Director, Enterprise Services

Job Description:

The Air Traffic Organization comprises 35,000 air traffic controllers, technicians, engineers, and support personnel whose daily efforts keep aircraft safe, separated, and on time. The Program Management Organization (PMO) improves the FAAs internal structures and processes by implementing ambitious transformations in our national airspace. The PMO allows the organization to focus on better outcomes by developing solutions that are on time, cost effective, and within scope.

Duties

The Director, Enterprise Services, is responsible for implementing and executing the technologies and services that connect ground systems and aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS). The Director innovates, modernizes, and transforms a wide range of safety-critical, mission-essential enterprise systems and services used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide safe, secure, and efficient management of the NAS and international airspace assigned to U.S. control. The Director ensures effective management of integrated portfolios of capital investments and operational assets.

The Director oversees and has direct line authority over approximately 125 personnel, including 30 senior managers. The Director also manages a budget of approximately $2.2B.

Principal Responsibilities

Provides leadership, direction, and strategic vision to support delivering Air Traffic Controller training across all FAA facilities.

Directs the implementation of new capabilities, sustainment of current systems, provision of resilient navigation infrastructure, and rationalization of systems.

Provides air traffic control and aircraft operators with resilient positioning, navigation, timing, and visual guidance services needed for safe and efficient use of the NAS.

Modernizes and transforms the NAS Weather and Aeronautical infrastructure to reduce the impact of weather and other NAS status changes on aviation to ensure the safest, most efficient air traffic system for the flying public.

Manages the FAA’s Communication, Information, and Network Programs. Provides communications infrastructure and services for air traffic control within the NAS and the Department of Defense. Manages over 28,000 mission-critical enterprise communication and infrastructure services.

Represents the FAA in meetings and forums and exercises full delegated authority to commit the FAA on matters pertaining to enterprise services that directly impact the safety and efficiency of the NAS and international airspace assigned to U.S. control.

Job Requirements:

Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Designated or Random Drug Testing required.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the FAA Executive System, you must clearly articulate and describe within your five (5) page resume evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability; and that is directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Leadership and Technical Requirements listed below.

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following have been determined to be selective factors for this position. This means possession of these criteria is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess these criteria are ineligible for further consideration.

LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENT: Do you have experience in achieving operational results? If so, provide examples of ways you have exercised leadership to deliver significant results. Explain how you established goals, assessed outcomes, and improved products and services. Indicate how you identified and met customers' requirements and addressed the needs of stakeholders. Include examples of complex problems you solved or difficult obstacles that you overcame as a leader. Your description should include (1) the size and complexity of organizations you have led, (2) the scope of programs you have managed, and (3) the impact of your results on customers and other stakeholders.
LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENT: Do you have experience leading people? If yes, describe the size of the organization and number and types of positions you have managed. Discuss ways that you have established and maintained positive work environments and prevented or eliminated discrimination or harassment. Describe ways that you have mentored and developed employees and built individual and team performance. Discuss how you have established and led teams to deliver products and services. Include in your description experience in leading others in a matrix environment across organizations.
LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENT: Do you have experience building relationships? If yes, describe (1) the types of individuals with whom you routinely collaborate; and (2) the purpose and outcomes of the communication. Discuss your experience in communicating and cooperating with others to achieve goals. Provide examples of how you have built relationships to achieve consensus and how you were able to obtain the cooperation of others with competing priorities and perspectives. Describe how you effectively communicate information within and outside of your organization.
LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENT: Do you have experience leading strategic change? If yes, describe examples of strategic changes that you led for your organization; describe the entities that the change affected (agency, industry, organizational components). Discuss obstacles you encountered and how you overcame them to the benefit of the agency. Include in your description ways that you applied long-range vision, developed strategies, and applied innovative ideas and techniques.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT: Experience leading, overseeing, and providing strategic direction of an organization responsible for innovating, modernizing, and transforming a wide range of enterprise systems and services to support the safe and efficient operation of the National Airspace System.

Education

An education requirement has not been established for this occupational series.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

1. A resume that does not exceed five (5) pages. Any information submitted in excess of five (5) pages WILL NOT be considered. The resume must provide evidence (such as related professional experience and accomplishments) that demonstrates you possess the required leadership and technical requirements. 2. An SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, if you are claiming noncompetitive eligibility as a current/former FAA Executive or current/former member of the Senior Executive Service or equivalent system. 3. A Senior Executive Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) certificate if you are claiming noncompetitive status based on your completion of an SESCDP program. Note: Please do not submit additional materials (e.g. ECQ written narrative statements, DD Form 214, performance plans/evaluations, letters of recommendation), they will not be considered as part of the application package.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Job Ident #: 837035000

Company Details

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs

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Job Info

Location

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Type

Contractor

Salary Range

$152,200 - $214,300

Company Details

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs