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Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector

Federal Aviation Administration · Posted today

HybridSpringfield, IL$131K – $204KApply by May 21, 2026Aviation SafetyISTJ
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About the Role

Serves as the Office Manager (OM) for the Springfield FSDO.

What You'll Do

  • Incumbent serves as the Manager of a Flight Standards District Office.
  • Plans and administers the office programs to promote safety in all aviation activities.
  • Has responsibility and authority for all decision-making in a wide variety of administrative and technical areas.
  • The office promotes the aviation and safety programs, and may certify commercial and general aviation operations, pilots, mechanics and schools.
  • The position reports to the applicable Division Manager and will execute the Agency's aviation safety mission while accepting responsibility for being active in communicating and building change coalitions; seeking out opportunities to involve their teams in supporting change across the organization and employing best practices for sponsoring change and managing resistance.
  • The manager is responsible for aviation safety activities in a complex and dynamic general aviation environment that includes experience in one or more of the following specialties: Operations, Avionics, Maintenance, Cabin Safety and Dispatch.
  • Applies an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of the work directed and ensures the promotion of the highest level of safety compliance with regulatory standards while utilizing transparency of data exchange that includes the identification of hazards and management of risk.
  • The incumbent of this position manages and sets clear performance standards that promote accountability, a sense of individual responsibility, professionalism, and pride for organizational performance to next level managers (e.g. assistant managers, front line managers, supervisory principal inspector, as applicable).
  • Ensures effective managerial work and work quality across all units and cross-organizational relationships while maintaining unit and individual wellbeing.
  • Responsible for the leadership, planning, prioritizing, direction, communication, tasking, training, and scheduling of work.
  • Also responsible for time and attendance, leave approval, performance evaluation, corrective and disciplinary actions, and the setting of the front line office goals and objectives.
  • Supports effective problem solving by ensuring subordinates are accountable to address challenges and barriers, and are clear about roles and responsibilities for decision-making.
  • Confirms active collaboration occurs beyond the office/branch and that solutions fully consider and represent all relevant perspectives/interests.
  • Models creative thinking and innovation.

Requirements

  • We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
  • Education is not qualifying at this grade level and may not be substituted for experience.

Personality Fit

This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:

Job ID: 9e6821b8-ad8f-4332-94bc-7dc65a7c56fd

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