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Posted: February 26, 2026 (0 days ago)

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Air Traffic Control Specialist (Traffic Management Coordinator)

Federal Aviation Administration

Department of Transportation

Fresh

Salary

$162,801 - $219,781

per year

Closes

March 18, 2026More DOT jobs →

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 to keep flights moving safely and efficiently, especially during busy times, by adjusting routes and restrictions to avoid delays.

It suits experienced air traffic controllers who are detail-oriented, quick-thinking, and comfortable handling high-pressure situations in a fast-paced aviation environment.

You'll work in a team under supervision, focusing on monitoring weather, equipment, and forecasts to ensure smooth operations.

Key Requirements

  • Facility rated or area certified in CPC/TMC/TMS at an ATO terminal or en route facility
  • Current facility certification and maintenance of currency
  • Medical clearance required
  • Familiarity with all phases of facility operations and aeronautical/meteorological conditions
  • Ability to assess facility capacity and project traffic levels
  • Knowledge of agency policies for implementing traffic management initiatives
  • Experience issuing traffic flow restrictions to adjacent facilities

Full Job Description

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

Basic qualifications for Traffic Management Coordinator (TMC) positions in a terminal and en route facility: Must have been facility rated or area certified in a CPC/TMC/TMS at an ATO terminal/en route facility.

Selectee(s) must have facility certification, maintain currency, and medical clearance. 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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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/26/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ASO-ATO-26-A084-97368