Federal Aviation Administration

Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration$108K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in air traffic management or related field.
  • Minimum one year in a position of supervisory or managerial responsibility in air traffic control.
  • Facility rated or area certified for at least one year in an ATS facility.
  • Held an MSS-3 position or above or a 2152 FV-J/FG-14 position for one year.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage teams and operations in a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

  • Direct and oversee all activities at an ATC-8 terminal facility.
  • Manage a diverse workforce, ensuring safe and efficient air traffic control services.
  • Review and enhance work processes to align with agency goals and customer needs.
  • Train and develop subordinates while fostering team collaboration.
  • Plan and prioritize work for subordinates, including scheduling and performance evaluations.
  • Engage regularly with high-ranking officials and stakeholders in the aviation sector.
  • Resolve grievances, make critical decisions on work problems, and administer disciplinary actions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package as a U.S. government employee.
  • Potential for eligibility for various types of paid leave and retirement plans.
  • Access to developmental and training opportunities for career growth.
  • Eligibility for pay retention and appropriate job classifications.
Full Job Description
Summary

Serves as an Air Traffic Manager of an ATC-8 level terminal facility, and is responsible for planning and directing all activities at the facility.

Duties

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Directs a highly technical workforce, including functionally integrated teams of operational and support personnel, that provides air traffic control services throughout a geographic area. The work impacts the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of aircraft as well as segments of the aviation industry.

Continuously reviews work processes to assure that results meet the agency's mission and the customer's needs, add value to facility services, and are efficiently achieved.

Provides training, coaching, and guidance to subordinates, and is responsible for team building throughout the facility.

Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates. Sets and adjusts long and short-term priorities. Approves leave; prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities; evaluates work performance of subordinates ensuring equity of performance standards and ratings; gives advice on work and on administrative matters; makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinates; hears and resolves group grievances and serious employee complaints; effects disciplinary actions; recommends/approves selections and transfers; recommends awards or bonuses; approves expenses for overtime, equipment, and personnel within the facility; and identifies and arranges for developmental and other training needs of subordinates.

Meets or has contact with high ranking military and civilian managers, representatives of the aviation industry, key staff of public interest groups, union representatives, local government managers, professional organizations, and contractors.

The Air Traffic Manager reports to a General Manager and/or Assistant General Manager.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
  • A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required.


Qualifications

Applicants must demonstrate they possess required specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

1. Must have held an FAA 2152 FV-J/FG-14 or above regional or headquarters position for at least 1 year (52 weeks);

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2. Must have been facility rated or area certified for at least 1 year (52 weeks) at an Air Traffic Services (ATS) facility.

NOTE: An employee who has been facility rated or area certified for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility that is upgraded is considered to meet the qualification requirements of the upgraded position;

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3. Must have held an MSS position for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility.

In addition to the qualification requirements above, applicants must have held an MSS-3 position or above in an ATS facility OR a 2152 FV-J/FG-14 position or above for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in order to qualify for this position.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.

Position may be subject to a background investigation.

A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

1. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative, the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Managerial Selection Factors (MSF) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each MSF.

In lieu of providing a MSF narrative response in the text box listed below each MSF, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each MSF. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your MSF answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

2. In accordance with HRPM EMP 1.29/1.29a, this position may be a Career Enhancement Assignment/Career Progression. The selectee(s) may be eligible for pay retention. Career Diversity is not enhanced when an employee is assigned to a staff or supervisory position in which they previously held on a permanent basis. CEP/CP selectees will be required to certify eligibility.

3. Interviews will be conducted IAW applicable Agency Policy.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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Benefits

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