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Posted: January 9, 2026 (6 days ago)

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Air Traffic Control Specialist, Traffic Management Coordinator

Federal Aviation Administration

Department of Transportation

Fresh

Salary

$156,214 - $210,888

per year

Closes

January 29, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves coordinating air traffic to keep flights moving safely and efficiently, especially during busy times, by adjusting routes and restrictions to avoid delays and hazards.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in air traffic control who can stay calm under pressure and quickly assess changing conditions like weather or equipment issues.

It's ideal for certified professionals ready to work in a fast-paced terminal environment in Boston.

Key Requirements

  • Facility rated or area certified as a CPC/TMC/S at an ATO terminal/enroute facility
  • Specialized experience in traffic management to maintain safe and efficient flow
  • Ability to assess facility capacity and project traffic levels
  • Knowledge of agency policies for implementing traffic management initiatives
  • Familiarity with traffic flow, equipment status, airport/weather conditions, and forecasts
  • Currency on required positions of operation and all phases of facility operations
  • Work under administrative supervision with performance based on achieving program objectives

Full Job Description

Serves as a Traffic Management Coordinator in a terminal facility and is responsible for ensuring that efficient and effective traffic management is maintained.

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. Major 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 Managment Coordinator. Performance is evaluated upon the effectiveness with which assigned program objectives are achieved.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ANE-ATO-26-015-96887