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Summary
The Principal Flight Oversight Inspector (POI) is responsible for the oversight and safety assurance of a full range of certification, surveillance, compliance, enforcement, and inspection duties for assigned air carrier, airmen, and designees. Responsible for ensuring that the assigned organization meets Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) with respect to operations, cabin, ground, cargo, and dispatch programs.
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Duties
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Establishes work programs for inspection and surveillance. Possesses an expanded knowledge of all technical airworthiness programs of assigned Air Carrier, to include SMS, training, and administrative programs.
The position reports to the applicable office management and executes the Agency's aviation safety mission, communicates and builds coalitions with internal and external stakeholders, seeks out opportunities to support changes across the organization, and involves themselves in safety assurance activities. Coordinates and collaborates with the Principal Avionics Inspector and Principal Maintenance Inspector to exercise team oversight of assigned Air Carrier. Develops and applies strong relationship management skills within the CMO to foster organizational health and ensure the unit operates efficiently.
FLIGHT OVERSIGHT: Flight Oversight ASIs do not conduct certification (pilot evaluating, testing, and checking) job functions as a required crew member, including safety pilot. The incumbent will not, in any scenario, act as a required crew member or safety pilot of an aircraft. Flight Oversight ASIs apply a broad knowledge of the aviation industry, aviation safety, and Federal aviation laws, regulations, and policies.
II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The POI is responsible for aviation safety activities in a complex and dynamic air carrier aviation environment that includes experience in the following specialties: Operations. Applies an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of the work directed and ensures the promotion of the highest level of safety compliance with regulatory standards while utilizing transparency of data exchange that includes the identification of hazards and management of risk.
As the principal representative in regulatory surveillance and risk management of air carrier activities, exercises full certificate authority over a major air carrier with very extensive and complex operations. Analyzes operations involving large fleets of turbojet aircraft engaged in large-scale passenger and freight service. The magnitude, intensity, and scope of program responsibility require significant and regular assistance of managers, inspectors, and administrative staff.
Plans, designs, and carries out programs, projects, studies, or other work. Provides policy assistance to field-level Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASIs) on difficult or complex policy interpretations. Assignments involve wide responsibility for the application of expert knowledge of advanced multiengine turbojet aircraft and are concerned with all aspects of the operational capabilities and limitations of the aircraft. Assignments at this level are of great scope and unusual complexity, and the organizations monitored are major factors in the industry.
Accomplishes work activities within established schedules, analyzes program requirements, and makes or directs adjustments as necessary to address organizational needs. Decisions typically have a broad impact on the operation of a particular type of advanced aircraft and have a significant effect on the safety of the flying public.
Contacts with key officials are frequent and critically important for their assigned certificate. Maintains lines of communication to resolve issues that affect the certification and modifications of aircraft programs, their effect on safety management, and compliance with regulations. Typical contacts involve dealings with Part 119 officials, the accountable executive for SMS, and members of middle management, as well as collaboration with representatives of other government agencies (e.g., DoD and TSA), and representatives of other civil aviation authorities.
Informs front-line management of the status of all programs and projects and is accountable for the technical accuracy, proper coordination, and timeliness of completed staff work. The POI aids and serves as an advisor to office management on all matters of assigned tasking.
Requirements
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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).
• This is not a virtual or remotely sited position.

Qualifications
Basic Requirements: All applicants must meet the following basic requirements:

1. Not more than two separate incidents involving Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations violations in the last five years;
2. Valid State driver's license;
3. Fluency in the English language;
4. No chemical dependencies or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance; and
5. High school diploma or equivalent.

Medical Requirements: Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the Aviation Safety Inspector position in a safe and efficient manner, with or without a reasonable accommodation. The minimum medical requirements include the following:

1. Have good distant vision in each eye and be able to read, without strain, printed materials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted);
2. Have the ability to hear the conversational voice (hearing aid permitted); and
3. Not have any physical condition that would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others or that would interfere with their ability to operate/occupy a flight deck observer's seat (jumpseat) or a cabin passenger seat in a variety of aircraft.

Air Carrier (Flight Oversight) Aviation Safety Inspector Qualification Requirements: In addition to meeting the basic and medical requirements, applicants must meet the following additional qualification requirements:

1. At least one year of pilot experience in multi-engine aircraft of more than 12,500 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight.
2. Three years of experience working in an organization with an air carrier, commercial operator, or air agency certificate, an organization whose work led to the certification of individual airmen, or an organization that operated aircraft. At least one year of this experience must be with an organization that operated multi-engine aircraft or more than 12,500 maximum takeoff weight.
3. Minimum 1,500 total flight hours.
4. Must hold a valid Airline Transport Pilot Certificate.
5. Not more than two flying accidents during the last five years in which the applicant's pilot error was involved.

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13 grade level as an Aviation Safety Inspector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: Work involves monitoring and issuing certificates to a large complex aviation organization or several smaller organizations that, in total, are comparable in complexity to one large aviation organization. Work at this grade level/pay band is generally reviewed from an overall standpoint for accuracy, consistency, and effectiveness in meeting requirements.
NOTE: The Aviation Safety Inspector (Flight Oversight) position does not require a second-class medical certificate.
As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.
In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA); listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
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Additional information
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements
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.
Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Selection and placement are contingent upon waiver or completion of satisfactory security requirements.
Work history must state job titles including specialty, series and grade level held.
No references will be made from your Official Personnel File, so information must be current and up to date.
All or none of the applicants may be interviewed.
Ingrade/downgrade applications will be accepted.
PLEASE ENSURE YOU INCLUDE ON YOUR RESUME A LIST OF 3 REFERENCE CONTACTS.
Temporary Positions: This is a temporary position not to exceed one year; it may be extended, terminated or may become permanent without further competition.
Upon completion of this assignment, the selected employee shall return to his/her original permanent position or an equivalent position in the same commuting area.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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