Director, Integred Certifice Management Division Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion Aviion Safety Summary The Aircraft Certificion Service is a world-class organizion of engineers, scientists, inspectors, test pilots, and aviion experts who lead the oversight of aircraft design, production, certificion, and continued airworthiness programs supporting the safety and innovion of U.S. and internional civil aviion. Learn more about this agency Summary The Aircraft Certificion Service is a world-class organizion of engineers, scientists, inspectors, test pilots, and aviion experts who lead the oversight of aircraft design, production, certificion, and continued airworthiness programs supporting the safety and innovion of U.S. and internional civil aviion. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month
- Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 9, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locions: Washington, DC Hapeville, GA Burlington, MA Fort Worth, TX Des Moines, WA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted according to agency policy. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—
- Fully-Paid PCS
- Permanent Change of Stion
- In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulions, full relocion paid (actual expenses). Relocion expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes. Salary $153,700
- $216,400 per year Base salary is set within the range based on qualificions and experience. Applicable locality pay added for a total salary up to $228,000 Pay scale & grade EV 02 Promotion potential NA Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 50% or less
- The job may require up to 50% travel.
Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0340 Program Management Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Senior Executive Service Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Announcement number
EXE-AVS-26-2-98888
Control number 870624900 This job is open to Help Federal employees
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Senior executives Individuals looking for an executive-level job and who meet the five Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs). Clarificion from the agency Open to Current Permanent U.S. Department of Transportion Employees Only Duties Help The Director, Integred Certifice Management Division, is responsible for executive oversight of integred certificion initiives the airplane level, based on product safety and organizional system performance. The Director leads stregic initiives for integred product teams on type certificion and continued operional safety for products the top of the safety continuum. The Director leads and develops Aircraft Certificion Service-wide mission stregies to integre large air carrier activities and the personnel who perform the accompanying functions, and to ensure consistent applicion between domestic and foreign applicants. The Director oversees and administers an annual budget of approximely $66M and provides day-to-day direction to a staff of approximely 250 employees, including direct supervision over two L-band deputy directors.
Specific responsibilities include:
Leads AIR's engagement in the development and use of integred continued operional safety (COS) activities. Represents AIR positions COS events, industry conferences, and other civil aviion authority meetings on a variety of topics, including oversight of Safety Review Boards. Facilites partnership between the FAA and external stakeholders to achieve COS shared objectives. Supports aerospace innovion by leading efforts to develop a clear phway to certificion for applicants the top of the safety continuum. Takes a proactive role to develop innovive solutions for new means of integred oversight, product safety, and certificion. Facilites innovion through industry and stakeholder outreach to promote greer efficiencies within AIR's certificion processes to allow for more consistent decision-making with both domestic and internional applicants. Leads the development and management of AIR-wide integred certificion projects, the airplane level, based on product safety and organizional system performance. These projects drive early FAA engagement with stakeholders emphasizing applicant accountability and ensure th FAA involvement is determined by applicant and product performance, as identified through oversight. Provides executive leadership, ensuring the alignment of division resources, activities, and stakeholders with the AIR mission, as well as higher-level agency stregic objectives. The incumbent ensures the development of personnel and resources consistent with AIR's future needs and incorpores the division's collective knowledge and experience to overall AIR stregic planning, goal setting, and management. Crees and maintains a professional network by collaboring with other FAA lines of business, other Department of Transportion modals and Federal agencies, other civil aviion authorities, and aviion industry representives to address issues impacting aviion safety. Requirements Help Conditions of employment US Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Designed or Random Drug Testing required. Complete a Declarion for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, the time requested by the agency. You required to serve a one-year FAA Executive System (FAAES) probionary period unless you have previously completed a probionary period in either the FAAES or the Senior Executive Service (SES). You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. Qualificions To meet the minimum qualificions of this position, you must clearly articule and describe within your two (2) page resume evidence th you possess the Executive Leadership Dimensions (ELDs) and Mandory Technical Requirements (TRs) reled to this position. Your resume should include examples of experience and accomplishments applicable to the qualificions. Applicants who do not possess these criteria are ineligible for further considerion. Please do not submit separe documents addressing the Technical Requirements (TRs) and Executive Leadership Dimensions (ELDs), only your two (2) page resume accepted and
MANDATORY TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
(TRs): TR 1: Demonstred leadership experience directing aircraft product or parts design, production, and airworthiness activities, including the development, implemention, and interpretion of Federal aviion laws and regulions to ensure continual operional safety.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP DIMENSIONS
(ELDs) ELD 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding
- This ELD requires a demonstred knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ELD 2: Driving Efficiency
- This ELD involves the demonstred ability to stregically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ELD 3: Merit and Competence
- This ELD involves the demonstred knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work th is of exceptional quality. ELD 4: Leading People
- This ELD involves the demonstred ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organizion's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ELD 5: Achieving Results
- This ELD involves the demonstred ability to achieve both individual and organizional results, and to align results to sted goals from superiors.
Note:
Applicants who are current members of the FAA Executive System (FAAES), Career Senior Executive Service (SES), individuals certified through successful completion of an OPM-approved SES Candide Development Program (SESCDP), or those with Career SES reinstement eligibility are not required to address the Executive Leadership Dimensions (ELDs). Such applicants must provide documention verifying eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the FAAES (e.g., SF-50, or certificion from OPM's SES Qualificions Review Board (QRB). Educion An educion requirement has not been established for this occupional series. Preview job questionnaire Make sure your resume includes detailed informion to support your qualificions and answers to the job questionnaire. Additional informion Position may be subject to a background investigion.
