AVIATION OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Duties

• Oversee aviation operations across the Command.
• Plan and direct the development, review and execution of aviation operations.
• Serve as the command aviation training mentor for all command Aviation personnel.
• Prepare, review and approve major aviation related reports for internal and external distribution.
• Present organizational briefings to convey aviation related strategic vision or organizational policy.
• Develop, modify, publish and distribute aviation regulation and policy as required.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position may require Business travel up to 20% of the time.
• This position requires a secret clearance to be obtained and maintained throughout employment.
• This position has been designated "Mission Critical Emergency Employee" for Continuity of Government Operation's (COOP), meaning that this incumbent may/can be required to report for CONUS related duty during an emergency at an off-site location.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Army Test and Evaluation Command employees with Competitive Status

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

Your resume must describe at least one year specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized experience is defined as experience performing aviation Safety Program and developing aviation safety policies.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-03/GS-13).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Decision Making
• Education and Training
• Oral Communication
• Planning and Evaluating

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the information sheet.
• This is a(n) Military Functions Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized.
• The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). Among other features, the Demonstration Project replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. The band NH-04 is equal to the former GS-14 Step 01 through GS-15 step 10. ATEC uses salary control points to allow for differentiation in the level of positions within the same broadband. Therefore, the salary for this position will be set no higher than $188,167 including locality.
• U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) provides direct support to Army Futures Command and relevant, timely information to senior Army leaders to make future force decisions enabling Multi-Domain Operations through rigorous developmental testing and independent operational tests and evaluations.
• The Aberdeen Test Center's (ATC) mission statement: Provide test and test support services for authorized customers within and outside of DoD, including Government and non-Government organizations, domestic, and foreign. Perform comprehensive test and training, both real and simulated. Exploit emerging technologies. Develop leading-edge instrumentation and test methodologies.