Air Traffic Control Specialist (Traffic Management Coordinator, TMC)

Full Job Description

Serves as a Traffic Management Coordinator in an ATC level 12 terminal facility and is responsible for ensuring that efficient and effective traffic management is maintained.

Basic qualifications for Traffic Management Coordinator (TMC) positions in the terminal and en route options: Specialized Experience Required for TMC Positions: Must have been facility rated or area certified in a CPC/TMC/S at an ATO terminal/en route facility.

Rating and Evaluation Criteria: In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, candidates will be rated in accordance with the instructions on FAA Form 3330-43-1, Rating of Air Traffic Experience for AT Movement.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Major Duties:

The Traffic Management Coordinator ensures that traffic management instructions/restrictions are initiated in accordance with established procedures to maintain a safe and expeditions 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.