The Security and Operations Section provides facility and physical security, emergency management and ramp operations for the William J. Hughes Technical Center. Duties Help
Serves as a Lead Emergency Operations Specialist within the FAAs William J. Hughes Technical Center. The Lead Emergency Operations Specialist shall perform emergency operations planning and coordination and national level exercise planning. They will conduct, train, control, and provide evaluation in support of the Center and FAAs emergency operations and exercise responsibilities in accordance with the Facility Security Plan (FSP).
The Emergency Operations Specialist performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, r more experienced professional. The incumbent is responsible for conducting emergency operations planning and coordination, supporting the Centers Emergency Event Coordinator (EEC). The incumbent will collaborate and coordinate with the local EEC for National Special Security Events (NSSE) on significant incidents or exercises preparing FAA national level Spot Reports and Situation Reports for NSSE, significant incidents, or exercises. The incumbent will be charged with the development of Center emergency operations plans, orders and handbooks in planning, conducting, controlling, and evaluating FAA participation in National Exercise Program exercises, as well as, other inter-agency and internal exercises in accordance with FAA Order 160069C Security Management Program and National Incident Management System (NIMS). He/she will develop after-action reports and
corrective action plans following exercises and real world events, and track improvement plan implementation while contributing to the development of systems and technology to enhance emergency operations activities and security. This includes an FAA Center common operating picture and deploying as required to support FAA response to events and to ensure continuity of operations.
Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge applicable to his/her discipline to plan and conduct functional activities for projects/programs. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Typical assignments may include providing guidance to less-experienced professionals; leading small project/program teams; designing and recommending solutions to complex problems; preparing and reviewing management reports and/or contractual documents; and developing and recommending improvements to systems and/or processes to improve operational efficiency.
Independently plans time. Identifies, plans, and organizes available resources to accomplish projects/programs/activities. Makes optimal use of resources to complete activities within established schedules.
Contacts are internal and external. 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.
The incumbent resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager, or more experienced professional. Work is reviewed rarely, typically through 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.
