Plans Officer/Pilot - 62000491

Requisition No: 859439 

Agency: Military Affairs

Working Title: Plans Officer/Pilot - 62000491

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 62000491 

Salary:  Up to $110,000 

Posting Closing Date: 12/31/2025 

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FLORIDA STATE GUARD

*** OPEN COMPETITIVE***

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. on closing date

VACANCY # 62000491

WORK LOCATION: Lakeland, Florida

ABOUT THE FLORIDA STATE GUARD (FSG)

The Florida State Guard serves Florida as a cornerstone of statewide crisis and emergency response. The mission of the Florida State Guard is to protect and preserve the life and property of the people of Florida from all threats to public safety through rapid deployment of ground, maritime, and air capabilities in partnership with state and local agencies. The Florida State Guard is a Division of the Florida Department of Military Affairs.

OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental, Vision and Supplemental Insurance     
• Retirement Benefits   
• Vacation and Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Opportunities for Career Advancement
• Tuition Waiver for Public College Courses
• Training Opportunities
• For benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

1. New employees of the Florida State Guard will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening.
2. New employees of the Florida State Guard are required to participate in a direct deposit/electronic transfer program. 
3. The Florida State Guard is paid on a monthly basis.
4. As a CANDIDATE, you may be required to provide documentation (i.e., High School Diploma or Equivalency, College Transcripts, ETC.) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications.

*NOTE*

To be considered for this position, application must be fully completed, your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process and clearly stated within the employment history.   

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Federal Aviation Administration certifications awarded from accredited civilian aviation programs OR must have aviation certifications from accredited military aviation schools:
  • Commercial Pilot
  • *Multi-Engine Airplane
  • *Multi-Engine Helicopter

*Notes military equivalent for a specific airframe may be substituted.

• In excess of 1500 hours of total flight time:
  • At least 1000 hours of multi-engine rotary-winged and/or 1000 hours of multi-engine fixed-winged required
• At least two years of experience in instructing others in a specific airframe/military aircraft

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recommend and development policies and guidelines in all phases of mission requests, flight planning and scheduling of flight training and support of State-owned and contracted aircraft.
• Supports and advises the chief pilot and operations officer of flight operations issues.
• Maintain flight logs on incoming/outgoing flights and individual flight records.
• Prepare, control, and maintain suspense documents and files using proper functional files and numbers in accordance with FAA guidance.
• Assists the senior aviation staff in a process that ensures proper routing of flight time.
• Tracks flights and utilizes appropriate radios for aircraft communication.
• Supervises preparation and maintenance of flight records for all air crew members of the FSG, to include processing local and cross-country flight clearances.
• Act as relief and primary pilot of State-owned and contracted aircraft in the performance of all FSG aviation missions, as needed.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Experience with civilian aviation programs or military service aviation programs (active duty or reserve components)
• Experience piloting and pilot skills in one or more of the following main-frame/military aircraft: Fixed-wing, rotary, or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA).
• Proven abilities to manage aviation flight planning within a Flight Operations Office.
• Qualified to develop, implement, and manage a program that manages aviation mission planning and flight records.
• Knowledge of aircraft and aviation program safety procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Experienced in mission tasking, intelligence reporting, and gathering weather information.
• Experienced working with flight operation officers to integrate safety principles throughout an operations office.
• Experience developing, executing, and maintaining an effective pre-accident plan and required safety procedures and reports.
• Experienced with aircraft mission Planning (crewed and uncrewed).
• Experience coordinating refuel operations.
• Experience developing plans and policies, monitoring operations, and advising commanders concerning operational issues.
• Ability to recognize risk and conduct risk assessments.
• Experience following directives, regulations, accident reports, safety data, and local operating conditions to ensure safe operations.
• Experience planning and scheduling flights through Federal Aviation Administration-controlled national airspace (NAS).
• Experience receiving and posting operational directives, training directives, instructions, standard operating procedures, and special instructions and gaining organizations/commands.
• Experience working independently to plan and perform work assignments.
• Experience using applicable FAA regulations, policies, requirements, standards, skills, and practices and applying instructional techniques to the training of other pilots.
• Experience maintaining detailed emergency and non-emergency plans and supplements for unit mobility, deployment, away-from-home station field operations/ employment, and redeployment.
• Must possess excellent organizational skills.
• Familiar with MS365 and other applicable software suites

SPECIAL REMINDERS:

The State of Florida and The Florida State Guard participate in the E-Verify program. Federal law requires that all employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of any person hired to work in the United States.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

All members of the Florida Retirement System are required to contribute 3% of their salary on a pre-tax basis.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

The Florida State Guard values and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.