Air Traffic Manager

CI² Aviation • Concord, NC

3d

About The Position

The Air Traffic Manager directs the operation of the facility and supervises a small to moderate number of employees. The manager plans and assigns work, sets priorities and schedules, reviews work, provides guidance and training, evaluates performance, and handles employee complaints and disciplinary matters. Day-to-day operating decisions are generally made without referral to supervisors, subject to CI² Aviation Inc. and FAA policy, guidance, and higher-authority supervision.

The role coordinates with FAA facilities, civil organizations, aviation users, and community representatives on facility operations and changes. It maintains operating procedures and records, monitors service quality and traffic flows, manages staffing and resources, supports safety and incident investigations, and ensures compliance with company and FAA directives. The manager also addresses facility needs involving equipment, communications, staffing, training, procedures, and working conditions.

Requirements

• CTO Certificate.
• Current Class II Medical Certificate.
• Minimum of two years of air traffic control tower supervisor experience or five years of ATC experience.
• Sufficient computer skills to complete basic computer data entry and record keeping.
• Subject to DOT/FAA drug testing, including pre-employment, random, periodic, probable-cause, and post-accident testing.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees and ensure timely performance and satisfactory quality of work; review, accept, amend, or reject subordinate work products.
• Recommend appointments, promotions, reassignments, awards, and performance ratings; interview candidates for air traffic control positions and recommend selections for nonsupervisory roles.
• Hear and resolve employee complaints, provide advice and instruction, and determine or recommend appropriate corrective or disciplinary action.
• Identify employee development and proficiency training needs, address training problems, and provide or arrange training.
• Direct facility operations and advise higher-level officials about operational problems and their broader impacts; recommend solutions.
• Coordinate work-related changes with FAA facilities and civil organizations, and ensure the Area Manager reviews new Letters of Agreement before initiation.
• Develop and implement internal facility directives and operating procedures, including specialized local procedures and procedures related to noise abatement, Letters of Agreement, and Safety Risk Management.
• Plan subordinate work, establish priorities and schedules, and assign duties based on assignment requirements and employee capabilities.
• Maintain facility records, supplies, equipment operation, and employee working conditions, and ensure compliance with CI² Aviation, Inc., RVA, and FAA directives.
• Participate in accident and incident investigations and ensure incidents and irregularities are properly reported.
• Provide input on planning for communications, positions of operation, personnel, and other projected facility needs.
• Evaluate services, traffic flows, resource use, and the quality and adequacy of services through observation, monitoring, and contact with users.
• Manage staffing requirements as directed by corporate management and evaluate facility management effectiveness.
• Promote fair and equitable service for military, air carrier, and general aviation users, and develop procedures that distribute workload effectively.
• Recommend resource and equipment changes to meet increased service demands and seek cost reductions without impairing operations.
• Maintain contact with aviation representatives, civic and community organizations, and individuals to assess service adequacy and needs, discuss alleged pilot deviations, explain regulations and services, and improve understanding of the system.
• Conduct regular open meetings to discuss programs and problems and receive feedback about services.
• Apply Equal Employment Opportunity principles and cooperate with officials addressing EEO problems and discrimination complaints.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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