About this role
Job Summary
Serves as an Air Traffic Manager of a terminal or en route facility and is responsible for planning and directing all activities at the facility.
Qualifications
- 1) Must have held an FAA 2152 FV-J/FG-14 or above regional or headquarters position for at least 1 year (52 weeks); OR 2) Must have been facility rated or area certified for at least 1 year (52 weeks)at an ATS 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/she has been performing the higher-graded work); OR 3) Must have held an MSS position for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility. AND In addition to the qualifications listed above for MSS positions, applicants must have held an MSS-2 OR a 2152 FG-14 position or above for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility in order to qualify for this position.
QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Major Duties
- Serves as an Air Traffic Manager in an ATC-12 level terminal facility.
- Directs a highly technical workforce, including functionally integrated teams of operational and support personnel, that provides air traffic control services throughout a geographic area.
- The work impacts the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of aircraft as well as segments of the aviation industry.
- 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.
- Provides training, coaching, and guidance to subordinates, and is responsible for team building throughout the facility.
- Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates.
- Sets and adjusts long and short-term priorities.
- Approves leave; prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work to subordinates 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 resolves group grievances and serious employee complaints; effects disciplinary actions; recommends/approves selections and transfers; recommends awards or bonuses; approves expenses for overtime, equipment, and personnel within the facility; and identifies and arranges for developmental and other training needs of subordinates.
- Communicates and reinforces team and individual responsibility and professionalism in all areas of responsibility, including selections, training, and transfers.
- Participates in the labor-management partnership process and fosters a work environment where all employees are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
- Meets or has contact with high-ranking military and civilian managers, representatives of the aviation industry, key staff of public interest groups, union representatives, local government managers, professional organizations, and contractors.
- The Air Traffic Manager reports to a General Manager and/or Assistant General Manager.
Requirements
We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.