About this role
Job Summary
Serves as a Operations Manager (OM) in a Large TRACON, responsible for planning and directing operations.
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 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 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 an ATS facility.
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". Managerial Selection Factors: Candidates must provide separate narrative responses to address his/her experience in MWP Selection Factors 1 through 4.
Major Duties
- Serves as a Operations Manager (OM) in a Large TRACON, responsible for planning and directing operations.
- The incumbent may be requested to provide direct support to the Air Traffic Manager.
- In the terminal option, the OM provides first-line supervision to assigned Operation Supervisors (OS) and Traffic Management Coordinators (TMC), if applicable.
- The OM provides second-line supervision to Air Traffic Control Specialists (ATCS).
- The OM is responsible for operational services of the facility including traffic management initiatives.
- Provides training, coaching, and guidance to subordinates and facilitates team building throughout his/her area(s) of responsibility.
- Integrates support resources with operational needs to maintain effective ATC service, and may work other than administrative shifts to meet this requirement.
- Using measures of organizational performance, the OM continuously reviews work processes to assure that results meet the agency's mission and the customers' needs, adds value to facility services, and are efficiently achieved.
- Serves as a member of the management team and provides advice on ways to improve organizational performance and to meet strategic goals.
Requirements
We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.