Flight Data & Air Traffic Team Lead

Department of Transportation; Oberlin (OH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Transportation seeks an Air Traffic Assistant/Flight Data Communications Team Lead at an Air Traffic Terminal or ARTCC, responsible for providing team lead duties and flight data processing and communications services for the National Airspace System (NAS). Specialized experience is required and must be equivalent to the next lower grade.

Candidates must have at least 1 year of specialized experience demonstrating knowledge of FAA Air Traffic Control procedures, with examples

Qualifications

• Specialized experience is experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
• To be creditable, specialized experience must be at least equivalent to the next lower grade or band level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
• Candidates must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade or pay band (FV-F or FG/GS-7/8) that demonstrates knowledge of and skill in the use of FAA Air Traffic Control procedures.
• Qualifying specialized experience may have been gained in work involving: (1) Civilian or military aircraft operations work, such as flight instructor, instrument rated pilot, flight engineer or air transport pilot; (2) FAA Certified Dispatcher for an air carrier; (3) Flight Information Expediter involved in determining flight times of airplanes and transmitting information to flight operations and command centers; (4) Civilian or Military Air Traffic Controller; and (5) Flight Data Processor.
• Additional examples of specialized experience include: experience using NAS computer systems such as the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system, Flight Data Input/Output (FDIO) system, and Digital Altimeter Setting Indicator (DASI) system; experience operating air traffic control operational computer and flight data equipment; experience amending proposed flight plans for flow control restrictions, Severe Weather Avoidance Plan (SWAP), and Expect Departure Clearance Time (EDCT) restrictions/changes; or experience in positions such as a military or civilian air traffic controller, flight instructor, instrument rated pilot, command center operators (base ops), dispatcher for an air carrier, or as Flight Services Specialist.

Job description

The Department of Transportation seeks an Air Traffic Assistant/Flight Data Communications Team Lead at an Air Traffic Terminal or ARTCC, responsible for providing team lead duties and flight data processing and communications services for the National Airspace System (NAS). Specialized experience is required and must be equivalent to the next lower grade.

Candidates must have at least 1 year of specialized experience demonstrating knowledge of FAA Air Traffic Control procedures, with examples