Program Manager - Washington, United States - Department Of Transportation

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    Summary



    As a supervisor/manager, the selectee for this position will be eligible to receive a Manager Performance Incentive (MPI) provided eligibility requirements noted in agency policy are met. The MPI is an annual lump-sum incentive payment that considers agency performance, the manager's individual performance, and available funding.

    As Deputy Director, you lead the Human Resource (HR) Service's efforts to ensure the FAA has a robust and diverse talent pipeline to meet its mission.



    Duties


    As one of two deputies in an organization of over 285 contributors, you support the Executive Director by leading teams in delivering strategic workforce planning, corporate recruitment, student programs, onboarding, structured interviewing, competency modeling, and other strategic, people-focused programs. You offer various FAA customers tailored solutions demonstrating an understanding of skills and abilities relevant to their unique mission and geographical needs.

    As we look to innovate and elevate our service delivery, you identify opportunities to engage in our automation and robotics efforts, develop and refine our employer value proposition and corresponding materials, find efficient ways of meeting continuous reporting requests and requirements, and implement quality assurance measures. You lead teams in developing and tracking metrics that indicate return on investment. You execute data-driven programmatic improvements and provide new service offerings that enhance new and prospective employees' and hiring managers' experience.

    You lead responses to senior FAA executives, Congressional requests, and Departmental and Interagency inquiries.

    About your skills

    As a leader who consistently delivers value-add products and services, you bring proven skills and abilities in:

    • Leading large strategic programs with organization-wide impact
    • Effective resource allocation, including managing large budgets
    • Recruitment, outreach, and stakeholder engagement campaigns
    • Building relationships across organizations to deliver programs and results
    • Data-driven business process improvement
    • Compliance, and Congressional and Interagency Reporting

    Knowledge of various HR functions and Federal staffing, strategic workforce planning, onboarding, industrial-organizational psychology, and data and people analytics is a plus.

    About you

    You're a strategic thinker with a vision for how we plan for, attract, and hire talent at FAA. You bring a track record of leading diverse teams in delivering impactful results. You're naturally curious and ask questions that spark improvements and innovation. You actively seek opportunities to grow and are willing to deepen your knowledge of HR. You bring an open mind, positive energy, and a fresh perspective. You're patiently persistent in overcoming obstacles and setbacks. You quickly understand what's most essential and rebalance priorities and timelines accordingly. You're of a naturally collaborative disposition, meet people where they are, and find ways to bring others along. You're committed to a diverse and inclusive environment.

    Specifically, the incumbent performs the following duties and responsibilities:

    Manages and consults with senior-level FAA officials on current and new human resource programs, initiatives, and business process improvements designed to help achieve strategic goals and missions.

    Provides leadership for the delivery of high-quality, contemporary, customer-focused HR services that add value and support FAA's business goals.

    Provides strategic planning and management direction, defines major projects, sets priorities, develops standards and procedures for HR operations, and manages the budget of over $5M and staff necessary to implement programs for which the incumbent is responsible.

    Duties continued in the "Additional Information" section below.