SUPERVISORY HELICOPTER PILOT

SUPERVISORY HELICOPTER PILOT

Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units

MS 1108 AVCRAD

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION THAT REQUIRES MILITARY MEMBERSHIP.

This Nional Guard position is for a

SUPERVISORY HELICOPTER

PILOT, Position Description Number PDD2973000 and is part of the Mississippi Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION THAT REQUIRES MILITARY MEMBERSHIP.

This Nional Guard position is for a

SUPERVISORY HELICOPTER

PILOT, Position Description Number PDD2973000 and is part of the Mississippi Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/17/2026 to 04/30/2026 Salary $131,841

• $171,396 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Gulfport, MS 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary

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INDEFINITE

Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 2181 Aircraft Operion Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

MS-12938580-AR-26-035

Control number 865720200 This job is open to Help Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency This vacancy is open

NATIONWIDE

to military (prior or current) members willing and eligible to immediely become a Mississippi Army Nional Guard soldier. Duties Help As a

SUPERVISORY HELICOPTER

PILOT, GS-2181-13, you will serve aas the supervisor of either the Production Control (PC), Maintenance, or Quality Control (QC) divisions within an AVCRAD. The Maintenance Branch manages manpower, equipment, and training, in preparion to perform the AVCRAD and NGB mission and meet Department of the Army (DA) aircraft readiness re goals. The Production Control division schedules, prioritizes, and resources the workload and special programs of all maintenance operions within the AVCRAD as well as interfaces with all units in the region to provide maintenance support as available. The Quality Control division ensures th aircraft maintenance and repair procedures performed the AVCRAD, or by AVCRAD personnel, meet stringent quality standards, ensuring the safety and reliability of aircraft operions. The incumbent for any of the above positions is accountable to a wide variety of federal, ste, and local authorities on all aspects of operions, personnel, equipment, funds, and real property.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

All positions: Directs work operion involving subordine employees. Plans work to be accomplished by subordines, sets priorities, and establishes schedules for work completion. Assigns work based on priorities, requirements of assignments, and capabilities of employees. Ensures timely performance of work and th quality standards are met. Evalues overall performance of employees/leaders. Provides advice, counsel, and instruction to accomplish the assigned function. Interviews candides for vacant positions, recommends selections, promotions, or reassignments. Establishes performance standards, counsels, and renders performance appraisals. Schedules and approves leave. Inities laudory or disciplinary actions, as applicable. Trains and/or recommends training. Hears group grievances, employee complaints, refers unresolved complaints to higher level supervisor, reviews disciplinary problems. Responsible for piloting rotary wing aircraft, will participe in performance of test flights and transportion of aircraft to or from the AVCRAD. Maintains avior proficiency in accordance with Army standards and local requirements. Makes critical judgments and decisions regarding the safety of aircrew and passengers in resolving in-flight emergencies and subsequent rescue efforts if a mishap results. Communices and coordines items of interest and potential adverse impact the highest levels of nional, ste, and local leadership. Represents the Army Nional Guard and ste to foreign political and military dignitaries. Coordines policies, plans, programs, and requirements with the senior leadership levels of the AVCRAD and Nional Guard Bureau. Serves on a broad range of committees and boards which formule recommendions on policy, resource allocion, feure planning, and provides feedback to leaders. Maintains liaison with regional units and Army Aviion Support Facilities, Army Major Commands including Army Merials Command (AMCOM), Communicions Electronics Command (CECOM), Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM), as well as airport management, and others. Manages an organizion comprised of Quality Assurance Specialists and Quality Control Inspectors dediced to quality assurance and production. Involved in the overhaul, modificion, repair, and fabricion of rotary wing aircraft, aircraft components and assemblies; structural and electrical repair; flight and ground checks; flight tests and acceptance; quality inspections, quality records and analysis. Assigned functions includes the support to field units and other customers through telephone, email, teleconference and contact teams for on-site technical assistance. Work involves management of extremely high level, high visibility quality assurance programs th have major impact on depot operions as well as reliability and safety of rotary wing aircraft in the Army Nional Guard fleets. Ensures th aircraft and components sent to the AVCRAD for repair are returned to a high ste of operional readiness. Accommodes a variety of non-traditional military roles and missions such as foreign training, augmenting active component training, disaster relief, and drug interdiction. Provides guidance, resources, and other support like depot level requirements. Receives and studies work schedules and plans the maintenance effort within the priorities established by Logistics Management Officer (LMO) and existing production control schedules. Ensures th established, safety practices, supply conservion, and efficient maintenance procedures are being followed. Monitors adequacy of maintenance and repair actions, procedures, and components. Ensures AVCRAD operions and logistics plans meet mobilizion requirements and support nional war plans. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

