Supervisory Aviation Technical Systems Specialist - Atlantic City, United States - US Federal Aviation Administration

US Federal Aviation Administration

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Atlantic City, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

The Technical Center is an aviation laboratory advancing the United States National Airspace System (NAS) and sustaining its continued safe and efficient operations.

The laboratories are used to support development and test of prototype systems and solutions for integration into the NAS.

Once operational, these systems become a permanent part of the NAS laboratories and are used for future development, system upgrades, and testing necessary to support operational field sites.

The incumbent will lead the Laboratory Services Division in providing a set of world-class laboratories that are efficient, flexible, and deliver a high-fidelity platform for research, engineering development, test, evaluation, and maintenance of air navigation, air traffic management, and future transportation system capabilities.

The incumbent will manage the work of a large, multi-level, and multi-faceted organization typically through subordinate managers.

The organization is comprised of a diverse, highly technical workforce of engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, IT specialists, architects, program managers, and program analysts who work together to meet the mission of the organization.

The incumbent utilizes in-depth technical knowledge of the NAS, provides laboratory operations, maintenance, and engineering support for all current and future NAS critical systems and services located at the Technical Center for the purpose of ensuring FAA mission objectives are successfully met.

Provides advice and insight about the probable effects of alternative courses of action within the division and the effect of acquisition management, and deployment of major systems or programs.

Maintains a comprehensive understanding of the objectives of FAA, NextGen, and Technical Center organizations.

Directs the work of subordinate employees and/or managers to ensure that the division's laboratories and infrastructure are able and available for customers and sponsors to meet their missions.

Provides the laboratory environments required to evaluate, mature, and validate a broad framework of concepts, technologies, operational functions, and systems prior to and through all phases of implementation into the NAS and subsequent second-level engineering activities.

Ensures the division's products and services meet or exceeds customer/sponsor needs and aligns with the policies of the assigned directorate.

Leads the division in the strategic and tactical planning of the future laboratory requirements and continual process improvements.

Evaluates the performance and effectiveness of the services and products provided by the division using quality management systems and objective measures of customer satisfaction.

These activities help ensure that the division maintains its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certification.

Applies a detailed knowledge of the technical aspects of the work that is directed, a detailed knowledge of budget, human resource management, and other administrative policies and procedures, and a comprehensive understanding of the objectives of the major subdivision, and LOB/SO and the FAA.

Also applies a thorough understanding of the principles of management and strategic planning, and the ability to integrate the work of multiple organizational units/projects/programs to accomplish mission objectives.

Defines, acquires, and allocates budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish objectives for multiple organizational units/projects/programs and across multiple functions and/or disciplines.

Manages a budget and either reallocates resources among organizational units/projects/programs or acquires additional resources as needed.

Leads and integrates the budget planning processes for all organizational units/projects/programs under their control, and projects both short-term and long-term future needs.

Participates in planning efforts that cross organizational lines within the major subdivision and LOB/SO.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/195
Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
A oneyear supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.

Qualifications:

Experience includes:

Experience leading large groups of highly technical and diverse employees such as engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, IT specialists, architects, program managers/analysts utilizing technical knowledge of the NAS that provides laboratory operations, maintenance, and support for all current and future NAS critical systems and services.

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

Applicants should provide examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

You may also be considered for this vacancy based on eligibility under the 30% or More Disabled Veteran Pr