Aviation Safety Specialist

**Duties**:
The Aviation Safety Specialist (International Liaison) applies expertise, knowledge and experience of bilateral agreements, FAA policies/ regulations, and risk management principles to support agency strategic objectives through alignment, implementation, and oversight of branch activities to support those objectives.

Make branch decisions to support agency strategic and tactical initiatives during interface with FAA, FCAA and industry stakeholders.

Support agency executives with specialized knowledge of bilateral agreements and validation of branch activities during bilateral meetings and conferences.

Act as a liaison between FAA offices, divisions and other government agencies to communicate and carry out branch activities including providing feedback related to bilateral relationship maintenance (BRM), the creation of new bilateral agreements, the expansion of existing bilateral agreements, or making recommendations for process improvements.

International Liaisons intake and manage the content of significant branch correspondence responses including briefing papers and congressional inquiries. They may manage and coordinate data requests required in bilateral agreements.

Performs other duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Please see required document section.

**Qualifications**:
**Specialized experience includes**:

- Experience providing teams advice and information on safety issues; And
- Experience leading and developing solutions to complex safety issues, including regulatory, policy, and congressional, with cross functional teams; And
- Experience working with foreign authorities

You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.

*Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.*

**All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.**

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA in your work history, please include WORK HISTORY THAT DESCRIBES HOW YOU MEET THE 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. 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.

**Education**:
Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Preview Job Questionnaire
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

**Additional information**:
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.

This Level 5 - High Risk position requires favorable adjudication of a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.

If the agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed

**_ This position is located in AIR-730. However, this vacancy announcement may be used to fill vacancies in other AIR offices._**

**Only the following locations will be negotiable. Percentages next to the City/State represent the locality rate for that particular location.**
- Anchorage, AK - 31.96%
- Scottsdale, AZ - 22.02%
- Alameda, CA - 45.41%
- Lakewood, CA - 35.84%
- San Jose, CA - 45.41%
- Denver, CO - 29.88%
- Washington, DC - 33.26%
- Orlando, FL - 16.82%
- Tampa, FL - 16.82%
- Hapeville, GA - 23.45%
- Des Plaines, IL - 30.41%
- Wichita, KS -16.82%
- Burlington, MA - 31.97%
- Minneapolis, MN - 27.15%
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