Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist (Operations Supervisor)
Federal Aviation Administration
Posted: January 31, 2026 (0 days ago)
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Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation
Location
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Salary
$121,134 - $163,530
per year
Type
Closes
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).
This job involves coordinating air traffic to keep flights moving safely and efficiently, especially during busy times, by adjusting routes and managing restrictions in a control facility in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The role requires constant monitoring of weather, equipment, and traffic forecasts to prevent delays and ensure smooth operations.
It's a great fit for experienced air traffic controllers who thrive in high-pressure environments and have prior certifications in traffic management.
Serves as a Traffic Management Coordinator in a Terminal or En Route facility 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: Specialized Experience Required for TMC Position: Must have been facility rated or area certified in a CPC/TMC/TMS at an ATO terminal/en route facility.
Selectee must have facility certification, and 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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