Summary

Serves as an Air Traffic Manager in an ATC-10 terminal or en route 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.

Communicates and reinforces team and individual responsibility and professionalism in all areas of responsibility, including selections, 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 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).
• REQUIRED: First page of the FAA Form 3330-43 (See Required Documents)
• REQUIRED: Must complete the FAA Managerial Workforce Planning Selection Factors.
• REQUIRED: Your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) MUST contain information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24.
• Please ensure that you read the entire vacancy announcement before applying for this position.

Qualifications

1) Must have held an FAA 2152 FV-J/FG-14 or above regional or headquarters position 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 Air Traffic Services (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); OR

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

In addition, the incumbent must have held an MSS-3 or MSS-4 or FAA 2152 FV-J/FG-14 or above regional or headquarters positions for at least 1 year (52 weeks).

NOTE: There are no restrictions on who can apply to MSS vacancies at those facilities with 3 or less MSS levels.

In addition to the qualifications listed above for MSS positions, the chart on MSS position will be used to determine which career level applicants are qualified to make application.

Education

Education cannot be substituted.

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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

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.

Early Retirement: This position is not covered under P.L. 108-176 for early retirement purposes.

Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period Requirement: A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required.

Requirement for Security Clearance: Selection and placement are contingent upon waiver or completion of satisfactory security requirement.

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

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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Benefits

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