applicant-Preferred Conditions of Employment section. In addition, you must submit documentation that provides evidence of eligibility as indicated in the Required Documents section of the announcement. This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by NATCA: Regional ARP Except AEA. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA