Summary Serves as a Program Manager for airport development projects for the Office of Airports (ARP), assigned Airports District Office (ADO) or a Region in support of ARP financial programs, including the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Responsibilities FV-H Duties: Incumbent performs similar duties, but with more frequent supervision. FV-I Duties: Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of airport planning, environmental, construction, and/or airport design standards. Performs project reviews and provides comments on construction safety and phasing plans for compliance with established requirements. Provides recommendations to airport sponsors for improvement and/or implementation. Ensures projects are in compliance with FAAs regulations, advisory circulars, orders, guidance, and grant assurances. Conducts airport site visits, including visits to current and proposed construction sites to observe site conditions and construction progress. Provides results and recommendations to a supervisor for implementation to ensure compliance with approved construction safety and phasing plans, and conformance with accepted plans and specifications. Reviews and processes aeronautical studies; coordinates responses for Non-Rulemaking Airports studies; and provides comments for Obstruction evaluations and other complex studies. Reviews, evaluates, and makes recommendations on all aspects of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants-in-aid program regarding the Airports Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) and/or Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) funding eligibility, justification, and conformance with the approved Airport Layout Plan (ALP). Actively participates on construction work groups and/or teams; and provides input to airport sponsors and consultants for pre-design, pre-reconstruction and construction meetings for federally and non-federally funded projects to ensure conformance with FAA approved project documents. Ensures development projects meet FAA regulations, standards, and guidance. Represents the office at runway safety meetings; and provides recommendations to senior management regarding funding allocations for any recommended runway safety projects to enhance safety at assigned airports. Coordinates with other FAA Lines of Business/Staff Offices (LOBs/SOs) regarding reimbursable agreements and projects that may affect an FAA facility or operation. Reviews and provides recommendations to ADO Management and the Airports Regional Office(s) regarding requests for Modifications of Standards (MOS) for design and construction documents. Reviews contracts, including change orders and supplemental agreements, and determines eligibility of work. Coordinates reviews and/or determinations with senior staff members or a supervisor prior to approval. Serves as a primary point-of-contact for internal/external FAA stakeholders to coordinate assigned AIP development projects. Serves as primary point-of-contact for local, state, and federal officials in the coordination, evaluation, and approval of federal grants for airports. Collaborates with public airport owners within the context of the national airport system by applying technical and programming expertise resulting in the sound investment of federal funds. Negotiates with non-agency officials to resolve areas of conflict. Maintains knowledge and skills in applicable air planning, environmental , engineering, construction and design standards to ensure currency and compliance of regulations, orders, etc. within assigned programs. Drafts, edits and finalizes correspondence for review by senior management, including Congressionals, briefing papers, approval letters and guidance to sponsors associated with all aspects of airport planning and development. Works independently to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity through field inspections, review of status reports, and project closeout reports. Collaborates with airport sponsors to resolve areas of conflict. Contacts are internal and external to the Agency. Acts as a primary point of contact to share information about the FAA and provide advice and guidance on the applications of policies and procedures. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications To qualify for this position at the FV-H level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G, FG/GS-10/11. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is described as: 1) Experience conducting program management activities for airport development projects; 2) Experience developing airport planning documents; 3) Experience making eligibility of work determinations for airport projects; 4) Experience performing construction site visits. To qualify for this position at the FV-I level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS-12. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is described as: 1) Experience conducting program management activities for airport development projects; 2) Experience developing airport planning documents; 3) Experience making determinations for eligibility of work airport projects; 4) Experience performing construction site visits; 5) Experience preparing correspondence for all aspects of airport planning and development, including Congressional responses, briefing papers, letters and guidance to sponsors. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or 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 based on the work history and experience you provided. 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 Additional Information We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. 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. Note: This position is being announced as an FV-0340-H/I. If position is filled at the FV-H level incumbent may be promoted to the FV-I level without further competition. However, the grade of a position is based on the duties officially assigned and actually performed by the incumbent of the position. These duties are affected by the Supervisor's willingness to delegate higher graded duties and incumbent's capacity to perform the duties. Therefore, the indication of maximum grade is to be considered neither guarantee nor a commitment that the position will so develop. If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list. If it is determined that interviews are required and telephone interviews are not utilized, travel expenses incidental to these interviews will be paid in accordance with the Agency’s travel regulations and this Agreement. 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