Lead Air Traffic Assistant (Lead Flight Data Communications Specialist)

About the role

Incumbent serves as a Air Traffic Assistant (Lead Flight Data Communications Specialist) at the Anchorage, Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC).

What you will do

• Responsible for providing flight data processing and communications service for the National Airspace System (NAS).
• Assignments include the following: Relays Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) departure clearances.
• Processes and monitors the input of proposed and active flight plans.
• Assists customers in amending flight plan data, correcting flight plan formatting and route errors.
• Develops and maintains bulk storage flight plans as required.
• Prepares, transmits, and coordinates alert notices and administrative messages.
• Recovers and manually processes and disseminates flight plan data and weather data during outages.
• Receives, updates, and analyzes critical weather information and immediately notifies operational personnel.
• Collects and disseminates flow control restrictions and other data related to flight safety.
• Updates local automated information systems using voice recordings and manual data inputs.
• Trains developmental staff as required.
• As the team lead for Flight Data Communications Specialist, performs multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager.
• Applies experience and advanced knowledge to plan and accomplish multiple, varying Flight Data assignments.
• Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time and coordinating only as needed with their manager.
• Often assists managers and other employees plan and identify resources to accomplish assignments, projects, and other work activities.
• May approve leave on a limited basis in accordance with instruction/guidance from management.
• Provides information to supervisor as requested concerning promotions, reassignment, employee performance, and personnel needs and reports to supervisor on performance, progress and training needs of employees, and on behavior problems.
• May serve as the Alternate COMSEC Responsible Officer (ACRO), Classified Information Security Manager (ACISM), and/or Classified Information Account Custodian (ACIAC).
• Contacts are both internal and external.
• Internal contacts are with managers and other employees to share information, coordinate efforts, discuss the statuses of assignments, and identify resources needed to complete assignments.
• External contacts include members of the aviation community, including pilots, air traffic controllers, flight service specialists, dispatchers, and weather unit personnel to relay flight information.
• Existing policies and procedures provide guidance for most assignments but allow considerable discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach, or to recommend a new approach.
• As the team lead, resolves most problems and work issues without assistance.
• Informs manager and other employees of problems/issues that require their attention and helps them develop and recommend solutions.
• Provides guidance to lower-level employees for handling routine problems and issues.
• Work is reviewed periodically, normally through status reports and at completion, to ensure policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or work activities.
• 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

• - To be considered for this announcement, you must complete the on-line application using the AVIATOR system by the closing date of the announcement.
• Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.
• Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted. - SF-50 as described below is a must for a complete application.
• Please follow all instructions carefully.
• Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
• Applicants may be asked to verify information on their application for employment with the FAA.
• You are encouraged to upload your required SF-50 or additional documents to supplement your on-line application, using the upload function in USAJOBS.
• Supplemental documentation can also be faxed as indicated in the contact information in this announcement, on or before the closing date of the announcement.
• Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth.
• 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. With the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative, the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of KSA narratives.

Therefore, you are NOT required to provide a response below each KSA. In lieu of a KSA response, please include information that provides specific examples indicative of the response level for each KSA in your work history. Examples should be specific/clearly reflect the highest level of ability.

KSA¿s will be evaluated to validate the level selected. Eligible applicants meeting qualification/selective factor(s), may be further evaluated on the announcement¿s KSAs. After evaluation, applicants will be placed in alphabetical order and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

FAA employees, their spouses and minor children may not hold stock or any other securities interest in an airline, aircraft manufacturing company, or in a supplier of components of parts to an aircraft manufacturing company. This prohibition is effective on the date of appointment. Your acceptance of the agency¿s Final Offer means you agree to comply with this prohibition.

Questions may be directed to an agency ethics official at ***. Security Clearance: POS Sen 2 Secret This position is covered by the FAA Core Comp plan. Additional info available at: *** Interview Policy: Interviews may be conducted.

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