Supervisory Aviation Technical Systems Specialist (Assistant Airports District Office Manager)

Federal Aviation Administration; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Federal Aviation Administration in Fort Worth, TX is seeking an Assistant Manager for the Office of Airports (LA/NM ADO) to lead operational teams and drive safety initiatives.

Ideal candidates bring proven leadership, focus on teamwork across districts, and the ability to analyze complex guidance for airport projects and layouts. This role requires coordinating across multiple disciplines to ensure safe, efficient airport operations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading others and guiding teams toward common goals.
• Proven ability to promote teamwork across units.
• Experience promoting airport safety through programs and policy.
• Experience analyzing technical information for cross-disciplinary projects.
• Experience applying guidance in airport layout and design.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team leadership

Airport safety

Cross-disciplinary analysis

Airport layout design

Job description

Serves as Assistant Manager for the Office of Airports (ARP), Louisiana/New Mexico (LA/NM) Airports District Office (ADO) in the Southwest Region.

Candidates must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level (FV-I or FG/GS-13) that is typically in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

• Experience in leadership and providing direction to others and/or establishing common goals.


• Experience promoting teamwork.


• Experience in promoting airport safety.


• Experience in collaborative analysis of technical information for projects crossing multiple technical and operational disciplines or organizational lines of business.


• Experience applying technical guidance in airport layout and design.

QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

MANAGERIAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

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.