- Position Title
- Senior Aviation Accident Investigator
- Agency
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Announcement Number
- AS-12463426-25-KAT Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, March 13, 2025 to Thursday, March 27, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
3.
Are you a current NTSB Federal civilian employee occupying a Career or Career-Conditional position in the Competitive Service? To be eligible,your Notification of Personnel Action(SF-50) must reflect your agency, permanent tenure and competitive status:
- Tenure: Career or Career-conditional (Field#24 is 1 or 2);
- Position Occupied: Competitive service (Field#34 is 1); and
- Employing Agency: NTSB
4.
Non-Competitive Current or Former Federal Employee:
Do you meet any of the following eligibilities?
I am currently at a higher grade level than the full performance level of the position being announced; or
I have competed for and am currently at the same grade level as the full performance level of the position being announced;or
I am currently serving in a position with full performance level equivalent to or higher than the full performance level of the position being announced;or
I am a former Federal civilian employee that served on a permanent competitive career appointment AND have held the same grade level as this position or higher with the same or higher promotion potential; or
I have obtained career-conditional status (within 3 years of the date of separation or am a preference eligible) AND have held the same grade level as this position or higher with the same or higher promotion potential.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation as outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
Do you meet any of the following eligibilities?
I am currently at a higher grade level than the full performance level of the position being announced; or
I have competed for and am currently at the same grade level as the full performance level of the position being announced;or
I am currently serving in a position with full performance level equivalent to or higher than the full performance level of the position being announced;or
I am a former Federal civilian employee that served on a permanent competitive career appointment AND have held the same grade level as this position or higher with the same or higher promotion potential; or
I have obtained career-conditional status (within 3 years of the date of separation or am a preference eligible) AND have held the same grade level as this position or higher with the same or higher promotion potential.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation as outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Senior Aviation Accident Investigator, GS-1801-14 position with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your education and experience.
1.
Please select the letter corresponding to the statement that most clearly and accurately describes your HIGHEST level of experience and/or education to perform the work of this position at grade GS-14.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
This position requires the incumbent regularly walk for long periods around accident sites and frequently bending, crouching, and stretching to examine wreckage. The incumbent must often climb steep terrain or walk for long distances to reach the accident site. Are you willing and able to walk long periods around accidents with frequently bending, crouching, and stretching to examine wreckage, in addition to climbing steep terrain or walking for long distances to reach an accident site?
3.
This position requires work to be performed in an office setting as well as on-scene during an accident investigation. The incumbent may be exposed to a variety of weather conditions and other environmental discomforts such as snow, rain, temperature extremes, swampy or mountainous areas. The incumbent usually will be required to wear a hardhat, safety shoes, goggles, gloves, and other protective equipment. Occasionally the aircraft wreckage may contain hazardous materials that still can be burning by the time the investigators arrive on-the-scene. Are you willing to work on-scene during an accident investigation that may expose you to a variety of weather conditions, hazards, and hazardous materials?
4.
Are you a current NTSB employee serving on a Career/Career-Conditional Competitive Service appointment?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Assesses an aircraft accident site in order to determine a plan for conducting an accident investigation.
6.
Solves issues involved in conducting an aircraft accident investigation.
7.
Gathers additional information to resolve the facts and circumstances in an aircraft accident.
8.
Applies experience working with commercial/air carrier operations and safety practices, procedures, nomenclature and techniques.
9.
Formulates facts and circumstances from evidence gathered during the course of an aircraft accident investigation in order to form conclusions.
10.
Conducts investigations of in flight fires and written analytical reports regarding their findings during the investigation.
11.
Applies knowledge of aircraft maintenance.
12.
Applies experience working with aircraft systems.
13.
Conducts investigations of multi-engine turbine powered aircraft and written analytical reports regarding their findings during the investigation.
14.
Conducts investigations of helicopters and written analytical reports regarding their findings during the investigation.
15.
Devises, develops, and implements methods and procedures to improve quality and efficiency in an organization.
16.
Conducts investigations of electrical system anomalies and written analytical reports regarding their findings during the investigation.
17.
Applies knowledge of experience with general aviation and commercial flight operations in the visual and instrument flight environments.
18.
Conducts investigations of mid-air collisions and written analytical reports regarding their findings during the investigation.
19.
Applies experience dealing with commercial flight service stations, weather reporting and forecasting resources and resources for other flight information (including flight dispatch to/for commercial flights).
20.
Meets project deadlines.
21.
Manages programs and projects.
22.
Meets project deadlines on time and within budget constraints.
23.
Solves complex problems with limited information and within short time constraints.
24.
Prioritizes when faced with multiple tasks.
25.
Identifies resources necessary to investigate an aircraft accident.
26.
Leads teams of aviation accident investigators.
27.
Answers questions independently in a manner that demonstrates thorough preparation.
28.
Applies innovative solutions to make organizational improvements.
29.
Identifies process and organization problems and issues.
30.
Identifies and/or working with industry to resolve safety issues, deficiencies or recurring deficiencies in order to formulate strategies and prepare recommendations.
31.
Serves as a member of an investigative team.
32.
Issues reports of aviation accident investigations.
33.
Expresses information to individuals taking into account the audience and nature of the information.
34.
Writing technical reports, studies and audits that are appropriate for the intended audience.
35.
Using presentation software programs and visual aids to convey general and technical information.
36.
Making clear and convincing oral presentations to a variety of audiences.
37.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, that my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR part 731), or I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001), I understand that any information I give may be investigated.