AIRWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST

Airway Transportation Systems Specialist

Department of Transportation

ATO, Technical Operations, NASEO, National Operations Group, OCC Sub Team D , AJW-B324

Location

1 vacancy in the following location :

Relocation expenses reimbursed

Yes - Fixed Rate PCS - Permanent Change of Station (Current Federal Employee) - In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulations, a fixed relocation payment of $27,000 will be paid.

Relocation expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes.

Telework eligible

Duties

Summary

Serves as an Operations Control Center (OCC) Specialist within the Technical Operations Service Unit

Due to the Pandemic, and individual states with different phases of reopening, the selectees report date to the official duty station / facility may be delayed until such time as employees are allowed to report to the workplace.

The person selected may telework up to the maximum extent possible, up to and including full time, until it is safe to relocate.

Responsibilities

Serves as an Operations Control Center (OCC) Specialist within the Technical Operations Service Unit, NAS Security & Enterprise Operations (NASEO) Directorate, National Operations Group (NOG).

Located at an OCC responsible for coordinating maintenance and operational activities with other FAA personnel and local, state, other Federal and private sector agencies to ensure continued system operations.

Develops workable solutions for use in resolving unanticipated situations adversely affecting heavily utilized or operationally critical components of the NAS.

Takes decisive action to resolve major problems and assure the continuous availability and total reliability of NAS services.

Recognized for a high level of technical expertise on legacy and newly developed systems within a large facility or multiple facilities over a large geographic area.

Work requires maintaining technical expertise on complex systems and / or emerging technology systems interrelationships and management of the NAS.

Resolves restoration problems with minimal impact to the NAS. Ensures that all events are logged appropriately. Responsible for issuing and cancelling applicable NOTAMS.

Coordinate with multiple air traffic entities to shutdown and restore facilities, systems and services to prevent activities from disrupting air traffic operations.

Applies comprehensive technical knowledge to maintain and protect the integrity and safety of all components and systems for NAS service delivery.

Carries out work in accordance with overall plans and objectives of the organization, resolving problems as they arise and making adjustments as necessary to deal with unanticipated situations and organizational needs.

Plans, coordinates, and performs work with a high degree of independence, keeping the supervisor advised only of the most critical issues.

Resolves unique technical problems without managerial intervention, providing coordination and suggesting solutions.

Duties have a direct impact on the NAS.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties.

Supervisory status

Promotion Potential

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12 / 31 / 1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
• Designated or Random Drug Testing required. Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet the requirements stated below :

Specialized Experience : Applicants must provide a resume which demonstrates and / or show that you possess the specialized work experience in your work history.

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess experience that demonstrates an extensive knowledge of and experience in the technology, system interrelationships and management of civilian or military automated aviation, navigation and electronics systems.

Generally, experience at the next lower level, Pay Band H / level III or FGGS-12 or equivalent, meets the minimum qualifications for this position as long as the experience supports the demonstrated abilities identified below.

Examples of specialized experience for this position include :

Ability to coordinate and collaborate on work activities with internal (FAA) and external entities to resolve complex technical issues.

Demonstrated experienced in one or more of the following specialties : Surveillance, Navaids, Communications, Automation and Environmental systems.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Demonstrated Abilities listed in the announcement.

Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories : score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Demonstrated Abilities are mandatory : You MUST provide a NARRATIVE statement for each Demonstrated Ability. The narratives should be clear and concise, providing a description of your education, training and experience that would describe the degree to which you possess each Demonstrated Ability.

Eligible candidates will be ranked based on DEMONSTRATED ABILITIES. Failure to submit demonstrated abilities statements will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

Supervisor Endorsement. A supervisory statement endorsing the applicant for this announcement is required by the closing date of this announcement.

The endorsement must include the announcement number and must be on a FAA Letterhead or Supervisor Generated form. You must upload and attach your document with your application or fax to by the closing date of the announcement.

No emailed documents please.

A Supervisor's Endorsement is not required for ingrade / downgrade.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

In-grade / down-grade applications will be accepted.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements.

Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, include in your work history information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA.

Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided.

Your answers may be adjusted by an Human Resources Specialist as appropriate.

Education

Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.

Position may be subject to a background investigation.

A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.

FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies.

The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation.

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