**Duties**:
- Provides technical expertise and assistance on aircraft maintenance, foreign object damage and tool control, aircraft operations and environmental and safety issues.
- Responsible for monitoring the suppliers quality assurance of their maintenance programs.
- Audits all of the suppliers maintenance programs.
- Provides Facility Commander and Government Flight Representatives with policy and procedural guidance regarding contractor aircraft ground operations.
- Evaluates ground operations at contractor facility under DCMA contract administration.
- Ensure supplier compliance with service directives and DCMA regulations by monitoring and evaluating Suppliers Procedures, task certifications, and maintenance requirements for all Government-owned aircraft and related support equipment.
- Perform scheduled/unscheduled inspections and oversight of critical tasks and monitor suppliers complex compliance.
**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- Pre-Employment Physical Required
- Chief of Mission Physical: Department of State requires a thorough medical examination and various vaccinations. Family members must also pass a medical examination (the cost for family members is not covered by the Agency).
- Various vaccinations such as, but not limited to: Anthrax, Chickenpox, Hepatitis A and B, Typhoid, Influenza, M-M-R, Pneumococcal, Polio, Rabies, Tdap, and Typhoid may be required.
- Foreign Affairs Counter Threat (FACT) Training is a mandatory Department of State 5 day training course for employees who travel to certain overseas locations. Once completed the certification is valid for 5 years.
- Passport/Visa for selectee and family members may be required.
- Immunizations for selectee and family members may be required.
- Tour Length: 36 Months Accompanied
**Qualifications**:
- To qualify for a Government Ground Representative, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
- A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
- Develop and implement surveillance plans utilizing scheduled and unscheduled risk assessments
- Evaluate ground operations at contractor facilities and knowledge of policy and procedural guidance regarding aircraft ground operations (e.g. AS9100, NAS 412 Foreign Object Damage/Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Prevention). This includes oversight of contractors during manufacturing, modification, maintenance, overhaul, or inspection, including the operation of aircraft and related support equipment
- Develop reports and correspondence addressing supplier non-conformance and verifies timeliness and adequacy of supplier corrective actions
- Perform scheduled/unscheduled inspections and oversight of aircraft ground operations tasks and monitoring supplier compliance
**Education**:
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
**Additional information**:
- This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. Visit DoDI 1400.25, Vol 300.
- **Tour of Duty**: Flexible
- **FLSA**:Exempt
- **Bargaining Unit**: Yes
- Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
- Recruitment/Relocation/Retention Incentive may be authorized at Management's discretion.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses will be paid in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR). When you perform a civilian PCS with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit DFAS.
- **Financial Disclosure Required**:
- **Acquisition, Technology & Logistics(AT&L) NON-CAP**: Position requires DoD Acquisition **Engineering and Technical Management**, **Foundational** certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources.
- Selectees must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements. Visit DoDI 1315.19.
- Medical and DoD Dependents Schools special education services may not be available in the immediate location of this position.
- If an employee brings a child to an OCONUS location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a s