This position serves as a Community Engagement Officer (CEO) for the Office of Airports (ARP), in the Regional Airport Divisions (ADO). This position is responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling the ARP related activities necessary to deliver an effective community outreach program primarily in support of ARP objectives and the Regional Administrators Office.
Duties
In addition, the incumbent provides similar noise related support to other ARP regions located within their respective Service Areas.
I BAND DUTIES:
Performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Provides guidance and technical support for complex and challenging activities. May act as a contributing specialist on large work activities.
Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge applicable to aviation noise policies and regulations to plan and conduct functional activities for projects/programs. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines.
Represents ARP as a member of the FAA Noise Matrix Team which focuses on noise outreach. Provides input to the Regional Administrators (RA) CEO and other FAA LOBs when actions in ARP program areas could potentially impact noise outreach, or when other LOB activities could potentially impact ARP activities. Provides technical support to the Regional Administrators and their CEOs with planning, organizing, messaging, and developing community outreach plans and programs on airport noise, as needed.
Serves as a liaison between the Regional Administrators and ARP on matters pertaining to airport noise and related community engagement. Coordinates with the respective Regional Administrators, Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Service Center, Office of Energy and Environment (AEE), Office of the General Counsel (AGC), and other Regional/Headquarters LOBs/staff offices on assignments programs and projects. Identifies concerns with major projects/ policies/issues. Reviews and recommends approvals of major reports on projects, programs and other work activities for internal distribution.
Works closely with the RAs, ATO, and other CEOs to help reduce/manage conflicts that may occur between the timing of airport planning, environmental reviews, airspace procedure implementation, or construction activities. Collaborates with subject matter experts on Title 14 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 150 and Part 161, Airport Noise Compatibility Planning and Airport Access Requirements.
Provides information to stakeholders as needed. Works with Airports District Offices on noise complaints related to ARP programs. Coordinates responses for the FAAs Noise Complaint Initiative portal and reports activity quarterly. Identifies and resolves challenging problems or issues that often cross organizational boundaries and impacts the accomplishment of strategic objectives.
Participates in community outreach activities led by the RAs office including Aviation Roundtables, Congressional Outreach, and public meetings representing the ARP line of business. Keeps up-to-date on current training regarding FAA noise programs and policies to effectively communicate with the public.
Contacts are internal and external to the organization. May act as a point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the applications of policies and procedures. May be called upon to communicate FAA positions on policies and procedures internally and externally.
Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow considerable discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es) or develop new approaches. Assignments regularly require interpretations of internal and external policies and extrapolations from precedents.
Work is reviewed rarely, typically though status reports and at project completion, to ensure policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities.
Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more organizational units, major subdivisions, and/or LOB/SOs and may affect the objectives of the FAA. In some specialties, the work often affects internal and external customers.