Aeronautical Information Specialist

Full Job Description

The Aeronautical Information Specialist in the Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service (AOV). Responsible for serving and advisor for aeronautical information functions.

Provides support to AOV management as related to the safety risks associated with airspace utilization, aeronautical, weather and flight information policies and procedures, criteria and waivers.

Reference - OPM Group Coverage Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions in conjunction with Individual Occupational Requirements for 1361: Navigational Information Series.

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the FV-H or GS/FG-12 level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/navigational-information-series-1361/ Specialized experience is: Experience participating in surveillance activities to measure and determine compliance with established guidelines, policies, or procedures.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their Work History. Major Duties:

The Aeronautical Information Specialist performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under limited direction of a more experience technical specialist or manager.

Possesses understanding of the how the technical area interacts with or is affected by other disciplines and considers the objectives of the Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service (AOV) and Aviation Safety (AVS) when developing, integrating, and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems, relating to data and information management, System Wide Information Management (SWIM), quality management system (QMS), competency management, and aeronautical, weather and flight information.

May act as a contributing specialist on large work activities by participating in the preparation of surveillance activities to measure and determine compliance with established Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) orders, rules, procedures and policies for the purpose of promoting continued operational safety around data and information management.

Assists more experienced specialist with defining strategies to support the oversight of information management (aeronautical, weather, flight) products and services.

Shares responsibility for project/program management.

Applies experience and advanced technical knowledge of air navigation and operations to collect and evaluate of vital aeronautical information for dissemination in official publications concerning safe navigation and related operations.

Monitors, analyzes, and evaluates the processing of aeronautical data into information products and services, including the messaging systems used to produce aeronautical information services and products by the FAA and its partners.

Performs extensive research and analysis to assist in the management and development of data and information standards, investigation and inspection activities, compliance and enforcement actions.

Provides support for information management activities in both international and domestic forums.

Interprets and adheres to criteria, policy, and procedures for all aeronautical information products and services disseminated in compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annexes 4, 10, 11, 14 and 15, related Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) and U.S.

government orders and regulations. Supports the delivery of information services through SWIM, and expansion into flight and meteorological data and information. Contacts are internal and external.

Acts as a key technical point of contact between all areas of the FAA's aeronautical information services, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and various military and civilian charting organizations to support AOV in providing oversight of data and information related to the National Airspace System (NAS).

Contributes to the preparation of management/technical reports or contractual documents and may communicate the overall results of a project or work activity to FAA management, the aviation and aerospace industries, and other external.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments but allow considerable discretion to select the most appropriate approach or to recommend new approaches.

Provides recommendations to improve work processes. Provides guidance to lower-level technical staff on how to solve difficult technical issues.

Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced technical specialist. Identifies and informs management of problems that require their attention.

Often develops and recommends techniques to address problem situations.