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Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector (Front Line Manager (OPS))

Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 1 days ago

Hybrid Irving, TX $122K – $188K Apply by Jul 6, 2026 Aviation Safety ISTJ
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About the Role

Serves as a Front-Line Manager(OPS) within a Flight Standards office/branch, who reports to a middle Manager. Executes 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. Duty Station is located in Irving, Texas.

What You'll Do

  • The Front-Line Manager(OPS) is responsible for aviation safety activities in a complex and dynamic environment.
  • Manages and monitors individual and unit, group, or team performance standards with organizational initiatives, goals, and objectives by providing feedback, acknowledging achievement, and addressing performance deficiencies.
  • Incumbent has full authority and responsibility to make all decisions and take action in the assigned program areas, subject to the manager's administrative review.
  • Higher-level management reviews performance periodically by utilizing/reviewing work products, status reports, and organizational measures in place to ensure timeliness, policy compliance, and overall alignment with the Flight Standards Service.
  • Directs the work of subordinate employees at the organizational unit level creating appropriate expectations for achieving intended results.
  • Managerial duties include planning, organizing, setting priorities; assigning and allocating work for a unit, group, or team; monitoring and evaluating performance; coaching and developing employee capabilities; approving leave; and taking or recommending corrective/disciplinary action, as appropriate.
  • Defines/redefines priorities as needed while meeting changing demands.
  • Delegates the work that is appropriate for others under their direct supervision.
  • Identifies relevant stakeholders associated with the work of the unit or branch and engages to receive feedback on unit performance, relationships and individual well-being.
  • Creates partnerships exemplified by mutual respect, productive conflict, and effective action taking to address service issues.
  • Encourages teamwork within the unit or branch exemplified by ensuring individuals are working with others beyond their area of expertise, specialty or job role to collect and consider other views and perspectives.
  • Applies a comprehensive knowledge of the technical aspects of the directed work, typically governed by Federal Aviation Regulations, established guidelines, policies, and procedures.
  • Faces challenges or barriers, taking time to consider and discuss a range of relevant views from direct reports, peers and others.
  • Takes actions to address impediments to success for individuals, unit, or team.

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: 33af9bab-b23d-4b38-a7b3-0dd64e8567d7

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