SUPERVISORY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERMINAL)

Duties

Serves as the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Branch Chief responsible for supervising and managing the ATC tower and ground controlled approach (GCA) in support of an Army National Guard (ARNG) Air Traffic Control Tower.

Is responsible for the daily operation and quality of ATC support provided by the tower, and GCA radar facility. Maintains currency in ATC rules and regulations by reviewing changes to FAA and Army regulations. Implements timely changes to operational procedures. Initiates actions with safety, standards and airfield operations to revise procedures to comply with regulatory guidance. Assumes overall responsibility for ATC quality by ensuring controllers are proficient, current in all aspects of ATC, adhering to correct procedures, shift staffing standards are met and equipment meets mission requirements. Makes recommendations and provides technical advice on matters that affect the operation and character of the ATC facilities. Determines the need for additional services required by users in the terminal area. Restructures internal ATC organization and procedures as necessary to meet mission requirements. Prepares correspondence and required reports; maintains records on air traffic, facility status reports, logs, recorder tapes and accident/incident statements. Prepares budgets to provide for adequate staffing, equipment maintenance and training. Establishes methods for tracking expenditures, reviews the cost of facility operations and revises operational methods for cost reductions. Serves as project officer for construction projects for ATC facilities.

Serves as a member of the Los Alamitos AAF Tenant Board and the Aviation Safety Council and Standardization Boards. Advises the Airfield Commander and staff on airspace policies and procedures that affect ATC operations. Coordinates and establishes operations letters and letters of agreement with the FAA, Army and other agencies concerning ATC procedures. Ensures compliance with FAA, Army and other directives. Coordinates adjacent airspace use with the FAA and surrounding civilian airports.

Coordinates with the maintenance supervisor to ensure compliance with FAA, DOD and DA regulations for proper alignment and maintenance of ATC navigational aids. Provides administrative support for logistic and personnel requirements. Coordinates with the maintenance supervisor, FAA and other agencies to schedule flight checks and inspections of navigational aids and other ATC equipment. Consults with maintenance supervisor, post engineers and other experts to ascertain operational status, accuracy and reliability of systems. Provides administrative guidance and coordination with other post agencies or staff personnel.

Plans and assigns work of subordinates. Assigns work to subordinate supervisors based on priorities, considering difficulty and requirements of the assignment and capabilities of employees. Gives advice, counsel and instruction to individual employees on both work and administrative matters. Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinates and/or subordinate supervisors. Prepares formal requests for filling vacancies or for additional personnel to meet workload requirements. Prepares formal requests and recommendations for promotions, reassignments, other status changes, and recognition/awards. Prepares position classification actions. Approves and disapproves leave. Interviews candidates for positions, making selections for supervisory and nonsupervisory positions. Develops and trains subordinates, and is responsible for the air traffic controllers training and certification program, ensuring training program is in compliance with regulatory requirements. Requests reclassification or discharge of controllers for inability to achieve or maintain certification standards. Establishes performance plans and rates performance of subordinate supervisors. Reviews evaluations prepared by subordinate supervisors. Takes disciplinary measures, warnings and reprimands serious disciplinary cases of non-supervisory positions. Hears group grievances and serious complaints not resolved by subordinates. Implements management programs such as equal employment opportunity.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Bargaining Unit: Non- Bargaining.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide.
• May be required to obtain and maintain a satisfactory security clearance.
• APPOINTMENT FACTORS: T5 Excepted Service appointment in the Alaska National Guard.
• You will be required to serve a 1-year trial period with veteran preference, or a 2-year trial period with no veteran preference, during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• Drug Screening: AR 95-2 para 5-4.c.(2)(b); AR 600-85 para 4-8.h.(6) and Ch. 5; AR 40-8; 49 CFR Part 382, Subpart C (applies to fuel operators); TC 3-04.15 para 1-49 and 5-42 thru 5-47.
• State Issued Driver's License: AR 95-2 Ch 10 - airfield management/operations, safety and electronics techs are required to perform various inspections around the airfield cantonment area daily on a daily basis.
• Class IV Flight Physical: AR 40-501 Ch. 4; AR 95-2 para 4-4 and para 5-1; TC 3-04.15 para 1-121.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the Specialized Experience and Maximum Entry Age Requirement as described below:

Specialized Experience is experience which is directly related to the position to be filled and which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position.

GS-13 - Must have at least minimum of 12 months of continuous specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-12 or equivalent) to qualify. Experience in a military or civilian air traffic facility that demonstrated possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the level of work of the specialization for which application is made. This experience must have provided a comprehensive knowledge of appropriate air traffic control laws, rules, and regulations.

For Terminal Positions: Issuing control instructions and advice to pilots in the vicinity of airports to assure proper separation of aircraft and to expedite their safe and efficient movement. This specialization also requires:

• Ability to act decisively under stressful situations and to maintain alertness over sustained periods of pressure;
• Skill to coordinate plans and actions with pilots and other controllers; and
• Judgment to select and take the safest and most effective course of action from among several available choices.

Supervisory Specialized Experience - Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.

Maximum Entry Age Requirement - Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3307, a maximum entry age has been established for Air Traffic Control Specialist (Terminal) positions. To be eligible, you must meet one of the following criteria:

• You will not have reached your 36th birthday at the time of initial appointment.
• Preference-Eligible Veterans: You are a qualified preference-eligible veteran claiming an exemption from the maximum entry age restriction (DD-214/SF-15 required).
• Prior Federal Service: You have prior federal civilian service in a covered Air Traffic Controller position (SF-50 required).

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Resume must have complete dates and hours worked per week for each occurrence of both civilian and military employment (Example: 2 JAN 1980 to 3 MAR 1981; 0800-1630 M-F or JAN 1980 to MAR 1981; 40 hrs/wk) Use of year only will result in disqualification. The duties listed must fully substantiate -in your own words- that you meet the minimum requirements and specialized experience listed above, in detail; otherwise, you will not be considered qualified for this position.

Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Your experience will be evaluated on the basis of duties performed. Your record of experience, training, and education must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position.

Additional information

- This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG.

- This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.

- Control Tower Operator (CTO) or Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) Certificate: required as minimum qualification for ATC positions; indicates applicant has completed initial ATC training and has demonstrated minimum skills/qualifications to perform ATC duties. Initial ATC training is conducted by DoD (technical skills training) or the FAA- it is not conducted in ARNG ATC facilities.

- Rotating Shifts: Airfield operating hours range from 16-24 hours per day, 5-7 days per week. All non-supervisory positions work rotating shift work in order to support published operational hours as well as occasional operations outside operating hours.

- Mission Essential: (not 'emergency' essential) - positions are subject to call back and work during nights, weekends, holidays, emergencies, and outside normal operating hours. Positions are operationally essential to aviation operations at the assigned airfield. Positions are typically exempt from government shutdown and may be exempt from weather release or other closures as determined by the installation commander (in a nutshell, if aviation operations continue, the airfield should remain open).

- If you are a current Federal employee or former Federal employee, you must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" and/or a copy of the SF-50. You may submit your most recent performance appraisal.

- NOTE: A retired member of the Armed Forces may not be appointed to a DOD civilian position within 180 days after retirement, without a TAG approved waiver, in accordance with DoDi 1402.01, Employment of Retired Members of the Armed Forces, dated 09 Sep 2007 and National Guard Appointment for Retired Members of the Armed Forces Memo, dated 18 Jan 2019.

- If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

- Cost of Living Allowance (COLA): Entitled to 1.49% COLA in addition to base salary, subject to change.

- Trial Period: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year trial period with veteran preference, or a 2-year trial period with no veteran preference, during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.