Aviation Safety Inspector (Operations), Greater Chicago FSDO, GLSD07

Aviion Safety Inspector (Operions), Greer Chicago

FSDO, GLSD07

Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion FAA, Flight Standards Service, General Aviion Safety Assurance, Greer Chicago

FSDO, GLSD07

Summary Serves as a Principal Operions Inspector; serves as the primary operions interface between assigned air carriers, air operors, air agencies, airmen, designees and the Federal Aviion Administrion (FAA). Has program responsibility to assure th assigned organizions meet Title 14 Code of Federal Regulion (14 CFR) with respect to general aviion operions programs. Learn more about this agency Summary Serves as a Principal Operions Inspector; serves as the primary operions interface between assigned air carriers, air operors, air agencies, airmen, designees and the Federal Aviion Administrion (FAA). Has program responsibility to assure th assigned organizions meet Title 14 Code of Federal Regulion (14 CFR) with respect to general aviion operions programs. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/14/2026 to 06/03/2026 Salary $140,604

• $182,790 per year The salary listed above includes 30.86% locality pay for Des Plaines, IL duty locion. Pay scale & grade FG 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Des Plaines, IL Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less
• The job may require up to 25% travel. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) 1825 Aviion Safety Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Bargaining unit stus Yes
• This position is represented by

PASS:

Flight Standards Services. Announcement number

ACE-FS-26-KJCGL77-98638

Control number 869098200 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Current FAA AVS permanent employees & AMA-200 permanent employees Duties Help The POI receives administrive direction from management in terms of broadly defined missions or functions. The POI, mostly independently plans, designs, and carries out programs, projects, studies, or other work. The work is normally accepted without change. Completed work may be reviewed for adherence to FAA policy and for assurance th project requirements have been fulfilled. Responsible for applicion of expert knowledge of flight operions for advanced multiengine turbojet aircraft. Such employees are concerned with all aspects of the operional capabilities and limitions of the aircraft. Establish technical procedures and performance indexes and review complete flight operions programs for leaders in the aviion industry, or organizions of comparable scope and complexity, or a uniquely complex group of general aviion organizions.

The following assignments are illustrive:

1. As a Service wide expert on a particular type of advanced multiengine turbojet aircraft:

• Advises other inspectors of major changes in the operion of the aircraft;
• Standardizes procedures and judgments used by inspectors to evalue the operion of the aircraft;
• Evalues new training methods and equipment (e.g., simulors) for initial certificion;
• Serves on nional boards th determine the minimum equipment necessary to opere a particular type of aircraft safely; and
• Serves on boards th evalue incidents, accidents, complaints, and other serious problems reling to the aircraft.

Develops plans to resolve problems. 2. As the principal representive in regulory oversight of general aviion and air carrier activities, exercises certifice authority over extensive and complex operions. Analyzes flight operions involving large fleets of turbojet aircraft engaged in passenger and freight service. 3.Exercises certifice authority and safety responsibility over a complex of broad and varied general aviion organizions such as air carriers, executive and/or industrial operors, designees, and flight schools when the activities monitored eque collectively to a major air carrier in terms of size and complexity of aircraft fleet employed, scope and technical complexity of operions, management sophisticion, industry leadership, and public impact. Develops and evalues flight operions programs for organizions which utilize the newest, most complex aircraft, systems, and equipment. Because of organizional complexity or technology incorpored in the aircraft, systems, and equipment, employees must exercise originality to resolve unique problems. They frequently rely on engineers and designers for specific technical guidance although much of their work is carried out under very broad policy guidelines. Plans and directs the use of time and resources to accomplish organizional objectives. He or she defines, organizes, and uses resources to accomplish work activities within established schedules, analyzes program requirements and accomplishments, and makes or directs adjustments as necessary to address organizional needs. Provides critical important and frequent controversial contacts with key officials of major manufacturers and general aviion organizions. Contacts are made to resolve issues which affect the initial certificion or operions programs, and their effect on safety and compliance with regulions. Resolves all but unique problems, with the intervention of management or a technical specialist. Develop plans, techniques, and policies to address current and anticiped problems and issues. Works with management to solve problems. Performs other duties as required. Requirements Help Conditions of employment US Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents). Designed or Random Drug Testing required. Applicants MUST submit all required certifices (See Required Documents) Selectee required to report to an FAA/AVS facility. This is not a 100% telework position. Situional telework may be available based on the needs of the Office. Position is designed as Modere Risk; a background investigion may be required. Qualificions Aviion Safety Series, 1825 General Requirements for

All Positions:

Not more than two separe incidents involving Federal aviion regulions violions in the last 5 years; Valid Ste driver's license; Fluency in the English language; No chemical dependencies or drug abuse th could interfere with job performance; and High school diploma or equivalent. Medical Requirements for

All Positions:

Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the Aviion Safety Inspector position in a safe and efficient manner, with or without a reasonable accommodion . The minimum medical requirements include the following requirements: Have good distant vision in each eye and be able to read, without strain, printed merials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted); Have the ability to hear the conversional voice (hearing aid permitted); and Not have any physical condition th would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others th would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft. In addition, applicants for positions th require participion in the operion of the aircraft must: Possess a valid second ¿ class medical certifice in accordance with FAA regulions; and Pass recurrent medical examinions as prescribed by the FAA.

