This position is located in the Resource Management Group, Resource Support Team and serves as the
working team lead.
Duties
The team lead facilitates the teams processes by working collaboratively with them to ensure that
they complete their tasks effectively and efficiently, by maintaining good working relationships,
and by coordinating with the team manager and others on goals, priorities, team needs, and
achievements. Is a recognized subject matter expert in a specialized area and provides leadership
for highly complex and challenging activities under the minimal direction of a manager or
executive. Occasional local and TDY travel is required.
The team lead is responsible for providing workforce planning support to ATO service units within
an assigned service area. Workforce planning responsibilities include, but are not limited to;
planning strategic support of staffing requirements and objectives, interpreting internal policies
and procedures, providing advice and guidance, problem-solving, efficiency initiatives, conducting
program analysis, and implementing programs, organizational changes, and hiring plans.
Applies experience and expert knowledge in support of organizational activities by providing
oversight responsibility for functions assigned to the team. Assures support for meeting
strategic/performance goals and objectives related to staffing requirements. Provides guidance to
ATO management and staff in the analysis of organizational structures (e.g. staffing charts,
position classification, preparation of Job Analysis Tools, staff studies, etc.) to ensure
consistent application of sound workforce planning principles. Identifies trends, develops and
recommends solutions to address current and anticipated problems and issues; ensures consistent
approaches in applying ATO policy and procedures.
Applies knowledge of FAAs policies and objectives to identify, define, and organize resources for
large projects/programs/work activities Acquires and allocates resources to accomplish activities
within established schedules and budgetary requirements. Maintains current trend information of
staffing activities which is utilized in forecast of workforce requirements. Provides analysis of
trends. Develops, coordinates, and implements program changes as necessary; analyzes program
progress, trends and problems; reports and recommends management action to correct problems or
improve efficiencies.
Contacts are internal and external. Often represents the major subdivision and LOB/SO as a
principal point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the applications of policies and
procedures. Serves as subject matter expert on complex issues relating to workforce planning to
include but not limited support of strategic planning of staffing requirements and goals (e.g. ATO
hiring programs. job analysis, etc.) Develops briefings to convey strategic vision and/or
organizational policies to internal and external audiences.
Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Works
with senior management to identify and resolve problems. Work typically is reviewed only at
completion for success in achieving planned results. Has broad discretion to ensure the alignment
of organizational goals and policies and the requirements of the projects and/or other work
activities.
