About This Role
Supervising and guiding pilots to deliver aviation services to cooperators and stakeholders within the east is the core of this role, working collaboratively with the Aviation Program Manager, Aviation Fleet Manager, and Operations and Logistics Managers. The role involves supervising up to 30 intermittent and part-time pilots.
Responsibilities
- Perform administrative tasks related to supervision, including certification of timesheets, performance evaluation, regular communication, and issue resolution
- Supervise up to 30 intermittent and part-time pilots
- Determine effective recruitment strategies, conduct interviews, and hire personnel
- Operate a helicopter and meet the Low-Level Flight Standards established by the program
- Develop performance standards and conduct performance reviews of work for subordinates
- Conduct safety evaluations of personnel participating in aerial activities and on airplanes used in operations, as requested
Requirements
- US Citizen or US National
- Individuals born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check
- Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served
- Subject to one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable
- Successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of the probationary period for new USDA supervisors
- Valid state driver's license at the time of application
- Enrolled in Continuous Vetting, authorizing government agencies to receive notifications of criminal activity
- Subject to a pre-employment medical statement and/or exam
- Appropriate FAA license
- Current first or second-class medical certificate in accordance with FAA regulations at the time of initial appointment
- Current Commercial Pilot Certificate or the appropriate military rating, with rating(s) appropriate to the work of the position to be filled
- Total Flight Time: 1500 hours (as pilot-in-command or copilot in aircraft of any weight or category)
- Pilot-In-Command: 250 hours (only flight hours acquired as pilot-in-command are creditable)
- Night Flying: 75 hours (25 hours may be waived for in-service placement actions at the GS-11 level and above if the candidate demonstrates the ability to perform the work)
- Flying Time, Last 12 Months: 100 hours (required only for positions that involve flying)
- One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 level) that demonstrates operating light helicopters at low altitudes (100 feet above ground level) in varying terrains and cover types