The primary purpose of this position is to {{manage the group-level aviation/flight safety program for a complex multimission installation involving a broad range of occupational safety program elements to include aviation, environmental, ground, weapons/explosives, and airfield activities and provide advisory aviation/flight safety services to the 53 Weapons Evaluations Group and its subordinate organizations.

Duties

Plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates activities necessary to the overall management of the aviation/flight safety program. Plans investigations and analyzes mishaps and hazardous conditions to determine origin, causes, and contributing elements and prepares written evaluation reports concerning findings. Prepares supplements to regulations and manuals and develops specialized local regulations defining mishap prevention, handling, and storage procedures based on interpretation and/or adaptation of higher command instructions and policies formulated by other federal government agencies. Reviews and recommends modification to airfield waivers (utilizing manual and automated techniques) and specifications for new construction, major alterations, and/or airfield changes and monitors project through completion to ensure compliance with aviation/flight safety standards and requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
• -If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Must complete Aviation Safety Program Management (ASPM) and Aircraft Mishap Investigation Courses (AMIC)
• Work may require occasional travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft
• Must attend and complete required training and maintain required certifications
• Incumbent may occasionally be required to be in an on-call status outside normal duty hours or on holidays
• Disclosure of Political Appointments

Qualifications

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 one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes comprehensive knowledge of regulations, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques applicable to a broad range of aviation/flight safety and occupational health duties in one or more specific areas of safety and occupational health (e.g., identifying, evaluating, and recommending methods of controlling a wide variety of industrial hazards related to the full range of work operations. OR EDUCATION: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. FEDERAL TIME-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-09 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: Knowledge of established aviation/flight safety principles, practices, procedures, laws, instructions, and current issues as they relate to the military installation aviation/flight safety program; the requirements, methods, and techniques of accident and mishap investigation, analysis, resolution of safety problems, formal reporting procedures; and risk assessment methods and techniques for evaluation of aviation/flight safety risks. Knowledge of fighter and unmanned aerial vehicle (QF-16, and/or BQM 167A desired) component operation, systems, troubleshooting, technical orders/directives, ground handling, and flight operations. Knowledge of standard training techniques, methods, and materials sufficient to develop and present training and instructional sessions. Ability to develop and provide technical safety training/instruction to supervisors, employees, unit safety representatives, and USAF Flight Safety Officers in a wide range of operations and maintenance areas to include risk assessment, hazard identification, mishap prevention guidance, use of privileged information handling/briefing, preservation of evidence, and investigative procedures. Knowledge of basic airfield construction standards, methods, practices, techniques, materials, and equipment to determine compliance with instructions and standards Experienced in attending critical review board meetings and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications sufficient to identify hazardous conditions in proposed drone modifications or drone facilities. Knowledge of airfield waivers and processes. Skills to apply formal mishap prevention and investigative principals acquired in the Aviation Safety Program Management Course, USAF Operational Risk Management Application and Integration Course, and Bird/Wildlife Strike Hazard (BASH) training, strike prevention and mitigation tasks. Ability to plan, organize work, meet deadlines, and communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to conduct fighter, unmanned aircraft or aerial target mishap investigations to include authoring and critiquing reports associated with those investigations. Previous experience coordinating mishap recommendations with outside agencies to include: Depot Maintenance Facilities, Major Commands, Numbered Air Forces is desired. 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.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address Tyndall AFB 445 Suwannee Road Ste 238 Tyndall AFB, FL 32403 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]