Aviation Safety Inspector (GA-OPS), Advanced Qualifications Program Manager, Columbus FSDO, GLSD03

Aviion Safety Inspector (GA-OPS), Advanced Qualificions Program Manager, Columbus FSDO, GLSD03

Department of Transportion

Federal Aviion Administrion

FAA, Flight Standards Service, General Aviion Safety Assurance, Columbus FSDO, GLSD03

Summary

The Advanced Qualificion Program Manager (AQPM) is responsible for the adequacy of the Advanced Qualificion Program (AQP) including indoctrinion, qualificion, and continuing qualificion curricula, and the operions program performing inspections, surveillance, and certificion duties for Air Operors, Air Agencies, Airmen and Designees.

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Summary

The Advanced Qualificion Program Manager (AQPM) is responsible for the adequacy of the Advanced Qualificion Program (AQP) including indoctrinion, qualificion, and continuing qualificion curricula, and the operions program performing inspections, surveillance, and certificion duties for Air Operors, Air Agencies, Airmen and Designees.

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Overview

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Accepting applicions

Open & closing des

05/13/2026 to 06/02/2026

Salary

$107,446 - $139,684 per year

Salary shown does not includes locality pay. Locality pay is dependent on the selected employee's locion.

Pay scale & grade

FG 14

Locion

1 vacancy in the following locion:

FAA Nionwide-Selectee Remains in Current Duty Locion

1 vacancy

Telework eligible

YesSituional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy.

Travel Required

25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel.

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Excepted

Promotion potential

14

Job family (Series)

1825 Aviion Safety

Supervisory stus

No

Security clearance

Other

Drug test

Yes

Bargaining unit stus

Yes - This position is represented by PASS: Flight Standards Services.

Announcement number

ACE-FS-26-KJCGL87-98623

Control number

869059000

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Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.

Clarificion from the agency

Current FAA AVS permanent employees & AMA-200 permanent employees

Duties

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A. Technical Administrion

Within the Advanced Qualificion Program(s), ensures on a continuing basis th Certifice Holders are properly and adequely organized, staffed, and equipped, have an adeque AQP including an acceptable record keeping system; and ensures th facilities and procedures meet all regulory requirements. Regularly s the Certifice Holder's training facilities and other offices to maintain contact with their approprie management officials; coordines with the principal operions inspector for correction of any deficiencies/discrepancies. Coordines with AFS-280 on AQP applicion, development, approval, and continued operion as a member of the Extended Review Team (ERT). This includes decision-making on movement through the phases of AQP. Coordines with the Certifice Holder on da development, collection, and analysis of AQP. Coordines communicion between Certifice Holder and Certifice-Holding District Office (CHDO) on all issues of AQP. Coordines with Certifice Holder on instructor/evaluor calibrion. Participes in annual review of AQPs and associed da analysis. Coordines with the Principal Operions Inspector and Aircrew Program Managers on management of Aircrew Designed Examiner (ADE) programs. Participes in quarterly or annual Instructor/Evaluor meetings for all fleets to ensure consistency, standardizion and applicable AQP regulions and guidance merial is observed and adequely applied. Chairs joint FAA-industry meetings; maintains regular contact with organizions assigned and coordines with top management officials.

B. Certi fici on

Coordines with Principal Operions Inspector and AFS-280 on initial applicion for AQP approval. Coordines with Principal Operions Inspector and AFS-280 on review and approval of curriculum development and all subsequent phases of AQP approval. Coordines with the Principal Operions Inspector to approve/accept or disapprove/reject AQP manuals and revisions to such manuals. Obtains amendments to previously approved manuals to accomplish the following: correct any conflict with regulory requirements; elimine unsafe practices; and/or improve the specificity of instruction. Evalues training programs to ensure th they meet the requirements of the Federal Aviion Regulions. Approves or disapproves these training programs including flight simulors, training devices, or other equipment used in these programs. Coordines with the Principal Operions Inspector and Aircrew Program Managers on designion of Check Airmen and makes recommendions on the appointment of designees. Assures standardizion of Check Airmen and designees and recommends to the Principal Operions Inspector and Aircrew Program Manager any changes which are considered necessary. Evalues operions and facilities by on-site inspections and reviews reports by Geographic Inspectors or others.

