About this role
Job Summary
The Operation Supervisor (OS) directs a staff of Air Traffic Control Specialists (ATCS) who are responsible for carrying out air traffic control assignment within a limited geographic area. Work typically impacts field facility operations and a few FAA offices outside of the facility.
Qualifications
- Candidates must show specialized experience.
Specialized experience is defined as
- 1) Must have held an FAA 2152 FV-J/FG-14 or above regional or headquarters positions for at least 1 year (52 weeks); OR
- 2) Must have been facility rated or area certified for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in a terminal or en route facility.(Note: an employee who has been facility rated or area certified for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in an 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 a terminal or en route facility (see NOTE).
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 positions will be used to determine which career level applicants are qualified to make application.
- Candidates will be evaluated on four "Managerial Selection Factors" and Selection Factor 5.
- Managerial Selection Factors: Candidates must provide separate narrative responses to address his/her experience in MWP Selection Factors 1 through 4.
- Managerial Selection Factors: In the text box below you must provide a brief description of your experience for each 'Managerial Selection Factor'.
- Include the name, title, organization name, and phone number of at least one reference that can be contacted for further verification of your level of capability.
- Failure to address these narratives will result in loss of consideration.
- Eligible candidates will be evaluated based on FAA Managerial Workforce Planning (MWP) WP-10.1.
Major Duties
- The incumbent serves as an OS in a Level 6 terminal facility responsible for planning and directing operations within delegated areas of responsibility.
- Effects disciplinary actions.
- Provides first-line supervision to a team of ATCS personnel.
- Provides training, coaching and guidance to subordinates and facilitates team building throughout his/her area(s) of responsibility.
- 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.
- Serves as a member of the management team to improve organizational performance and to meet strategic goals.
- When assigned as Watch Supervisor, assumes overall management and supervision of the operation.
Requirements
We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.