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Enforcement Investigator
Job Description:

The Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM) develops and manages medical programs in support of Aviation Safety.

Duties

Serves as an Enforcement Investigator for the Special Investigations Branch, AAM-830, within the Drug Abatement Division of the Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM). This position performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager.

Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge when conducting complex investigations, and in planning, scheduling and conducting ongoing monitoring of industry operations. In accordance with 14 CFR part 120 and 49 CFR part 40, conducts comprehensive investigations of individuals and employers in violation of the DOT/FAA drug and alcohol testing regulations throughout the United States and its territories. Prepares final written reports of these investigations, which may result in administrative, civil penalty, or certificate action. Defines, organizes, and assigns resources to accomplish program and organizational objectives.

Provides testimony and/or serves as a technical advisor to the FAAs Office of Chief Counsel during hearings and in preparation for hearings. Works across functional and organizational lines, often representing AAM, AVS, FAA as a technical point of contact, communicating complex technical information with stakeholders both internal and external to the FAA and at all levels of management.

Establishes and maintains liaison with other Services and Offices, and Lines of Business and Civil Aviation Security and when required, law enforcement officials to assure compliance and enforcement of drug and alcohol regulations. Interprets policy, provides guidance and instruction to stakeholders, internally and externally to the FAA.

Defines, organizes, and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Provides guidance to lower-level staff on how to solve difficult technical issues. Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced technical specialist. Work is rarely reviewed, typically through status reports and completion of projects. Work activities directly impact the objectives of AAM, AVS, and FAA ensuring the safety of the aerospace industry and customers.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment
  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
  • A one-year probationary period may be required.
  • Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
  • Please review Required Documents & Additional Information.
Qualifications

Reference OPMs Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions.

To qualify for this position at the FV-J (FG/GS-14) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I (FG/GS-13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE includes: Experience working with drug and alcohol testing programs; defining and organizing resources to accomplish organizational objectives; preparing and reviewing drug and alcohol investigation reports; analyzing statistical data; and networking/building relationships with stakeholders across multiple layers of an organization, agency and industry.

Applicants should provide examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

KSA INFORMATION:

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.

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

Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) will be required to verify area of consideration. Other supplemental documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded with your application or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current FAA employee), you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office. 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 a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Additional information is available from this link: https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/opf.

Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

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.

Company Details
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs
259 Open Jobs Available
Our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. We strive to reach the next level of safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility and global leadership. We are accountable to the American public and ...

Benefits:
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Job Info
Location
Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
Type
Contractor
Salary Range
$94,544 - $146,571
Company Details
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs
259 Open Jobs Available
Our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. We strive to reach the next level of safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility and global leadership. We are accountable to the American public and ...

Benefits:
TBD

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