Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist (Operations Supervisor MSS-2, Level 12)
Federal Aviation Administration
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Air Traffic Control Specialist (C) (Traffic Management Coordinator, Level 12)
Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves coordinating air traffic flow in a busy control center to keep flights safe and on schedule, especially during high-demand periods, by issuing restrictions and rerouting aircraft as needed.
It's ideal for experienced air traffic controllers who are certified in managing traffic and can stay calm under pressure while monitoring weather and equipment.
The role requires strong attention to detail and quick decision-making to minimize delays and ensure smooth operations.
Key Requirements
- Facility rated or area certified in a CPC/TMC/TMS position at an ATO terminal/en route facility
- Experience in initiating traffic management instructions and restrictions per established procedures
- Ability to assess facility capacity, project traffic levels, and issue flow restrictions to adjacent facilities
- Knowledge of agency policies for implementing traffic management initiatives
- Familiarity with traffic flow, equipment status, airport/weather conditions, and traffic forecasts
- Maintenance of currency on required positions of operation and all phases of facility operations
- Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement
Full Job Description
Serves as a Traffic Management Coordinator in a Level 12 En Route facility and is responsible for ensuring that efficient and effective traffic management is maintained.
Candidates must have been facility rated or area certified in a CPC/TMC/TMS position at an ATO terminal/en route facility.
Evaluation Criteria: In addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements, candidates will be rated in accordance with the instructions contained in FAA Form 3330-43-1 (6/00 or 10/11), Rating of Air Traffic Experience for AT Movement.
QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS 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 Management Coordinator. Performance is evaluated upon the effectiveness with which assigned program objectives are achieved.
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