Summary
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Analysis seeks a Transportation Industry Analyst to serve as a Senior Analyst in the Competition and Policy Analysis Division to coordinate and/or perform aviation analysis and research that involves highly technical and complex analytical and evaluative studies on the airline industry's regulatory requirements, proposals, agreements, contracts, mergers practices, economics and operations.
Duties
As a Transportation Industry Analyst, you will: Advise Departmental leadership on highly complex studies, issues, and evaluations of proceedings regarding airline competition and program issues, formulating technical background materials, position papers, and analytical research to provide expert policy recommendations to Departmental Officials. Oversee and/or perform in-depth economic evaluations of complex formal and informal proceedings, international route selection cases, alliance applications for antitrust immunity, and allegations of unfair methods of competition or deceptive practices. Analyze and monitor domestic and international airline operating and competitive structures, evaluating air carrier costs, fares, service patterns, traffic trends, marketing agreements, and merger/acquisition proposals. Forecast economic impacts and market outcomes using economic modeling to assess the effects of strategic global airline alliances on competition, market shares, fare structures, and routing patterns. Develop analytical materials to support the formulation, administration, and design of the Department's aviation policies, programs, and plans, and initiate and draft rulemakings to implement major aviation policy initiatives. The ideal candidate is a highly-motivated, creative, resourceful, mid-or senior-level professional who has comprehensive knowledge of economic theories and practices, such as the operational and competitive structures of the domestic and international airline industries; expertise in designing complex statistical research studies and building or automating datasets using data management tools to analyze airline market shares, fare structures, and global alliance impacts; and analyzing and forecasting economic impacts and market outcomes though the development of economic models to aid in policy decision making and new data systems.
Requirements
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we may evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. See other information for additional instructions. DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
How you will be evaluated
DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: Please be clear and specific when describing your experience, as HR evaluates applications strictly on the facts provided and will not make assumptions. To receive full credit, your narrative responses must be written in paragraph format and explicitly match your resume. Begin each response by listing the exact position title, organization, employment dates (MM/YYYY–MM/YYYY), full- or part-time status, average weekly hours, and federal series/grade (if applicable). Within the body of the paragraph, clearly describe your specific duties, actions taken, tools used, and measurable outcomes. HR will cross-check these details against your resume; if your resume does not fully support every claim and timeframe, the experience will not be considered for credit, which may result in an ineligible determination. Eligible Federal employees also seeking consideration for non-competitive reassignment for this position must indicated interest and must have competitive status on a SF-50, meet minimum qualifications, served at the same grade or higher, or held or exceeded the promotion potential of this position. All applicants: Your application will be reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process. Phase I: Your resume will be reviewed to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume will be reviewed. Additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing “Phase I” will move on to the “Phase II” of the assessment process where your application will be reviewed and rated based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Matter Expert (SME). You may preview questions for this vacancy.