A one-year probionary period may be required.
Veterans preference does not apply to the FAA Executive System. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure stement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviion-reled companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements This position is covered by the Department of Transportion's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentively selected for this position subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designed position (TDP)" subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so (see https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx)Designed or Random Drug Testing required. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to
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Locality Pay , COLA Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the applicion process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documention conducted. If you possess the Executive Leadership Dimensions (ELDs) and Mandory Technical Requirements (TRs) listed above, your applicion package may be further evalued by an Executive Ring Panel. Additionally, Hiring Managers may choose to interview highly qualified candides via one or more interviews.
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All applicants must submit a resume limited to two (2) pages. Eligibility and qualificions determined solely based on the informion provided within this two-page resume. Your resume must include sufficient detail to valide your qualificions, including employment start and end des (month/year), position titles, and full-time or part-time stus (or average hours worked per week). It must clearly demonstre your relevant experience and educion as they rele to the position's requirements. SF-50: Current
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employees must submit an SF-50 showing eligibility. Submit your current or most recent SF-50. Do not submit an award SF-50, as these do not verify eligibility. Additionally, Career Executives or those with FAA Executive System (FAAES) or Senior Executive Service (SES) reinstement eligibility must submit an SF-50 showing career FAAES or SES to receive non-competitive considerion. Candide Development Program (CDP): If you have completed an OPM-approved SES CDP, include a copy of your OPM certifice. Failure to submit any required documents by the closing de will remove you from considerion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help This recruitment conducted using a
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applicion process. Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages and must clearly describe your professional experience and accomplishments th demonstre you meet the Executive Leadership Dimensions and Mandory Technical Requirements for this position. Resumes longer than 2 pages will not be accepted and will result in removal from considerion. Resumes must be uploaded to your USAJOBS applicion and submitted in either Word (or Word-compible) or PDF form. You are strongly encouraged to review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualificions and Qualificions Review Board for examples and tips on preparing an effective executive resume: OPM SES Qualificions Guide . To apply, click the Apply Online button in the job announcement. You will need to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account: USAJOBS Help . Be sure to upload your two-page resume and all required supporting documents before submitting your applicion. You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed with a register. Agency contact informion FAA Executive Resources Phone 1 (609) 485-9932 Fax 1 (202) 267-5748 shara.m.demarco@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion Executive Resources Division 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 523 AHR-200 Washington, DC 20591 US Next steps Once your complete applicion is received, we will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 80 days of the closing de of this announcement. You notified of the outcome. All qualified applicants considered regardless of political affiliion, race, color, religion, nional origin, gender, sexual oriention, marital stus, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Informion section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodion request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Additional informion on reasonable accommodions procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request
Required Documents Help RESUME:
All applicants must submit a resume limited to two (2) pages. Eligibility and qualificions determined solely based on the informion provided within this two-page resume. Your resume must include sufficient detail to valide your qualificions, including employment start and end des (month/year), position titles, and full-time or part-time stus (or average hours worked per week). It must clearly demonstre your relevant experience and educion as they rele to the position's requirements. SF-50: Current
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employees must submit an SF-50 showing eligibility. Submit your current or most recent SF-50. Do not submit an award SF-50, as these do not verify eligibility. Additionally, Career Executives or those with FAA Executive System (FAAES) or Senior Executive Service (SES) reinstement eligibility must submit an SF-50 showing career FAAES or SES to receive non-competitive considerion. Candide Development Program (CDP): If you have completed an OPM-approved SES CDP, include a copy of your OPM certifice. Failure to submit any required documents by the closing de will remove you from considerion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help This recruitment conducted using a
RESUME-ONLY
applicion process. Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages and must clearly describe your professional experience and accomplishments th demonstre you meet the Executive Leadership Dimensions and Mandory Technical Requirements for this position. Resumes longer than 2 pages will not be accepted and will result in removal from considerion. Resumes must be uploaded to your USAJOBS applicion and submitted in either Word (or Word-compible) or PDF form. You are strongly encouraged to review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualificions and Qualificions Review Board for examples and tips on preparing an effective executive resume: OPM SES Qualificions Guide . To apply, click the Apply Online button in the job announcement. You will need to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account: USAJOBS Help . Be sure to upload your two-page resume and all required supporting documents before submitting your applicion. You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed with a register. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion FAA Executive Resources Phone 1 (609) 485-9932 Fax 1 (202) 267-5748 shara.m.demarco@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion Executive Resources Division 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 523 AHR-200 Washington, DC 20591 US Next steps Once your complete applicion is received, we will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 80 days of the closing de of this announcement. You notified of the outcome. All qualified applicants considered regardless of political affiliion, race, color, religion, nional origin, gender, sexual oriention, marital stus, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Informion section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodion request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Additional informion on reasonable accommodions procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Des Moines, WA Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month
- Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 9, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locions: Washington, DC Hapeville, GA Burlington, MA Fort Worth, TX Des Moines, WA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted according to agency policy. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—
- Fully-Paid PCS
- Permanent Change of Stion
- In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulions, full relocion paid (actual expenses). Relocion expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes. Salary $153,700
- $216,400 per year Base salary is set within the range based on qualificions and experience. Applicable locality pay added for a total salary up to $228,000 Pay scale & grade EV 02 Promotion potential NA Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 50% or less
- The job may require up to 50% travel.
Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Senior Executive Service Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Announcement number
EXE-AVS-26-2-98888
Control number 870624900