Community Planner (SMS Coordinator)
What you'd do
This position serves as a community "capacity" planner within the Office of Airports (ARP), Central Regional Airports Division (ACE) and is responsible for providing advice and guidance on various airport and aviation planning activities. This position also serves as the regional coordinator for the Safety and Management System (SMS) program.
Major duties
Serves as a subject matter expert and regional resource on airport and aviation planning issues. Provides leadership for highly complex and challenging activities under the minimal direction of a manager or executive. Serves as the regional point of contact for all forecasting and capacity reviews. Utilizes experience and expert knowledge to provide technical advice, guidance and coordination of local, metro and state system airport demand forecasts. Reviews and provides analysis on national forecasts with internal/external stakeholders, including peers, supervisors, senior officials, etc. Develops the Regional Office (RO) Airports Capital improvement Program (ACIP) and may administer the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) program. Collaborates with regional environmental specialists in the collection of data and develops documents required to meet the requirements of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental programs. Provides technical guidance and review of airport sustainability programs. Develops input to the National Plan of Integrated Airports System (NPIAS) and conducts reviews to ensure that FAA requirements are being met during the initial submittal of NPIAS entry/removal requests. Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and regional coordinator for the Safety Management Systems (SMS) program. Facilitates Airports Safety Risk Management and works closely with the national Airports (ARP) SMS program manager to review regional safety risk management documents. Ensures data developed through SMS is entered, tracked and analyzed timely and accurately; and provides recommendation for improvements to SMS policies, procedures and/or guidance. Represents the region on SMS workgroups or teams; and in the national coordination of SMS processes. Provides guidance and training to other regional SMEs on policies, and procedures related to SMS. Reviews and prepares correspondence for review by management. Correspondence may include Congressional responses, briefing papers, approval letters and guidance to sponsors associated with all aspects of airport development. Serves as the liaison for communications with Headquarters. Maintains project status using the Office of Airports database system (SOAR). Provides advisory and advanced technical guidance to the RO and to the public on all aspects of project implementation including airport planning and programming, airspace, airport design standards, and contract administration. Participates in community activities, such as Advisory Committees, public workshops, and public meetings or hearings. Coordinates public outreach meetings. Serves as a regional resource for the final review of planning projects and prepares recommendation to management for grant financial completion, including eligible final payment or recovery as appropriate. Provides technical guidance and reviews planning consultant contracts, including determination of reasonableness of cost, to ensure that selection is in accordance with professional services procurement requirements. Reviews project justifications and eligibility analyses to ensure projects are ready for grant funding. Provides technical review and coordination of off airport submittal for airspace review. Utilizes knowledge of various airport surfaces and approach procedures to provide advice and guidance. Assists environmental protection specialists and airport certification inspectors with the review and approval of wildlife hazard assessments and wildlife hazard plans. Serves as a regional coordinator for the National Airspace System (NAS). Oversees coordination of Airport Improvement Plan (AIP) projects and related topics within the region and other FAA organizations to ensure the projects are integrated in the NAS in a timely manner.
What you need to qualify
In addition to the basic education requirement, specialized experience is required. FV-J level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. Specialized experience for the FV-J level includes: Experience developing/approving airport layout plans and providing advisory and technical guidance to the public on airport planning, airspace, programming, airport design standards, contract administration, and/or all aspects of airport project implementation. Experience utilizing Safety Management Systems (SMS) to collect, organize, analyze and report data.
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