Public Notice for General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance (Direct Hire)

Direct hiring authority for the 1801 series is being used to fill this position in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety (AVS) Organization. Public Notices serve as a resume repository, and positions may or may not be filled from this announcement.

Major duties
The incumbent will perform the primary duties of which are to administer, coordinate, supervise, or perform inspection, investigative, analytical, or advisory work to assure understanding of and compliance with Federal laws, regulations, or other mandatory guidelines to set, oversee, and enforce safety standards for all parts of the aviation industry.

Qualifications
Reference U.S. OPM Individual Occupational Requirements for Administrative & Management Positions General Schedule Qualification Standards To qualify for this position at the FG-5 level, applicants must have at least 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which is equivalent to the FV/FG/GS 4 or F level. OR Education 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree To qualify for this position at the FG-7 level, applicants must possess 52 weeks of specialized experience at the FV-G or FG/GS-5 level. Specialized experience includes developmental aviation safety and compliance support work by assisting with basic aviation related inspections, surveillance and certification tasks, preparing routing reports and correspondence and supporting investigations and compliance activities to ensure adherence to established standards, policies and guidelines. OR Education · 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement To qualify for this position at the FG-9 level applicants must possess 52 weeks of specialized experience at the FV-G or FG/GS-7 level. Specialized experience includes progressively more challenging developmental aviation safety and compliance support work by assisting with basic aviation related inspections, surveillance and certification tasks, preparing routing reports and correspondence and supporting investigations and compliance activities to ensure adherence to established standards, policies and guidelines. OR Education · Master's or equivalent graduate degree or superior academic achievement To qualify for this position at the FG-11 level, applicants must possess 52 weeks of specialized experience at the FV-G or FG/GS- 9 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes performing aviation-related inspections, investigations, compliance activities, security risk assessments, and air carrier certification and surveillance as a contributing or independent team member; applying aviation regulations, policies and technical guidance; analyzing operational data; identifying safety or compliance issues; participating in accident or incident investigations; and recommending corrective actions with progressively less supervision. OR Education Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related To qualify for this position at the FG-12 level, applicants must possess52 weeks of specialized experience at the FV-G or FG/GS- 11 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes performing aviation-related inspections, investigations, compliance activities, security risk assessments, and air carrier certification and surveillance as a contributing or independent team member; applying and interpreting aviation regulations, policiesand technical guidance; analyzing operational data; identifyingsafety or compliance issues; participatingin accident or incident investigations; and recommending corrective actions. To qualify for this position at the FG-13 level, applicants must possess 52 weeks of specialized experience at the FV-H or FG/GS 10/11/12 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes experience leading or coordinating aviation-related inspections, investigations, compliance activities, air carrier certification/surveillance programs, and security risk assessments; independently interpreting and applying complex aviation regulations and policy; overseeing and contributing to accident or incident investigations resolving significant compliance and safety issues; providing technical expertise to lower graded personnel. To qualify for this position at the FG-14 level, applicants must possess 52 weeks of specialized experience at the FV-I or FG/GS 13 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes leading or supervising aviation inspections, investigations, air carrier certification and surveillance programs, and security risk assessments; independently interpreting and applying complex aviation regulations and policy, overseeing accident or incident investigations; resolving significant compliance and safety issues; providing technical expertise; and mentoring or guiding lower graded personnel. To qualify for this position at the FG-15 level, applicants must possess 52 weeks of specialized experience at the FV-J or FG/GS 14 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes serving as a senior technical authority by managing complex aviation safety, compliance, certification, and surveillance programs with regional or national impact; providing authoritative interpretation of aviation regulations and policy; leading high-risk or high-visibility accident investigations; resolving unprecedented or highly complex safety and regulatory issues; advising senior leadership and external stakeholders; and influencing policy, procedures, and strategic initiatives to ensure sustained compliance with aviation standards. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

How to apply
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. We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information 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 information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications. Amendment Date: 02/25/2026 Amendment Note: This announcement has been extended.