Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (Coordinator)

Federal Aviation Administration•Farmington, NM

About The Position

Serves as an SSC Coordinator responsible for functions directly related to operation of the National Airspace System (NAS) in the Denver District. The role is recognized as a subject matter expert and provides high-level technical support for complex legacy and newly developed systems across a large facility or multiple facilities over a large geographical area. Work includes maintaining technical expertise in complex systems, emerging technologies, system interrelationships, and NAS management, while supporting the availability and reliability of services and products provided to NAS users. The incumbent performs and coordinates integration, restoration, testing, and evaluation of advanced services, components, hardware, software, and processes. As a principal technical specialist and project manager, the incumbent resolves unique technical problems, coordinates major projects and program areas, and recommends solutions within established policies and organizational objectives. The role includes evaluating diagnostic data across integrated systems; supporting service restoration and backup-system decisions; reporting critical-event status; and addressing inspection, certification, and equipment-restoration issues. The SSC Coordinator leads or monitors project and team work, managing projects from planning and review of drawings and specifications through implementation, inspection, and asset disposition. The position serves as the SSC point of contact for local and contractor-completed projects, identifies and tracks staffing, funding, materials, and equipment needs, and provides technical training and mentoring. The incumbent prioritizes workload based on user and stakeholder needs, integrates Operational Risk Management into planned work, and models proper use of personal protective equipment and safe work practices.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
A valid driver's license is required.
Applicants must have experience at the appropriate level of difficulty and responsibility; experience at the next lower level (pay band H/Career Level III or equivalent) generally meets minimum qualifications if it supports the demonstrated abilities.
Specialized experience must provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the position duties.
Applicants must submit a resume showing specialized experience and include official title, grade, and series in work history.
Applicants must provide mandatory narrative responses for each Demonstrated Ability and show possession of each ability.
Current FAA employees must submit a recent non-award SF-50 containing the specified blocks by the announcement closing date.
A supervisory endorsement is required for a permanent promotion; it is not required for in-grade or downgrade candidates.
Applicants must apply online; faxed, mailed, or emailed applications are not accepted.
The selected applicant must complete and receive favorable adjudication of a NACI background investigation before appointment unless a waiver is obtained.
The position is subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening and random drug and/or alcohol testing.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The selected applicant may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.
Applicants must meet qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

Perform functions related to operation of the NAS, with a focus on service and product availability and reliability.
Provide high-level technical support for complex systems, including analyzing, designing, developing, installing, repairing, fabricating, maintaining, modifying, or evaluating systems.
Maintain technical expertise in complex systems, emerging technology, system interrelationships, and NAS management.
Integrate, restore, test, and evaluate advanced services, service components, hardware, software systems, and processes.
Serve as a principal technical specialist and project manager for major projects or program areas; resolve technical problems, coordinate work, and suggest solutions.
Evaluate diagnostic data from multiple integrated systems and assist with restoration, backup-system availability guidance, and status reporting for critical events.
Address deficiencies and certification issues involving CAI, JAI, FPIP, FSEP, Redline Drawings, Peabody and DMT reports, LCMs, LADs, and LEMs as applicable to timely equipment and service restoration.
Monitor other employees as a project or team leader.
Manage SSC projects from initial planning and drawing and specification review through implementation, Joint Acceptance Inspection, and asset disposition.
Act as the SSC point of contact for locally completed projects and projects completed by outside contractors.
Identify project staffing, funding, materials, and equipment requirements, and track use of project resources.
Provide training, mentoring, guidance, and advice to FAA employees, contractors, technicians, trainees, and other organizations on technical or operational issues.
Prioritize SSC workload using technical expertise and understanding of user and stakeholder needs.
Integrate Operational Risk Management into planned activities and involve customers and service users in implementation and planning.
Use appropriate personal protective equipment and safe practices during restoration and maintenance work, and set an example for others.
Perform other duties as assigned.