MILITARY GRADES

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• O5 CONDITIONS

OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES

1. Must be a gradue of the Aviion Maintenance Officers Course prior to applying. 2. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. 3. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. 4. Incumbent is subject to uncommon tours of duty, rotional shift assignments and compension and/or overtime (COMPENSATORY) duty. 5. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dicted by legal and regulory requirements, your organizion, and its changing mission. 6. Wear of the military uniform is

MANDATORY. 7.

Incumbent must possess and continue to maintain a US Army Class II Flight Physical. 7. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. 8. For positions requiring the operion of motor vehicles, candides must have a valid ste driver's license. 9. Employee required to wear and use personal protective equipment as required and provided by the employer. 10. This is a Testing Designed Position (TDP). The employee is subject to random drug testing.? Pre-employment drug testing and participion in random drug testing is a condition of employment.?

Note:

? The cave is th the stes, territories, and the district cannot drug test until a drug free workplace policy has been established and approved by the United Stes Department of Health and Human Services. Qualificions This is an indefinite position, tenure 3, with a time limit determined by the needs of the agency. Any permanent military technician who is selected for this position come tenure 3. The selectee will receive the same benefits and entitlements as the tenure 1 employee, but considered tenure 3 for purposes of reduction in force. You can be termined any time with a 30-day notice. If a permanent resource becomes available, incumbent may be converted to a permanent appointment without competition.

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED

: This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the Nional Guard. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.

MILITARY MEMBERS WITH BONUSES

Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB) or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to terminion or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period). Mandory Qualificion Requirements

• Eligibility requirements for Dual Stus technician positions in this occupion are based on the candide's possession of Federal Aviion Administrion pilot certifices
• OR•approprie military certificions, military rings in the main-frame military aircraft of employment, and the required competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities).

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

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• Must have a competent understanding of the occupion's basic principles and concepts.

Applicants should have a minimum of one year on-the-job experience in the grade (or a comparable military rank) immediely below the next higher level.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: Applicants must demonstre the following specialized experience competencies (skills, knowledge, and abilities) to qualify for entry appointments to GS-2181-12 or

GS-2181-13

Army Nional Guard Dual Stus Warrant Officer positions. Qualificion competencies are determined by three factors: The aircraft opered; the nure and purpose of assignments; and, the degree of hazard. For Army Nional Guard positions, must have working experiences in civilian aviion programs; or, in military service aviion programs (active duty or reserve components); or, in the Army Nional Guard Aviion Support facilities; or, in Air Nional Guard Wing/ Operions Groups. To qualify, the applicant must have least two years specialized competencies in opering a specific main-frame military aircraft, mission planning, and mission preparion. Experienced in reviewing and analyzing mission tasking, intelligence, and weher informion. Experienced in filing flight plans and conducting crew briefings. Experienced in aircraft preflight inspections, aircraft loading, and equipment assessments. Experienced in performing or supervising work procedures involved in navigion, in-flight refueling, search and rescue operions or surveillance and reconnaissance. Competent in conducting or supervising the training of crew members in simple to complex mission specific tasks. Experienced in developing plans and policies, monitoring operions, and advising commanders. Knowledge is required in flight theory, air navigion, meteorology, flying directives, mission tactics, and opering procedures. Experienced in the unit flying, explosive, and ground safety programs in accordance with Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Nional Guard Bureau, and/or Occupional Safety and Health Administrion policies, regulions, and directives. If your resume does not include a narrive description of how you meet the

GENERAL, SPECIALIZED

experiences, and OTHER requirements, you may lose considerion for this position. Ensure th the Questionnaire is completed online in Applicion Manager.

