Flight Services Specialist: Preflight & Flight Planning

Air National Guard Units; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Air National Guard Units in Birmingham, AL seeks a Flight Services Specialist (T5) to provide preflight briefings to aircrews, review flight plans, and brief on NOTAMS, airspace, and safety procedures. Applicants must meet substitution of education requirements (master's or higher or 2 years of graduate study) with transcripts.

The role involves coordinating with FAA, AIS, and military agencies to ensure safe, compliant flights.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related
• Provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims.
• To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation proving you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Responsibilities

• Provides preflight briefings to aircrews, including foreign governments and contractors, on ICAO flight plans.
• Reviews and evaluates proposed flight plans for technical accuracy and compliance with directives; ensures proper AIS formatting.
• Briefs aircrews on air traffic control, NOTAMS, and airfield conditions; coordinates flight plan changes with FAA and control facilities.
• Coordinates with FAA, ARTCC, RAPCON and control Tower on flight plan changes and flight following; manages special use airspace coordination.

Education

Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree

Job description

Air National Guard Units in Birmingham, AL seeks a Flight Services Specialist (T5) to provide preflight briefings to aircrews, review flight plans, and brief on NOTAMS, airspace, and safety procedures. Applicants must meet substitution of education requirements (master's or higher or 2 years of graduate study) with transcripts.

The role involves coordinating with FAA, AIS, and military agencies to ensure safe, compliant flights.