Applicants tentively selected required to:

Provide documention from a board-certified physician certifying th they meet the minimal medical requirements, with or without a reasonable accommodion; or Individuals who do not meet the minimum medical requirements but who are otherwise qualified will receive an individualized assessment to determine whether they can perform the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodion. To qualify for this position you must meet the Office of Personnel Management Qualificion Standards for the 1825 series, you must demonstre in your applicion th you possess least one year of specialized experience equivalent to

GS/FG-13

as an Aviion Safety Inspector (GAO). Specialized experience is experience th has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is:

experience assisting, conducting, or performing various technical functions reled to certificion, surveillance, investigion, and enforcement activities. In addition, when the predominant work involves General Aviion Operions, applicants for Aviion Safety Inspector (Operions) positions must meet all of the following requirements: Valid, unexpired Flight Instructor Certifice with single and multi-engine airplane and instrument airplane rings. Must have given a minimum of 200 hours of flight instruction in an aircraft. Professional flying skill as demonstred in a flight check to Commercial Pilot Certifice with an instrument ring; Possession of Airline Transport Pilot Certifice or Commercial Pilot Certifice with instrument airplane ring. Minimum of 100 flight hours within the last 3 years. Minimum of 1,500 total flight hours. Possession of single and multi-engine land airplane rings. Not more than 2 flying accidents in the last 5 years in which the applicant's pilot error was involved. Possession of a valid second-class FAA medical certifice. The recency of specialized experience is waived for current FAA employees in the 1825 series. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their Work History. Qualificions must be met by the closing de of this vacancy announcement. Educion High school diploma or equivalent. Ingrade/Downgrade applicions accepted.

Interviews:

All or none of the candides may be interviewed. Selectee must report to the advertised facility.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS

: Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or Omissions may impact your ring or may result in you not being considered for the job. Your applicion/resume must have your official title, grade, series and employment des in your work history. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiive (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to elimining the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA)/Leadership and Management Dimension (LMD)

NARRATIVES

from the initial applicion 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/LMD. In lieu of providing a

KSA NARRATIVE

response in the text box listed below each KSA/LMD, in your work history on your resume/applicion, please include informion th provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA/LMD. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers evalued further to valide whether the level th you selected is approprie based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as approprie. Please also ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job); Duties (be specific in describing your duties); Employer's name and address; Supervisor name and phone number; Start and end des including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week); & Salary. Determining length of Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion may result in a finding of ineligible due to an incomplete applicion. Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your ring or may result in you not being considered for the job. Your work history (please include applicable de ranges) examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualificion requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evalued on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluion, eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualificions placed in alphabetical order and referred to the selecting official for considerion. Applicants must apply online to receive considerion for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applicions cannot be accepted. If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line applicion, e.g. SF-50, you may upload these documents with your applicion in USAJOBS. Preview job questionnaire Make sure your resume includes detailed informion to support your qualificions and answers to the job questionnaire. Additional informion We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigion. A one-year probionary period may be required. 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. Links to

Important Informion:

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.

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Applicants may be red on the extent and quality of experience, educion, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantied. Ensure th your applicion package/resume supports your responses. 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. Required documents Required Documents Help All applicants MUST provide a copy of their valid, unexpired Flight Instructor Certifice with single and multi-engine airplane and instrument airplane rings and Airline Transport Pilot Certifice or Commercial Pilot Certifice with instrument airplane ring. All applicants MUST provide a copy of their valid second-class FAA medical certifice. All applicants MUST provide a copy of their most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) which verifies current position, title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion or record. If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) containing informion in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion of record by the closing de of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line applicion. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/ . 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 Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position. 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.

RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week. Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded informion again when applying for future vacancies. Agency contact informion

KARLA J CANADA

Phone 1 (816) 329-2672 Fax 1 (816) 329-2656 karla.canada@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion ACE Regional HR Services Division 1100 Main Street

AHF-N400

Kansas City, MO 64106 US Next steps Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important

• If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it.

If you make changes to your applicion and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your applicion package, and only your previously submitted applicion evalued. 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 All applicants MUST provide a copy of their valid, unexpired Flight Instructor Certifice with single and multi-engine airplane and instrument airplane rings and Airline Transport Pilot Certifice or Commercial Pilot Certifice with instrument airplane ring. All applicants MUST provide a copy of their valid second-class FAA medical certifice. All applicants MUST provide a copy of their most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) which verifies current position, title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion or record. If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) containing informion in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion of record by the closing de of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line applicion. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/ . 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 Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position. 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.

RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week. Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded informion again when applying for future vacancies. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion

KARLA J CANADA

Phone 1 (816) 329-2672 Fax 1 (816) 329-2656 karla.canada@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion ACE Regional HR Services Division 1100 Main Street

AHF-N400

Kansas City, MO 64106 US Next steps Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important

• If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it.

If you make changes to your applicion and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your applicion package, and only your previously submitted applicion evalued. 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 Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/14/2026 to 06/03/2026 Salary $140,604

• $182,790 per year The salary listed above includes 30.86% locality pay for Des Plaines, IL duty locion. Pay scale & grade FG 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Des Plaines, IL Telework eligible Yes—Situional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less
• The job may require up to 25% travel. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Bargaining unit stus
• This position is represented by

PASS:

Flight Standards Services. Announcement number

ACE-FS-26-KJCGL77-98638

Control number 869098200