Industrial Engineer

This Industrial Engineer position serves within the Director of Labor Analysis to an assigned reporting organization. The incumbent acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team and may act as a project lead on some work activities. He/she will perform a variety of complex, detailed staffing, scheduling, and workforce planning analyses to support Workforce Planning initiatives for Federal Aviation Administration's workforce.The incumbent applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of industrial engineering principles, theories and concepts to solve complex problems, to develop improved technical processes while utilizing quantitative fact-finding, analysis techniques to develop, and improve complex models and to accomplish projects/assignments. Work assignments include extensive research and responsibility for assigned project/program management. The Industrial Engineer performs the following: (1) Develop plans for data collection including the development of sample design, size, and selection; (2) Conduct workforce studies to develop mathematical and/or statistical relationships between scheduling and resourcerequirements; (3) Develop mathematical and/or statistical models to represent current agency processes and procedures in the areas of staffing and workforce planning. (4) Develop and execute analysis of issues pertaining to staffing resource productivity and efficiency. Use quantitative and statistical methods such as correlation, regression analysis, and optimization. These models will be used to develop national and local staffingrequirements and conduct sensitivity analyses to answer management's "what if' questions for different scenarios. The incumbent will also provide technical assistance in developing and evaluating new and/or improved methods and procedures. This position is strategic and analytic in nature. The incumbent will formulate alternatives, provide recommendations, and develop implementation plans to address current and anticipated problems and issues. The incumbent works independently, but also closely with management and other professionals to jointly solve problems. Contacts are internal and external. Often represents the organization and/or FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects, programs and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally (within an LOB/SO or across LOB/SOs) and externally. Plays a lead role in drafting, reviewing, and editing reports. Presents briefings and coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations. Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues, but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others. Provides guidance to lower-level staff to solve difficult technical issues.