Aviation Safety and Compliance Inspector (Rotary Wing Operations)

US Office of the Secretary of the Interior; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 74,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Office of the Secretary of the Interior invites applications for an Aviation Safety and Compliance Inspector (Rotary Wing Operations), GS-1801-12/13, supporting the U.S. Wildland Fire Service.

This role demands hands-on rotorcraft experience and the ability to conduct safety oversight of flight operations. Qualified applicants will have rotor-wing flight experience, appropriate certificates, and the ability to administer flight checks and pilot proficiency evaluations as part of mission

Qualifications

• Commercial Pilot Certificate with rotorcraft-helicopter ratings and instrument ratings
• Flight Instructor Certificate with rotorcraft-helicopter rating
• Valid first or second-class medical certificate

Responsibilities

• Operational experience flying rotor-wing aircraft in natural resource missions and related duties.
• Administering flight checks for rotor-wing aircraft.
• Conducting rotor-wing pilot proficiency evaluations.

Skills

Rotor-wing experience

Flight instructor knowledge

Pilot proficiency evaluations

Job description

This position is an Aviation Safety and Compliance Inspector (Rotary Wing Operations), GS-1801-12/13 working for the U.S. Wildland Fire Service.

In order to be considered for any duty location, ensure desired locations are selected. Applicants will not be considered for locations not selected.

This position is also open Government-Wide under announcement WFSMP-26-13049418-AMR-H. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

In order to qualify for this position, you must possess the Minimum Qualification requirements listed below.

Selective Placement Factors:

1. Commercial Pilot Certificate with appropriate rotorcraft-helicopter ratings and instrument ratings
2. Flight Instructor Certificate with rotorcraft-helicopter rating
3. Valid first or second-class medical certificate

For GS-12 EXPERIENCE:

To qualify for the GS-12, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to work of the position to be filled.

Must meet all specialized experience defined as:

1. Operational experience flying rotor-wing aircraft in natural resource missions; AND
2. Administering flight checks in for rotor-wing aircrafts.

-OR-

For GS-13 EXPERIENCE:

To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to work of the position to be filled.

Must meet all specialized experience defined as:

1. Operational experience flying rotor-wing aircraft in natural resource missions;
2. Administering flight checks in rotor-wing aircraft; AND
3. Conducting rotor-wing pilot proficiency evaluations.

Volunteer Experience

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

ICTAP/CTAP Statement

Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible. If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001).

Reemployment Priority List (RPL)

The RPL is the mechanism agencies use to give reemployment consideration to their former competitive service employees separated by a RIF or who have fully recovered from a compensable injury after more than one year. If you are currently on an RPL, you may be given priority consideration.