Federal Aviation Administration

Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration$100K — $120K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Minimum 1 year in an FAA 2152 FV-J/FG-14 or higher regional/hq position.
  • At least 1 year facility rated or area certified in an ATS facility.
  • A minimum of 1 year in a MSS position at an ATS facility.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience in traffic management operations.
  • Strong understanding of ATC service integration and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise traffic management coordinators and oversee daily operations.
  • Ensure compliance with traffic instructions and restrictions for safety.
  • Provide training, coaching, and team-building activities for staff.
  • Evaluate and review subordinate work performance and set priorities.
  • Handle labor relations and manage workforce issues effectively.
  • Contribute to facility goals and improve organizational performance.
  • Communicate with internal and external stakeholders, including labor representatives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for federal employees.
  • Access to a range of family benefits and support.
  • Eligibility for retirement benefits and career progression opportunities.
Full Job Description
Summary

Serves as Supervisory Traffic Management Coordinator in an enroute facility, responsible for ensuring that efficient and effective traffic management is maintained. Provides first line supervision to a staff of traffic management coordinators.

Duties

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Ensures that traffic instructions/restrictions are initiated in accordance with established procedures to maintain a safe and expeditious flow of traffic and minimize the impact of heavy flight demands. The work impacts the effectiveness and efficiency of the day-to day operations of the facility. Provides training, coaching and guidance to subordinates and facilitates team building throughout area(s) of responsibilities. Integrates support resources with operational needs to maintain effective ATC service, and may work other than administrative shifts to meet this requirement. Using measures of organizational performance, continuously reviews work processes to assure that results meet the agency's mission and the customer's needs, adds value to facility services, and are efficiently achieved. Assigns and reviews work. Plans work and sets priorities and schedules. 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; Identifies and arranges for developmental and other training needs of subordinates. 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/approves awards. Deals with labor representatives concerning workforce issues. Adjusts staffing levels and work procedures to accommodate resource decisions made at higher levels. Provides input to and contributes to the accomplishment of facility goals and objectives. Serves as a member of the management team to improve organizational performance and to meet strategic goals. Communicates and reinforces diversity and EEO policies and programs in all areas of responsibility, including selection, training, and transfers. Participates in the labor-management partnership process and fosters a work environment where all employees are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Meets and has frequent contacts with both internal and external customers including subordinates, other peer management representatives, union representatives, administrative support staff within the facility, higher ranking managers and supervisors, members of the general public, and representatives of the aviation industry. The Supervisory Traffic Management Coordinator reports to either the Operations Manager or Support Manager. Performance is evaluated upon the effectiveness with which assigned program objectives are achieved.

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).


Qualifications

Candidates must show specialized experience. Specialized experience is defined as:

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

OR

2) Must have been facility rated or area certified for at least 1 year (52 weeks) at an 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, since he or she has been performing the higher-graded work;

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

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) 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 KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management Dimensions, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA 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.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Leadership and Management Dimensions listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Eligible candidates will be evaluated based on FAA Managerial Workforce Planning (MWP) WP-10.1.

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Additional information

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

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

This is a temporary position not-to-exceed 2 years. It may be terminated, extended or become permanent without further competition. If this position remains temporary, upon completion of this assignment, the selected employee shall return to his/her original permanent position or an equivalent position in the same commuting area.

In accordance with HRPM EMP 1.29/1.29a, this position maybe a Career Enhancement Program/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. CE/CP selectees will be required to certify eligibility.

The person selected for this position must maintain medical clearance.

A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required.

Selection and placement are contingent upon waiver or completion of satisfactory security requirements.

Some, all or none of the candidates may be interviewed.

Permanent position is covered under P.L. 92-297 for early retirement purposes.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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Benefits

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