Aviation Technical Systems Specialist Portfolio Manager

Federal Aviation Administration •

Des Moines, Washington, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

This position is located in the Air Traffic Organization, Mission Support Services, Western Service Area, Planning and Requirements Group (PRG), Portfolio Management and Integration (PMI) Team (AJV-W31).

Duties

The Portfolio Management & Integration Team is responsible for providing integrated planning, requirements management, and program implementation management support to assist Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Service Units, and other FAA organizations with implementing and managing ATO services and infrastructure within the Service Areas. This includes the identification and management of the interdependencies between programs and projects at individual sites or groups of facilities.

The incumbent will perform multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist. Acts as principal technical specialist or as a project manager or team leader for large work activities. Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge of the NAS procedures, principles, infrastructure and/or facilities, operations and strategic management processes, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and develop improved technical processes or systems. Considers the objectives of the major
subdivision and LOB/SO when developing, integrating, and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines.

The incumbent is a Portfolio Manager who performs ATO planning including communicating activities, milestones, and schedules to the team for a specific geographic area.

Provides decision makers at all levels with access to similar sets of information so they can make more coordinated implementation decisions. Serves as the Service Center focal point for the Technical Operations and Air Traffic Districts and advocates for field facility needs related to corporate investment projects.

Establishes internal FAA cross-functional teams for collaboration and to support the coordination and integration of requirements and projects originating from both internal FAA and external customers.

Develops integrated project portfolios including facilities and equipment (F&E), operations (Ops), and external stakeholder projects that impact the National Airspace System (NAS).

Performs routine analysis of project portfolios to identify integration opportunities, minimize cost, minimize system and operational impacts, and/or increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and throughput of project execution. Facilitates discussions with stakeholders to influence changes to their projects/programs that benefit the greater NAS.

Provides leadership, training, oversight and guidance to Integration Planning Specialists.

Defines, organizes, and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules.

Contacts are internal and external. Often represents FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally (within an LOB/SO or across LOB/SOs) and externally.

Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues, but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires.

Work is reviewed typically through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical
compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work
activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions or LOB/SOs and may impact on the objectives of the FAA.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
If the agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level of FV-I or FG/GS-13. Specialized experience includes: Experience gained in positions within organizations that are responsible for the planning, funding, and delivery of capital investment projects at individual sites or groups of facilities, and management of the interdependencies between FAA programs. This experience may be acquired through functions such as the acquisition and development of NAS programs and systems, the development and execution of projects related to the operations and maintenance functions in FAA field facilities, and the mitigation of impacts to NAS systems and operations caused by projects executed by external (non-FAA) organizations.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

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.

Education

There is no substitution of education.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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.

Required Documents

Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted. If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application, e.g. transcripts, SF-50, or veterans' documentation, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS. Supplemental documentation can also be faxed to (206) 231-4150 on or before the closing date of this announcement. Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth.

Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current 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 a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/. If you are a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Additional information is available from this link: https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/opf.

Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $121,606 - $188,525

Job Ident #: 821423600

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Aviation Technical Systems Specialist Portfolio Manager

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