Air Traffic Controller Chief

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When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Position Location

This position will be located onsite at the Allen Army Airfield Tower, Fort Greely, Alaska.

Job Overview

The incumbent is responsible for ensuring coordination of all air traffic control clearances, as well as, ensuring all flight line activities, weather observer duties are performed and all relevant notices & approvals issued and/or received.

The ATC Chief manages a single ATC facility at a single airfield.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Duties:

• Develops and maintains an FTP and a FTM.
• Serves as ATCS/CTO examiner IAW AR 95-2, FAAO JO 7220.1B, and published regulations.
• Ensures all controllers meet the physical standards of AR 40-501, AR 95-2, Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA Pam) 611-21, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) handbook X-118, their official job descriptions, and/or local/host nation requirements.
• Ensures the operational readiness of facility equipment and associated NAVAIDs.
• Maintains a current file of pertinent regulations, manuals, charts, maps, and training material IAW published regulations and AR 95-2.
• Ensures assigned personnel maintain currency in assigned facilities.
• Maintains custodial control of all facility forms, records, and publications and ensures their accuracy, completeness, and distribution.
• Initiates and maintains a facility duty schedule.
• Conducts testing and practical evaluation for PQ or rating of trainee controllers.
• Administers biennial written exams and conducts skill evaluations.
• Ensures the number of non-ATC personnel in an ATC facility is managed.
• Maintains a flexible work schedule dependent on flight schedules.
• Supervises all employees in ATC and Operations.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures the facility operates according to military and FAA rules and regulations applying to ATC.
• The Chief will be the final authority on the admittance of non-ATC personnel to the facility and the number permitted at any one time.
• Ensures ATC systems meet all safety and operational requirements.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of Four (4) years previous ATC experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years supervisory experience. Must be facility rated and have completed facility management and administration training prior to assuming the duties of this position.
• VFR Control Tower experience required.
• Ability to control aircraft in accordance with FAA 7110.65.
• Possess Federal Aviation Administration Control Tower Operator certificate.
• Knowledge of Air Traffic Control (ATC) procedures, Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), and applicable Air Force Instructions (AFIs).
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance at the Secret level.
• Ability to rotate through all positions within the facility for a total 24 of hours each calendar month.
• Ability to successfully pass any employment background check and/or drug testing required on the contract.
• Must be able to pass FAA Class II Physical.

Preferred:

• 5 years aviation work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in an aeronautical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Current security clearance at the Secret Level.
• Previous military experience.
• Experience working on a federal installation.

Working Conditions:

• This position is primarily performed in an Air Traffic Control Tower setting using office and ATC equipment.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to remain observant and vigilant during slow periods of traffic. Ability to climb multiple flights of stairs. Ability to stoop, bend, and squat periodically to access tower equipment.

Disclosures

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.