Summary This position is in Flight Program Operations, Quality Assurance Team. Incumbent is responsible for conducting internal audits and assessments for the Aircraft Maintenance’s Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP). Responsibilities The Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, performs multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager and more experienced professional. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team and may perform some leadership functions for conducting internal audits, documenting findings, and reporting findings for Continuing Analysis and Surveillance System (CASS) activities. Applies experience and advanced knowledge of CAMP, quality assurance principles, and maintenance operations procedures to plan and accomplish assignments. Assignments may require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Typical assignments may include tracking and analyzing data to ensure compliance with aircraft maintenance and industry policies and procedures; providing guidance to less-experienced professionals in day-to-day operations; identifying, analyzing, managing records for inspection findings, and proposing correction actions for non-conformities and other complex/difficult problems; and recommending improvements to systems and processes. Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time for internal audits and helping a manager or more experience professional determine requirements resources to accomplish CASS activities. May identify and request additional resources, as needed. Contacts typically are internal and external, with regular contacts among major subdivisions and LOB/SOs, customers, and other external parties to share information about the FAA/AJF position and explain the applications of policies and procedures governing CASS activities and the CAMP program. Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments but allow considerable discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es) or recommend new approaches when executing audit tasks. Assignments often require reviews of policies and precedents under the limited guidance of a manager or other employee. Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Refers to managers and professionals who are more experienced problems that require their attention. May help them develop and recommend solutions to non-conformance issues including identifying root cause of quality issue. Work is reviewed periodically, typically at major milestones and at completion, for policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities. Work activities typically support and may be vital to the success of projects and/or activities for one or more organizational units, major subdivisions, and/or LOB/SOs. In some specialties, the work may affect internal and external customers. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications To qualify for this FV-H (FG/GS-12) position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G (FG/GS-10/11) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE includes experience in a manufacturing or production environment, including familiarity with quality control standards, the ability to read and interpret technical documents and regulations; Experience monitoring and collaborating changes and/or improvements with stakeholders; collecting, analyzing and maintaining records, data, and information; Experience with a full range of principles, concepts, and methodologies related to the quality assurance functional programs; Experience examining and reviewing aviation related technical documents and regulations Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Education See qualifications required. Information Regarding KSA’s: As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application 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. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), in your work history, please include information that 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 will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration. Additional Information We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family. NOTES: Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted. Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job. Some, none, or all applicants may be interviewed. Positions to be filled at the H band level, within AJF-2140, located in Oklahoma City, OK. This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available at the following website: Pay & Benefits | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov). To confirm receipt of emailed documents contact Jeff Westlake at Jeffrey.K.Westlake@faa.gov. Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at https://www.abetterlifeokc.com. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA