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AIR OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Commander, Navy Installations Command
Department of the Navy
Location
California
Salary
$121,585 - $158,062
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This role involves advising on air operations at a Navy installation in California, focusing on improving maintenance for airfield equipment, analyzing costs, and creating agreements to ensure smooth operations.
It's ideal for someone with experience in military or aviation management who enjoys optimizing processes and providing expert guidance to teams.
The position requires strong analytical skills and knowledge of technical systems to support regional air activities.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in air operations or maintenance management
- Ability to provide guidance on policies for airfield equipment maintenance
- Experience evaluating and improving business practices to reduce maintenance costs
- Skills in establishing standards to monitor equipment maintenance performance
- Proficiency in assisting with implementation of maintenance policies for installations
- Knowledge of developing Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) and Inter-Service Support Agreements (ISSA)
- Expertise in trend analysis for planned and unplanned maintenance of critical airfield systems
Full Job Description
You will serve as an AIR OPERATIONS SPECIALIST in the AIR OPERATIONS PROGRAM of COMNAVREGSW SDIEGO.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience providing guidance to Air Operations Program Director in the development of policies affecting all airfield equipment maintenance Experience evaluating business practices to reduce maintenance costs Experience establishing appropriate standards to monitor performance of equipment maintenance Experience assisting installation maintenance officers in implementing maintenance policies Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/miscellaneous-administration-and-program-series-0301/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:
- You will provide leadership, continuity of experience, historical reference and expert advice on management and improvement of business practices.
- You will provide detailed trend analysis regarding planned and unplanned maintenance requirements of critical airfield systems.
- You will develop, create and review Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) and Inter-Service Support Agreements (ISSA).
- You will develop, identify, coordinate and/or submit data required for use for Regional Air Operations.
- You will maintain a high level of technical expertise regarding digital information dissemination procedures and systems.
- You will analyze/create Performance Work Statements (PWS) and contracts to determine financial feasibility and mission suitability.
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