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Air Traffic Control Specialist, Traffic Management Coordinator

Minnesota Jobs, Farmington, MN, United States


Air Traffic Control Specialist, Traffic Management Coordinator

Serves as a Traffic Management Coordinator in an enroute facility and is responsible for ensuring that efficient and effective traffic management is maintained.
This Job Is Open To

Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Clarification From The Agency

Open to current permanent FAA employees - ATO and AMA-500 wide
Duties

Ensures that traffic management 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. Assesses the facility's capacity and projects an acceptable level of traffic.
Issues appropriate traffic flow restrictions to adjacent facilities, to space, hold, and reroute aircraft to distribute the flow of traffic and equalize workload among positions. Follows agency policy when implementing traffic management initiatives.
Maintains awareness of the traffic flow, equipment status, airport/weather conditions, and traffic forecasts to ensure acceptable levels of traffic, mitigate delays, and avoid flights into undesirable atmospheric conditions. Maintains familiarization of all phases of facility operations and aeronautical/meteorological conditions.
Maintains currency on required positions of operation.
Works under the administrative supervision of the Supervisory Traffic Management Coordinator. Performance is evaluated upon the effectiveness with which assigned program objectives are achieved.
Requirements

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).
Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
Qualifications

Candidates must show specialized experience which is defined as:
Must have been facility rated or area certified as a CPC/TMC/S at an ATO terminal/enroute facility.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
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
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.
You MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, that verifies your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record. Required documents may be uploaded to your AVIATOR application, emailed to the Agency contact, or faxed on or before the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this position.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements, if applicable, may be further evaluated. 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.
This position is covered by Public Law 92.297 for early retirement purposes.
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, candidates will be rated in accordance with the instructions on FAA Form 3330-43-1, Rating of Air Traffic Experience for AT Movement.
Salary will be set in accordance with the Air Traffic Specialized Pay Plan (ATSPP) Manual.
Selection and placement are contingent upon waiver or completion of satisfactory security/medical requirements.
The person selected for this position must maintain medical clearance.
Permanent position is covered under Public Law 92-297 for early retirement purposes.
If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed.
Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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.
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