C. Surveillance

Responsible for monitoring all phases of Advanced Qualificion Program(s) including training programs and records; training facilities and training devices. Coordines with and reviews reports from Geographic Inspectors and others to identify trends which indice deteriorion in the safety of operions. Directs or suggests changes required to correct such trends. Responsible for analyzing grading da for all fleets using FAA analysis software and da for trending and reporting to the Principal Operions Inspectors and applicable program managers. Monitors and analyzes other training da and Instructor/Evaluor Quality Assurance Program da collected by the Certifice Holder, for trends and provides reports to the Principal Operions Inspector and applicable program managers. Conducts approprie surveillance acvities specifically focused on the carriers' training program and Instructor/Evaluor Programs.

May perform other duties as assigned.

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Conditions of employment

US Citizenship is required.

Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).

Designed or Random Drug Testing required.

Applicants MUST submit all required certifices (See Required Documents)

Selectee required to report to a FAA/AVS facility.

This is not a 100% telework position. Situional telework may be available based on the needs of the office.

This position is designed as Modere Risk; a background investigion may be needed.

Qualificions

Aviion Safety Series, 1825

General Requirements for All Positions:

Not more than two separe incidents involving Federal aviion regulions violions in the last 5 years;

Valid Ste driver's license;

Fluency in the English language;

No chemical dependencies or drug abuse th could interfere with job performance; and

High school diploma or equivalent.

Medical Requirements for All Positions:

Applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the Aviion Safety Inspector position in a safe and efficient manner, with or without a reasonable accommodion . The minimum medical requirements include the following requirements:

Have good distant vision in each eye and be able to read, without strain, printed merials the size of typewritten characters (glasses and contact lenses permitted);

Have the ability to hear the conversional voice (hearing aid permitted); and

Not have any physical condition th would cause them to be a hazard to themselves or others th would interfere with their ability to fly as passengers in a variety of aircraft.

In addition, applicants for positions th require participion in the operion of the aircraft must:

Possess a valid second class medical certifice in accordance with FAA regulions; and

Pass recurrent medical examinions as prescribed by the FAA.

Applicants tentively selected required to:

Provide documention from a board-certified physician certifying th they meet the minimal medical requirements, with or without a reasonable accommodion; or

Individuals who do not meet the minimum medical requirements but who are otherwise qualified will receive an individualized assessment to determine whether they can perform the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodion.

To qualify for this position you must meet the Office of Personnel Management Qualificion Standards for the 1825 series, you must demonstre in your applicion th you possess least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS/FG-13 as an Aviion Safety Inspector (GAO). Specialized experience is experience th has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience is: experience assisting, conducting, or performing various technical functions reled to certificion, surveillance, investigion, and enforcement activities.

In addition, when the predominant work involves General Aviion Operions, applicants for Aviion Safety Inspector (Operions) positions must meet all of the following requirements:

Valid, unexpired Flight Instructor Certifice with single and multi-engine airplane and instrument airplane rings. Must have given a minimum of 200 hours of flight instruction in an aircraft.

Professional flying skill as demonstred in a flight check to Commercial Pilot Certifice with an instrument ring;

Possession of Airline Transport Pilot Certifice or Commercial Pilot Certifice with instrument airplane ring.

Minimum of 100 flight hours within the last 3 years.

Minimum of 1,500 total flight hours.

Possession of single and multi-engine land airplane rings.

Not more than 2 flying accidents in the last 5 years in which the applicant's pilot error was involved.

Possession of a valid second-class FAA medical certifice.

The recency of specialized experience is waived for current FAA employees in the 1825 series.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their Work History.

Qualificions must be met by the closing de of this vacancy announcement.

Educion

High school diploma or equivalent.

Ingrade/Downgrade applicions accepted.

Interviews: All or none of the candides may be interviewed.

Selectee must report to the advertised facility.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS : Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or Omissions may impact your ring or may result in you not being considered for the job. Your applicion/resume must have your official title, grade, series and employment des in your work history.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiive (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to elimining the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA)/Leadership and Management Dimension (LMD) NARRATIVES from the initial applicion 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/LMD.

In lieu of providing a KSA NARRATIVE response in the text box listed below each KSA/LMD, in your work history on your resume/applicion, please include informion th provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA/LMD. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers evalued further to valide whether the level th you selected is approprie based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as approprie.

Please also ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job); Duties (be specific in describing your duties); Employer's name and address; Supervisor name and phone number; Start and end des including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week); & Salary. Determining length of Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion may result in a finding of ineligible due to an incomplete applicion.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your ring or may result in you not being considered for the job. Your work history (please include applicable de ranges) examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualificion requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evalued on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluion, eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualificions placed in alphabetical order and referred to the selecting official for considerion.

Applicants must apply online to receive considerion for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applicions cannot be accepted. If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line applicion, e.g. SF-50, you may upload these documents with your applicion in USAJOBS.

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Additional informion

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.

Position may be subject to a background investigion.

A one-year probionary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure stement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviion-reled companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

This position is covered by the Department of Transportion's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentively selected for this position subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designed position (TDP)" subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.

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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.

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You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be red on the extent and quality of experience, educion, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantied. Ensure th your applicion package/resume supports your responses.

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.

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Required Documents

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All applicants MUST provide a copy of their valid, unexpired Flight Instructor Certifice with single and multi-engine airplane and instrument airplane rings and Airline Transport Pilot Certifice or Commercial Pilot Certifice with instrument airplane ring. All applicants MUST provide a copy of their valid second-class FAA medical certifice.

All applicants MUST provide a copy of their most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) which verifies current position, title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion or record.

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

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system .

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:

Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

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Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position.

You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed with a register.

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.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion:

Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)

Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week.

Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA.

Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion 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 informion again when applying for future vacancies.

Agency contact informion

KARLA J CANADA

Phone

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Fax

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Address

Federal Aviion Administrion

ACE Regional HR Services Division

1100 Main Street

AHF-N400

Kansas City, MO 64106

US

Next steps

Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide .

Important - If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your applicion and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your applicion package, and only your previously submitted applicion evalued.

All qualified applicants considered regardless of political affiliion, race, color, religion, nional origin, gender, sexual oriention, marital stus, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Informion section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodion request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Additional informion on reasonable accommodions procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Required Documents

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All applicants MUST provide a copy of their valid, unexpired Flight Instructor Certifice with single and multi-engine airplane and instrument airplane rings and Airline Transport Pilot Certifice or Commercial Pilot Certifice with instrument airplane ring. All applicants MUST provide a copy of their valid second-class FAA medical certifice.

All applicants MUST provide a copy of their most recent SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) which verifies current position, title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion or record.

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

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system .

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:

Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

How to Apply

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Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position.

You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed with a register.

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.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion:

Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)

Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week.

Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA.

Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion 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 informion again when applying for future vacancies.

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Agency contact informion

KARLA J CANADA

Phone

...

Fax

...

...

Address

Federal Aviion Administrion

ACE Regional HR Services Division

1100 Main Street

AHF-N400

Kansas City, MO 64106

US

Next steps

Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide .

Important - If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your applicion and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your applicion package, and only your previously submitted applicion evalued.

All qualified applicants considered regardless of political affiliion, race, color, religion, nional origin, gender, sexual oriention, marital stus, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Informion section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodion request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Additional informion on reasonable accommodions procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

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Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/13/2026 to 06/02/2026 Salary $107,446 - $139,684 per year Salary shown does not includes locality pay. Locality pay is dependent on the selected employee's locion. Pay scale & grade FG 14 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: FAA Nionwide-Selectee Remains in Current Duty Locion 1 vacancy Telework eligible YesSituional telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Bargaining unit stus - This position is represented by PASS: Flight Standards Services. Announcement number ACE-FS-26-KJCGL87-98623 Control number 869059000