Aviation Safety Inspector; AC - Flight Oversight), Principal Flight Oversight Inspector; POI

Position: Aviation Safety Inspector (AC - Flight Oversight), Principal Flight Oversight Inspector (POI)
Summary

The Principal Flight Oversight Inspector (POI) is responsible for the oversight and safety assurance of a full range of certification, surveillance, compliance, enforcement, and inspection duties for assigned air carrier, airmen, and designees. Responsible for ensuring that the assigned organization meets Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) with respect to operations, cabin, ground, cargo, and dispatch programs.

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Summary

The Principal Flight Oversight Inspector (POI) is responsible for the oversight and safety assurance of a full range of certification, surveillance, compliance, enforcement, and inspection duties for assigned air carrier, airmen, and designees. Responsible for ensuring that the assigned organization meets Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) with respect to operations, cabin, ground, cargo, and dispatch programs.

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Overview

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Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

05/19/2026 to 06/08/2026

Salary $107,446 - $139,684 per year

The salary as shown is base pay. Locality pay will be added based on duty location.

Pay scale & grade FG 14

Locations

1 vacancy in the following locations:

Charlotte, NC

Cincinnati, OH

Telework eligible Yes-Situational telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted

Promotion potential

NA

Job family (Series)

* 1825 Aviation Safety

Supervisory status No Security clearance Other Drug test No Bargaining unit status Yes - This position is represented by PASS:
Flight Standards Services.

Announcement number AAL-AFS-26-AKRBW-98757 Control number

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Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent AVS Line of Business including AMA-200 employees.

Duties

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Establishes work programs for inspection and surveillance. Possesses an expanded knowledge of all technical airworthiness programs of assigned Air Carrier, to include SMS, training, and administrative programs.

The position reports to the applicable office management and executes the Agency's aviation safety mission, communicates and builds coalitions with internal and external stakeholders, seeks out opportunities to support changes across the organization, and involves themselves in safety assurance activities. Coordinates and collaborates with the Principal Avionics Inspector and Principal Maintenance Inspector to exercise team oversight of assigned Air Carrier. Develops and applies strong relationship management skills within the CMO to foster organizational health and ensure the unit operates efficiently.

FLIGHT OVERSIGHT:
Flight Oversight ASIs do not conduct certification (pilot evaluating, testing, and checking) job functions as a required crew member, including safety pilot. The incumbent will not, in any scenario, act as a required crew member or safety pilot of an aircraft. Flight Oversight ASIs apply a broad knowledge of the aviation industry, aviation safety, and Federal aviation laws, regulations, and policies.

II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The POI is responsible for aviation safety activities in a complex and dynamic air carrier aviation environment

environment that includes experience in the following specialties:
Operations. Applies an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of the work directed and ensures the promotion of the highest level of safety compliance with regulatory standards while utilizing transparency of data exchange that includes the identification of hazards and management of risk.

As the principal representative in regulatory surveillance and risk management of air carrier activities, exercises full certificate authority over a major air carrier with very extensive and complex operations. Analyzes operations involving large fleets of turbojet aircraft engaged in large-scale passenger and freight service. The magnitude, intensity, and scope of program responsibility require significant and…