Air Traffic Control Specialist

The position is located in the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Mission Support Services, Aeronautical Information Services Directorate (AJVA), Obstruction Evaluation Group (AJV-A5) and its teams (AJV-A51, AJV-A52, AJV-A53, and AJV-A54). The group is responsible for evaluating construction notices to determine if they would have adverse impact on the safe and efficient use of airspace, facilities, or equipment.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the FV-J (FG/GS-14) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I (FG/GS-13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience includes: Skill gained as a full-performance level controller in an air traffic facility. Experience managing data processing systems e.g., Obstruction Evaluation Automation Programs; identifying airspace obstructions; and coordinating airspace actions between air traffic control facilities. Experience interpreting 49 USC §40103, §44718, and 14 CFR Part 77.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Applicants examples of specialized experience should include the context, actions taken, and results.

Education:

KSA Information:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management Dimensions, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and Selective Factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Leadership and Management Dimensions and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME