Air Traffic Control Specialist (Terminal) Title 32 Permanent

Air National Guard Units • Newington, NH

8h • Onsite

About The Position

This National Guard position is for an AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERMINAL) TITLE 32 PERMANENT, GS-2152-11. The role involves providing tower, radar, and non-radar air traffic control (ATC) services to military and civilian aircraft operating under various flight rules. The specialist will manage and direct controller actions as the primary watch supervisor and/or senior controller, and provide comprehensive on-the-job training to Air Force and Air National Guard personnel. This includes ensuring accurate training documentation.

Requirements

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required PRIOR to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• ATC personnel may be required to submit to yearly urinalysis testing.
• Rotating shift work as required.
• Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Military Grades: E3 to E6
• Selectee(s) must be within the military grade(s) listed in this job announcement prior to the effective date of placement into the technician position.
• Applicant(s) who are over grade must clearly state, in their resumes, their intentions to willingly take a reduction in grade.
• Compatible Military Assignments: 1C151, 1C171
• Must have 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.
• Experience must have provided extensive knowledge of appropriate air traffic control laws, rules, and regulations.
• Experience providing preflight and in-flight assistance to aircraft requiring a knowledge of the information pilots need to conduct safe flights and the ability to present that information clearly and concisely; and extensive knowledge in the development, coordination, and management of air traffic control programs.
• 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.
• 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.
• Judgment to select and take the safest and most effective course of action from among several available choices.

Nice To Haves

• AOV Credentials
• CTO Card (Front and Back)
• Pink Card (if applicable, Front and Back)

Responsibilities

• Provide tower, radar, and non-radar air traffic control (ATC) services to military and civilian aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR), or Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
• Provide terminal ATC services to aircraft operating from primary and/or secondary airports within delegated airspace.
• Manage and direct controller actions and functions in Tower and Radar facilities as the primary watch supervisor and/or senior controller.
• Provide comprehensive on-the-job training for Air Force and Air National Guard personnel in accordance with Air Force, Air National Guard, FAA, and local policies and directives using live or automated air traffic, and formal classroom instruction.
• Ensure comprehensive training documentation is accomplished to accurately portray trainee status and capabilities.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed