Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (NOM)

Federal Aviation Administration•Miami, FL

About The Position

Serves as a principal expert for the National Airspace System Operations Manager at the Miami ARTCC Service Operations Center. Airway Transportation Systems Specialists install, evaluate, maintain, modify, and certify facilities, services, and equipment supporting the National Airspace System (NAS). This position provides agency-wide technical leadership and serves as the principal technical expert in developing solutions to unanticipated situations affecting operationally critical NAS systems. The incumbent leads large, challenging, and complex projects and work activities; establishes program goals and objectives; formulates project plans; and identifies, justifies, procures, distributes, and tracks the resources needed to complete work. The role represents the FAA as a senior technical authority on major projects, programs, agency activities, emerging technologies, and customer concerns. It works with high-level internal and external customers and multiple air traffic entities to resolve complex issues and preserve NAS integrity. The incumbent coordinates facility, system, and service shutdowns and restorations to prevent disruption to air traffic operations, and resolves restoration problems quickly with minimal impact to the NAS. The position monitors nationwide trend data, stays current on technology and systems coming online, and recommends system and air traffic operations enhancements to senior managers. It develops local standard operating procedures for emergency and safety situations, provides timely upward reporting of NAS information affecting operations, and integrates Operational Risk Management into restoration, scheduled maintenance, and planned projects. The position represents management during non-administrative hours, develops and recommends organizational positions on major agency activities, and provides expert guidance on complex issues across projects, programs, and functional areas. Work is performed independently with broad discretion and is generally reviewed for achievement of desired results. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Demonstrate specialized experience at the next lower pay band, FV-I/Level IV, or equivalent FG/GS-13.
Have experience providing technical expertise and certification on CFAD/CRAD and ECVEX.
Submit a clear, concise narrative addressing each Demonstrated Ability listed in the announcement; narratives are mandatory.
Provide a supervisor's endorsement for the announcement by the closing date, unless applying for an in-grade/downgrade or reassignment.
Possess a valid driver's license.
Be a U.S. citizen.
Register for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
Submit an SF-50.
Meet the qualifications by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Be subject to designated or random drug testing.
Be subject to a background investigation; favorable adjudication of a National Agency Check with Inquiry is required before appointment unless waived.

Responsibilities

Develop workable solutions to unanticipated situations adversely affecting operationally critical NAS systems.
Serve as a senior project manager or team leader for large, challenging, and complex work activities.
Represent the FAA as a senior technical authority for major agency activities, projects, programs, emerging technologies, and customer concerns.
Establish and manage program goals and objectives and formulate project plans.
Identify, justify, procure, distribute, and track resources needed to accomplish large work activities.
Work with high-level internal and external customers and air traffic entities to resolve complex issues and maintain NAS integrity.
Coordinate shutdowns and restorations of facilities, systems, and services to prevent disruption to air traffic operations.
Resolve restoration problems quickly with minimal impact to the NAS.
Provide agency-wide leadership for complex technical activities, including developing innovative approaches to problems.
Monitor and evaluate nationwide trend data to develop solutions for sustaining the NAS.
Keep abreast of technology changes and systems coming online and recommend system and air traffic operations enhancements to senior managers.
Formulate local Standard Operating Procedures for emergency and safety situations at assigned facilities.
Report NAS information upward promptly when it could affect operations and situation awareness.
Understand local operational conditions and anticipate future changes and developments.
Integrate Operational Risk Management into restoration, scheduled maintenance, and planned projects, involving affected customers and service users.
Represent management during non-administrative hours.
Formulate and recommend organizational positions on major agency activities to senior managers.
Provide expert guidance and instruction on diverse, complex issues that cross projects, programs, or functional areas.
Develop plans, techniques, and policies for current or anticipated problems and issues.
Perform other duties as assigned.