The Deputy Director, Office of General Aviation Safety Assurance A, provides specialized technical assistance and advice on the organization's overarching priorities, specific goals, and strategic plans. The Deputy Director collaborates with colleagues, other Services/Lines of Business, and other agencies to identify methods to measure progress toward identified goals and priorities to promote safe air transportation by leading their organization in setting standards, providing certification, and conducting oversight of airmen, air operators, air agencies,

Principal Responsibilities:

• Directs and guides a cohesive leadership team that implements clear strategic direction and operations for the organization; assures alignment across all organizational functions and programs, and fosters commitment to the values, principles, and objectives of the organization; and articulates and operationalizes clear organizational vision and aligns leadership strategy with business strategy.

• Provides executive oversight over the non-14 CFR Part 121 certificated entities, responsible for the certification, surveillance, and certificate management of all non-14 CFR Part 121 air carriers, air operators, airmen, and air agencies, including certificate holders within 14 CFR Parts 135, 141, and 145.

• Assures aviation safety and compliance through the oversight of 14 CFR Part 91 operations, airman education, compliance and enforcement, designee management, and aircraft accident and incident investigation.

• Creates and maintains a professional network by collaborating with FAA lines of business, other Department of Transportation modals and Federal agencies, Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, State and local governments, international aviation authorities, and aviation industry representatives to address issues impacting aviation safety.
  
  
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• US Citizenship is required.

• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

• Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
  
  
  

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the FAA Executive System, you must clearly articulate and describe within your five (5) page resume evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability; and that is directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Leadership and Technical Requirements listed below.

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following have been determined to be selective factors for this position. This means possession of this criteria is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criteria are ineligible for further consideration.

• LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENT: Do you have experience in achieving operational results? If so, provide examples of ways you have exercised leadership to deliver significant results. Explain how you established goals, assessed outcomes, and improved products and services. Indicate how you identified and met customers' requirements and addressed the needs of stakeholders. Include examples of complex problems you solved or difficult obstacles that you overcame as a leader. Your description should include (1) the size and complexity of organizations you have led, (2) the scope of programs you have managed, and (3) the impact of your results on customers and other stakeholders.

• LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENT: Do you have experience leading people? If yes, describe the size of the organization and number and types of positions you have managed. Discuss ways that you have established and maintained positive work environments and prevented or eliminated discrimination or harassment. Describe ways that you have mentored and developed employees and built individual and team performance. Discuss how you have established and led teams to deliver products and services. Include in your description experience in leading others in a matrix environment across organizations.

• LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENT: Do you have experience building relationships? If yes, describe (1) the types of individuals with whom you routinely collaborate; and (2) the purpose and outcomes of the communication. Discuss your experience in communicating and cooperating with others to achieve goals. Provide examples of how you have built relationships to achieve consensus and how you were able to obtain the cooperation of others with competing priorities and perspectives. Describe how you effectively communicate information within and outside of your organization.

• LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENT: Do you have experience leading strategic change? If yes, describe examples of strategic changes that you led for your organization; describe the entities that the change affected (agency, industry, organizational components). Discuss obstacles you encountered and how you overcame them to the benefit of the agency. Include in your description ways that you applied long-range vision, developed strategies, and applied innovative ideas and techniques.

• TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT: Demonstrated experience leading a large, complex, and geographically dispersed civil aviation organization(s) with responsibility in one or more of the following areas:

• Oversight of air carriers conducting operations (under 14 CFR part 121, 135 or 145), air agencies or other certificated entities or individuals.

• Establishment of civil aviation standards and regulations for operations, repair and alteration of aircraft, the use of designees or delegation, flight technologies, safety promotion, and/or international operations.

• Oversight of aircraft and airmen registration, internal evaluations and investigations, and/or aviation security.
  
  
  

Education

An education requirement has not been established for this occupational series.

Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.