NOTES TO CANDIDATES

a. Situions of inversion of military rank are not permitted, i.e., a military technician may not be militarily senior to his or her full-time supervisor. b. Candides may be screened and evalued on military tributes directly reled to the compible military position required to be assigned into, such as, but not limited to, military bearing, leadership, or ability to work with others (teamwork) in a military environment. c. Include any volunteer work experience in your resume. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). d. Final selection based upon qualificions, suitability, and available manpower resources. e. This employer will provide the Social Security Administrion (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with informion from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorizion. f. Multiple vacancies may be filled from this announcement. g. If this announcement results in a temporary promotion for the selectee, it may become permanent any time without further competition dependent on funding and manpower requirements. Educion GS-13 Army Nional Guard Warrant Officer Position s Must have a high school diploma or general educion development (GED) diploma. An undergradue degree from an accredited college/university is optimum. Must have Federal Aviion Administrion certificions awarded from accredited civilian aviion programs or must have aviion certificions from accredited military aviion schools. GS-13 Army Nional Guard Officer Positions For Army Nional Guard Second and First Lieutenants must be actively pursuing an under

• gradue degree with least 90 valided credit hours in a specified program.

For Captains and above, must have an undergradue degree from an accredited college/university. A Gradue Degree from an accredited civilian academic college or from an equivalent professional military educion school is optimum. Must have Federal Aviion Administrion certificions awarded from accredited civilian aviion programs OR must have aviion certificions from accredited military aviion schools. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ).

OTHER QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 1.

Prior to appointment, an applicant's military medical record must indice a completed and current medical physical, flight physical, medical profile, and completed/cleared drug test. 2. Possess a valid ste driver's license to opere government motor vehicles, for the ste in which they live or are principally employed, in accordance with Army and Air Force Vehicle Operions Directives; and, 3. Qualify to opere government motor vehicles and vehicular equipment for "Maintenance Purposes Only" according to Army or Air Force Vehicle Maintenance Operions Directives. 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 announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:

PLEASE NOTE

DO

NOT USE A MOBILE DEVICE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION DOCUMENTS 1. RESUME

Your resume

MUST BE IN PDF

document form. The resume maybe submitted in any writing form but must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. To avoid plagiarism, DO NOT copy and paste the positions description or qualificions from this announcement into your resume.

YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR PLAGIARISM.

If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain

SALARIES, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, JOB DUTIES AND THE DATES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EACH JOB.

Example:

$55,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2001-July 2009 or January 2001-present........

DETAILED

description of your experience and qualificions. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion marked as incomplete, and you will not receive considerion for this position. 3 .

TRANSCRIPTS 4.

Federal Aviion Administrion Certificions awarded from accredited civilian aviion programs OR must have aviion certificions from accredited military aviion schools. If you are unable to provide the required documents, it is your responsibility to inform the hiring agency before the job closes. Incomplete applicions will not be 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12938580 ~ A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Andrew Rcliffe Phone 228-575-6403 andrew.m.rcliffe.mil@army.mil Address

MS 1108 AVCRAD 4313

Hewes Ave Gulfport, MS 39507-4320 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:

PLEASE NOTE

DO

NOT USE A MOBILE DEVICE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION DOCUMENTS 1. RESUME

Your resume

MUST BE IN PDF

document form. The resume maybe submitted in any writing form but must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. To avoid plagiarism, DO NOT copy and paste the positions description or qualificions from this announcement into your resume.

YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR PLAGIARISM.

If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain

SALARIES, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, JOB DUTIES AND THE DATES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EACH JOB.

Example:

$55,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2001-July 2009 or January 2001-present........

DETAILED

description of your experience and qualificions. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion marked as incomplete, and you will not receive considerion for this position. 3 .

TRANSCRIPTS 4.

Federal Aviion Administrion Certificions awarded from accredited civilian aviion programs OR must have aviion certificions from accredited military aviion schools. If you are unable to provide the required documents, it is your responsibility to inform the hiring agency before the job closes. Incomplete applicions will not be 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12938580 ~ A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Andrew Rcliffe Phone 228-575-6403 andrew.m.rcliffe.mil@army.mil Address

MS 1108 AVCRAD 4313

Hewes Ave Gulfport, MS 39507-4320 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. 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 04/17/2026 to 04/30/2026 Salary $131,841

• $171,396 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Gulfport, MS 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary

•

INDEFINITE

Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

MS-12938580-AR-26-035

Control number 865720200