Air Traffic Control Specialist, Air Traffic Representative

About the role

Position is located within the ATO, Eastern Service Center, Operations Support Group (AJV-E200), Tactical Operations Team (AJV-E230). Incumbent will serve as a liaison officer between the military, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and where applicable, civil users.

The incumbent will perform complex, specialized assignments applying experience and comprehensive knowledge of air traffic control procedures and operations as well as FAA programs, regulations, and missions.

What you will do

• Incumbent participates in the resolution of local air traffic control (ATC) issues between military and civil users so that both are afforded the maximum service possible.
• Conducts frequent liaison with FAA, civil, and military personnel to determine adequacy of ATC services rendered.
• Serves as technical advisor to the military in all phases of air traffic control in order to improve air traffic control services.
• Participates in military meetings in which the FAA has an interest.
• Participates in lecture and training programs for base pilots and civil air user groups.
• Recommends changes to improve local military air traffic control facility training program.
• Ensures administration of certification and rating programs within their assigned military facilities.
• Coordinates and is signatory to Letters of Agreement between military ATC facilities and FAA ATC facilities.
• Informs higher level authority and/or manager whenever an agreeable solution cannot be reached at the local level on controversial matters and interpretive issues.
• Participates in the near midair collision program.
• Provides technical advice and assistance on matters concerning airspace allocation and use, Federal Aviation regulations, and air traffic control services provided by the FAA.
• Assists in airspace reviews between the military and civil users regarding Special Use Airspace (SUA) and ATC assigned airspace (ATCAA), to achieve maximum compatibility of user requirement and to enhance operational safety.
• Reviews and evaluates military airspace proposals for SUA, Military Training Routes (MTR), and airspace needed for special events.
• Participates in briefings for military personnel on FAA air traffic control procedures and National Airspace System (NAS) requirements in terms of their applicability to the safe, orderly, and effective conduct of military operational flying within the common NAS.
• Conducts ATC, MRU, and SUA evaluations.
• Reviews Safety Risk Management (SRM) documentation for airspace changes and redesign, and may be called upon to serve on SRM Panels as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Tracks, monitors, and provides status reporting of assigned program areas.
• Areas of review include planning, methodology, implementation, scheduling, costs, constraints, risk and issues.
• Ensures classified discussions and documents are handled, stored, and safeguarded in accordance with current orders.
• Ensures appropriate records and files are maintained.
• The work contributes directly to the accomplishment of air traffic and other FAA objectives and the efficiency and effectiveness of air traffic operations.
• Contacts are both internal and external to the agency.
• Most work is performed independently, though work is subject to review for quality of results and compatibility with goals, and conformance with established policies and program objectives.
• Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for completing work objectives, but allow considerable discretion to develop new or innovative approaches.
• Draws on experience and knowledge to solve unusual problems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

How you will be evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Documents you must provide

• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• To qualify based on education, you must upload or fax a copy of your high school or college transcripts or certificates at time of application.
• If selected, official transcripts will be required prior to employment.
• Only supplemental documentation, e.g. transcripts or veteran's documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application.
• These documents must be uploaded or fax to *** on or before the closing date of this announcement.
• All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.
• If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application.
• If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system ***

What to expect next

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request.

Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

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. *** This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.

Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing. Position may be filled in either Havelock, NC or Jacksonville, FL.

Selectee will be required to report to selected duty station. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, 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 KSAs listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical order and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Position is not eligible for "good time" for ATC retirement purposes. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA