Aviation Safety Inspector (Operations)

Aviion Safety Inspector (Operions) (Principal Operions Inspector) Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion Flight Standards Services, General Aviion Safety Assurance, Minneapolis FSDO (GLSD19) Summary The incumbent of this position is assigned to the Flight Standards Service. The incumbent 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 The incumbent of this position is assigned to the Flight Standards Service. The incumbent 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 05/12/2026 to 06/01/2026 Salary $137,123 - $178,265 per year Salary cited is including locality payment of 27.62%. Pay scale & grade FG 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Minneapolis, MN 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 No Job family (Series) 1825 Aviion Safety Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Bargaining unit stus Yes - This position is represented by

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Flight Standards Services. Announcement number

ASW-FS-26-DC123-98651

Control number 868711300 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 Open to current permanent FAA employees Duties Help

II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Aviion Safety Inspector (ASI) receives administrive direction from management in terms of broadly defined missions or functions. The ASI, 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. Some FG-14 assignments involve service wide responsibility 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. ASIs the FG-14 level establish technical procedures and performance indexes and review complete flight operions programs for leaders in the aviion industry, or organizions of comparable scope and uniquely complex group of general aviion organizions. Assignments this level are of gre scope and unusual complexity. FG-14 employees develop and evalue 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. Supervisors give FG-14 employees a wide leeway for independent action. Other inspectors seek their advice on problems reling to aircraft and their operion. Because of the precedent-setting nure or substantial effect on the aviion industry or public safety, their decisions may be reviewed and approved a higher policy- setting level. The ASI 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, m requirements and accomplishments, and makes or directs adjustments as necessary to address organizional needs. Decisions typically have broad impact on the operion of aircraft or a geographic area containing a variety of novel and/or complex aviion operions. Decisions also have a significant effect on the safety of the flying public . FG-14 employees have critically important and frequently 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. The ASI resolves all but unique problems, with the intervention of management or a technical specialist. Develops plans, techniques, and policies to address current and anticiped problems and issues. Works with management to solve problems. Contacts are internal and external to the agency. The ASI occasionally represents the agency as a point of contact for policy development, inspection activities or as a technical trainer/instructor delivering formal training. Contacts vary significantly depending upon the purpose of the contacts, the level of authority required to resolve issues, and the nure of the technical problem hand. Typical contacts involve dealings with members of senior management staffs, representives of professional organizions, staff members of industry groups, representives of other government agencies, and representives of other civil aviion authorities. The ASI is expected to follow established laws, orders, policies, and regulions th provide general guidance for completing work objectives, but is allowed considerable discretion to develop new or innovive approaches. 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.

Security Requirement:

Modere Risk (5). This position requires completion and favorable adjudicion of a background investigion prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. (Subject to a five-year period of reinvestigion). In-grade/downgrade applicions accepted. Qualificions OPM Qualificions Standard for Aviion Safety Series, FG-1825

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

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 aircraft must: Possess a valid second-class medical certifice in accordance with FAA regulions; and Pass recurrent medical examinions as prescribed by the FAA 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.

Note:

Recency of specialized experience is waived for current and former FAA employees in the 1825 series.

Certifices and Rings:

This position requires certifices and rings for minimum qualificion in the following specialty: General Aviion Operions; a copy of certifices and rings are required for ALL candides newly appointed to the FAA in the 1825 specialty of General Aviion Operions. Applicants must submit a copy of their certifices and rings unless they are currently occupying (or previously held) General Aviion (Operions) 1825 Series Position.

Specialized Experience:

To qualify for this position you must demonstre in your applicion th you possess least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the (FV-I, FG/GS-13) level. 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 includes:

Experience assisting, conducting, or performing various technical functions reled to certificion, surveillance, investigion, and enforcement activities. Additional experience may be in investiging and reporting on accidents, incidents, and violions. Qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this vacancy announcement. 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) narrives 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 narrive response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrive response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include informion th 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 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. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualificion requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evalued on the Leadership and Management Dimensions listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluion, applicants placed in one of the following cegories: score order, cegory grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for considerion. Educion Not applicable. 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. For Leral Movements Between 1825

Specialties:

Check sheets are contained in Order 3410.26, Flight Standards Service Air Carrier and General Aviion Qualificions Assessment Tool for AFS Aviion Safety Inspectors. This order is loced : https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/3410.26.pdf

Interviews:

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

Transition Check Ride:

Successful completion of a Transition Check Ride may be required for this position.

Salary:

Salary iscovered by the

PASS/AVS

Bargaining Contract .

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS

: Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring. Your applicion/resume MUST have your official title, grade and series on your work history. 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.

IMPORTANT

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 FAA employees MUST submit their most recent Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50). See further details below. Applicants must submit a copy of their certifices and rings unless they are currently occupying (or previously held) General Aviion (Operions) 1825 Series Position.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR GENERAL AVIATION

(OPERATIONS): 1. Valid, unexpired Flight Instructor Certifice with single and multi-engine airplane and instrument airplane rings. 2. Airline Transport Pilot Certifice OR Commercial Pilot Certifice with instrument airplane ring AND single and multi-engine land airplane rings. 3. Valid second-class FAA medical certifice. For Leral Transition between 1825

Specialties:

Please submit approprie Qualificion Assessment Tool (QAT) as contained in

FAA ORDER 3410.26.

Form(s) may be uploaded to your on-line applicion or submitted by mail or fax. If you choose to submit the form via fax, we cannot guarantee timely receipt or assume responsibility for the quality or legibility of the form. Illegible forms will result in loss of considerion. 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 are reminded th Form SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) is required and NOT Form SF-52 (Request for Personnel Action).¿ 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 Darin Campbell, HR Specialist Phone 1 (817) 222-5804 Fax 1 (817) 222-5852 darin.s.campbell@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion ASW Regional HR Services Branch 10101 Hillwood Parkway

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Fort Worth, TX 76177 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 FAA employees MUST submit their most recent Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50). See further details below. Applicants must submit a copy of their certifices and rings unless they are currently occupying (or previously held) General Aviion (Operions) 1825 Series Position.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR GENERAL AVIATION

(OPERATIONS): 1. Valid, unexpired Flight Instructor Certifice with single and multi-engine airplane and instrument airplane rings. 2. Airline Transport Pilot Certifice OR Commercial Pilot Certifice with instrument airplane ring AND single and multi-engine land airplane rings. 3. Valid second-class FAA medical certifice. For Leral Transition between 1825

Specialties:

Please submit approprie Qualificion Assessment Tool (QAT) as contained in

FAA ORDER 3410.26.

Form(s) may be uploaded to your on-line applicion or submitted by mail or fax. If you choose to submit the form via fax, we cannot guarantee timely receipt or assume responsibility for the quality or legibility of the form. Illegible forms will result in loss of considerion. 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 are reminded th Form SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) is required and NOT Form SF-52 (Request for Personnel Action).¿ 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 Darin Campbell, HR Specialist Phone 1 (817) 222-5804 Fax 1 (817) 222-5852 darin.s.campbell@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion ASW Regional HR Services Branch 10101 Hillwood Parkway

AHF-S410

Fort Worth, TX 76177 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 05/12/2026 to 06/01/2026 Salary $137,123 - $178,265 per year Salary cited is including locality payment of 27.62%. Pay scale & grade FG 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Minneapolis, MN 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 No 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

ASW-FS-26-DC123-98651

Control number 868711300