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Air Traffic Control Specialist, Traffic Management Coordinator

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Western-Pacific Region, Air Traffic Organization, Los Angeles District, Los Angeles ARTCC (ZLA)
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Summary

Serves as a Traffic Management Coordinator (TMC) in an ATC-12 terminal facility and is responsible for administering traffic management programs, traffic analysis, and liaison with military users concerning altitude reservations, large scale military exercises, and long range mission planning; providing intra/interfacility coordination on traffic movement activities.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
05/20/2023 to 06/09/2023
Salary
$164,953 to - $212,100 per year

Salary includes a locality-based payment of 34.89% for Los Angeles, CA, area. FAA employees including locality pay, are capped by law at $203,700.

Pay scale & grade
AT LH
Location
Palmdale, CA
3 vacancies
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required - The job does not require any travel.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes— - Fixed Rate PCS - Permanent Change of Station (Current Federal Employee) - In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulations, a fixed relocation payment of $27,000 will be paid. Relocation expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
Yes
Announcement number
AWP-ATO-23-14ACTD-84688
Control number
726975400

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Clarification from the agency

FAA employees assigned to Air Traffic Organization only. Internal Employees/Agency Employees Only

Duties

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Incumbent serves as a Traffic Management Coordinator at a level 12 facility and is responsible for ensuring 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.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
  • Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
  • A recent SF-50 is required (See Required Documents for requirements)

Qualifications

Candidates must show specialized experience, which is defined as:

Must have been facility rated or area certified in an ATO terminal/en route facility. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the AT-2152-LHlevel.

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/financial_disclosure_requirements

The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.

This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.

Movement between CPC/TMC/TMS in the same facility results in no change in pay.

The person selected for this position must maintain medical clearance.

Early Retirement Coverage. This position is covered by P.L. 92-297 for early retirement/good time purposes.

Requirement for Security Clearance: Selection and placement are contingent upon waiver or completion of satisfactory security requirements. For Moderate Risk (5), this position requires completion and favorable adjudication of a National Agency Check and Inquiry (NACI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.

For Interview: If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed.



This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by NATCA: Air Traffic Mgmt Units & ATCSCC.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

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