Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist (General Manager - MSS-4)

About the role

Serves as the General Manager (GM) of Kansas City District (TCKC) in the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Air Traffic Services. Supports the Director regarding day-to-day operations, providing expert advice, technical support, and coordination for technical operations involving the National Airspace System (NAS).

Assist the Director in achieving and maximizing operational Air Traffic goals, aid in strategic planning, facility planning and integrated consensus building across ATO Service Units.

What you will do

• Facilitates the integration of air traffic services in assigned area and advocates the tactical use of concepts and technologies to advance the strategic goals of ATO and the FAA.
• Responsible for coordinating the operational functions found within these facilities and across the service area.
• Responsible for coordinating policies with the Deputy Directors of System Operations, Regional and Service Area Managers as well as other senior officials.
• Directly responsible for the En-route and Terminal Air Traffic Managers and for all area control operational activities.
• As a recognized expert in air traffic control operations, procedures and traffic flow management, incumbent ensures that facility operations maximize efficiency and service.
• Maintains situational awareness of the national airspace to ensure that average daily airport capacity, airport efficiency rates and adjusted operational availability in the Area meet the performance metrics and goals established in the FAA Flight Plan.
• In conjunction with other General Managers and Deputy Directors of System Operations, develops standards, systems procedures and techniques to improve air traffic services within the Area.
• Identifies information needs, ad hoc and recurring reporting requirements to include reporting frequency to the Director of Operations.
• Works on complex projects and programs based on the objectives of the organization's vision and objectives, setting priorities, coaching, and developing staff and organizational capabilities.
• He/she solicits feedback among management team members on shared responsibilities for safety, efficiency and a systems approach in the performance of the NAS.
• Provides vision and leadership to Air Traffic Managers in assigned Areas.
• Sets and adjusts long and short-term goals and priorities in support of FAA Flight Plan initiatives.
• Ensures that all facility operations in their area are directed toward continually improving levels of service to customers.
• Continually reviews operational projects and programs to make sure that they are aligned with long term and short term ATO and FAA goals, objectives and plans.
• Establishes and refines objectives to support those goals and plans.
• Makes major recommendations in the areas of long-range objectives and plans, resources and method improvements that have a direct and substantial effect on many programs, policies, and Flight Plan goals and metrics.
• 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, service center personnel, members of the state, local and federal government, other foreign government aviation officials, general public, representatives of the aviation industry and military.
• Contacts take place in meetings and conferences or in unplanned situations where the General Manager is designated as a contact point and these meetings have the potential for considerable consequence to the NAS.
• Approves leave and prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work to direct reports 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 recommends/approves selections and transfers; recommends awards or bonuses; approves expenses for overtime, equipment, and personnel; and identifies and arranges for developmental and other training needs of subordinates.
• Defines, acquires and allocates budget, staff and other resources to accomplish objectives that impact multiple organizational units/projects/programs and across multiple functions and/or disciplines.
• Leads and integrates both short-term and long-term future needs through the budget planning process.

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

• Applicants must apply online in order to receive consideration.
• Hard copy applications cannot be accepted.
• In addition to uploading a resume and all other required application forms, applicants must complete and submit the first page of FAA Form 3330-43, Rating of Air Traffic Experience with their bid.
• The form must include from and to dates of experience, position title, series and grade/level of all positions held.
• The form must be uploaded through USAJOBS by the closing date of this announcement.
• Applicants will be considered ineligible if the form and SF-50 are not received by the closing date of this announcement.
• NOTE: Applicants are reminded that FAA Form 3330-43 is required and NOT FAA Form 3330-43-1.
• 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 ***
• Forms: FAA-3330-43 : Rating of Air Traffic Experience

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. 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. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA