Air Traffic Manager: Lead Operations & Safety

Federal Aviation Administration; Coraopolis (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 137,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Aviation Administration in the United States is seeking a Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist (Air Traffic Manager) to oversee a terminal facility and direct all activities. The role emphasizes leadership of a highly technical workforce, ensuring safe and efficient aircraft movement, and alignment with the agency’s mission.

The position requires training subordinates, planning work, scheduling, and managing performance, with interaction with senior managers, industry

Responsibilities

• Directs a highly technical workforce, including functionally integrated teams of operational and support personnel, that provides air traffic control services throughout a geographic area.
• The work impacts the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of aircraft as well as segments of the aviation industry.
• Continuously reviews work processes to assure that results meet the agency's mission and the customer's needs, add value to facility services, and are efficiently achieved.
• Provides training, coaching, and guidance to subordinates, and is responsible for team building throughout the facility.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates. Sets and adjusts long and short-term priorities.
• Approves leave; prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities; evaluates work performance of subordinates ensuring equity of performance standards and ratings; gives advice on work and on administrative matters; makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinates; hears and resolves group grievances and serious employee complaints; effects disciplinary actions; recommends/approves selections and transfers; recommends awards or bonuses; approves expenses for overtime, equipment, and personnel within the facility; and identifies and arranges for developmental and other training needs of subordinates.

Job description

Federal Aviation Administration in the United States is seeking a Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist (Air Traffic Manager) to oversee a terminal facility and direct all activities. The role emphasizes leadership of a highly technical workforce, ensuring safe and efficient aircraft movement, and alignment with the agency’s mission.

The position requires training subordinates, planning work, scheduling, and managing performance, with interaction with senior managers, industry