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AVIATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command

Department of the Air Force

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$83,935 - $109,122

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GS-10 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $56,527 - $73,486

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-9. Advanced degree or significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing aviation resources for the Air Force Reserve, including overseeing programs, policies, and operations for reserve and active-duty aviation units.

The role requires preparing reports, conducting training, and evaluating aviation service eligibility to support missions across various Air Force commands.

It's a good fit for someone with military aviation experience who enjoys analytical work and can handle both technical and administrative tasks in a reserve environment.

Key Requirements

  • At least 52 weeks of specialized experience at GS-10 level or equivalent in aviation resource management
  • Knowledge of aviation operations principles, policies, regulations, and procedures in DoD and Air Force contexts
  • Familiarity with Air Force Reserve programs, including active and classic associate, TFI, AFSOC AvFID, NSAV, RPA, and FTU platforms
  • Ability to prepare reports, conduct training, deliver briefings, and direct evaluation boards for aviation actions
  • Understanding of aviation service eligibility, aircrew ratings, incentive pay, and reserve status codes
  • Proficiency in analytical techniques to assess program effectiveness and resolve issues
  • Meet Air Force Reserve requirements as an Air Reserve Technician (ART), including time-in-grade if applicable

Full Job Description

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) position. ARTs are part of the regular career civil service and enjoy all the benefits granted to Federal employees in the competitive civil service.

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information.

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the lower grade, GS-10 or equivalent.

Specialized experience includes: knowledge of the mission, organization, programs, concept of operation and command relationships of the active & classic associate programs, TFI, AFSOC AvFID, NSAV, RPA, FTU platforms.

Knowledge of a wide range of aviation operations concepts, principles, policies, regulations, and procedures and a comprehensive knowledge of ARM support programs, concepts, practices, and requirements common to not only DoD and AF, but the interfacing commands of the associate programs, AFRC and ACC, AFSOC and AMC.

OR EDUCATION: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B.

or J.D., if related OR COMBINATION OF BOTH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirement is at least 100%.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.

FEDERALTIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-10 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.

Knowledge of aviation resource principles, policies, and procedures and a comprehensive knowledge of ARM support programs, concepts, practices, and requirements, knowledge, skill and ability to prepare and present project/staff reports, conduct training, and deliver briefings to senior staff and management personnel at all levels, as well as, reserve and active-duty personnel.

2. Knowledge of ARMS, Patriot Excalibur, Global Decision Support System, its associated programs and interface requirements. 3.

Knowledge, skill and ability to prepare, establish, and direct formal evaluation boards for the purpose of reviewing, determining and establishing temporary and permanent aviation service actions. 4.

Knowledge of aviation service eligibility, aircrew rating requirements, aircrew incentive pay requirements, conditional incentive pay requirements in relationship to reserve status codes, the AFRC incentive pay and AFTP/AGTP programs.

5. Knowledge of the mission, organization, programs, functions, operational concept and command relationships of active and classic association, TFI and AFSOC AvFID, NSAV, RPA, FTU platforms. 6.

Skill and knowledge in applying analytical and investigative techniques to identify and measure the effectiveness, efficiency, productivity and resolution of program related issues or problems.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CONT'D: 1. Performs other related duties as assigned. 2. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) position.

The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. Work schedule will be aligned to allow incumbent to fully participate in UTAs.

The incumbent's regular assignments are ART duties; however, the incumbent may be assigned some non-ART duties, generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) position.

ARTs are eligible for 15 days active duty tour each year for which military leave is granted with full civilian pay.

Air Reserve units and members; are subject to immediate call to active duty in mobilization to meet a national emergency.

For additional information regarding ART positions and/or military qualifications, please call 1-800-257-1212. Retired military are usually ineligible for membership in the AF Reserve.

Retired military that have active AF Reserve assignments may apply provided they show assignment (position) on the application.

A military service member's statement of service/certification will be accepted IF a terminal leave form or DD214 cannot be provided.

The statement/certification should indicate member's separation from active duty is within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters and must indicate when your terminal leave will begin, your rank, dates of active duty service, the type of discharge and character of service (i.e.

honorable). Your preference and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment.

Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if member is on terminal leave.

Individuals selected for ART positions must meet both civilian qualifications and uniformed military requirements.

In addition to meeting civilian qualifications, applicants must obtain military membership in the Air Force Reserve, wear the uniform, maintain job-specific military specialty requirements, and meet other military qualifications such as age, height, weight, and physical fitness standards.

For more information click here and speak with an Air Force Reserve Recruiter. Major Duties:

The primary purpose of this position is: as an enlisted Air Reserve Technician (ART) to serve as the Wing Functional Manager for Aviation Resource Management (ARM) and serve both as an extension of and liaison to the MAJCOM for the active & classic association, AFSOC Aviation Foreign Internal Defense (AvFID), Non-Standard Aviation Fleet (NSAV), Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA), Formal Training Unit (FTU), and Total Force Integration (TFI) initiatives concerning aviation resource related issues.

DUTY 1: Directs, manages and maintains oversight of all Wing ARM activities for a multiple squadron wing, twenty plus ARM managers and over two hundred aircrew through active & classic associate, AvFID, NSAV, RPA, FTU, or Total Force Integration (TFI) program.

Duty 2: Provides oversight to the determination and validation of aviation resource management requirements by squadron ARM specialists for prospective active duty, prior and inter-service aircrew candidates in the active/classic associate, AvFID, NSAV, RPA, FTU and TFI programs, analyzes unique or unusual situations on a case-by-case basis, providing advice and recommendations to flying Operations Group Commander on these unusual or one-of-a-kind cases.

DUTY 3: Provides technical guidance and expertise to inquiries from other agencies, functions or individuals, interprets instructions, directives, and operating procedures in response to inquiries.

DUTY 4: Visits subordinate units to evaluate the effectiveness of unit level programs.

Duty 5: Supervisory Personnel Management, exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities for less than five positions.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 5M-ARTE-12931911-243799-TS