Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist (Air Traffic Manager - MSS-4)

Federal Aviation Administration; Kalamazoo (MI); Sur place; USD 132 000 - 166 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Federal Aviation Administration seeks a Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist (Air Traffic Manager - MSS-4) to lead a TEMPORARY ATC-8 level terminal facility. You will plan and direct all activities, directing a technical team to ensure safe, orderly, and expeditious air movement within a geographic area.

You will train, coach, and guide subordinates, set priorities, approve leave, supervise schedules, and manage performance, grievances, and administrative actions as needed.

Responsabilités

• Directs a highly technical workforce, including functionally integrated teams of operational and support personnel, that provides air traffic control services throughout a geographic area.
• Reviews work processes to ensure results meet the agency's mission and customer needs, add value to facility services, and are efficiently achieved.
• Provides training, coaching, and guidance to subordinates, plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, and sets short- and long-term priorities.
• Approves leave, prepares schedules, assigns work based on priorities, and evaluates subordinates' performance with fair standards.
• Hears and resolves grievances and serious employee complaints; handles disciplinary actions; recommends selections and transfers; approves bonuses and overtime expenses.
• Identifies and arranges for development and training needs of subordinates; meets with high-ranking managers and industry representatives; reports to General Manager/Assistant General Manager.

Description du poste

Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist (Air Traffic Manager - MSS-4)

• Department: Department of Transportation

Serves as a TEMPORARY Air Traffic Manager of an ATC-8 level terminal facility, and is responsible for planning and directing all activities at the facility.

Key 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.

Meets or has contact with high ranking military and civilian managers, representatives of the aviation industry, key staff of public interest groups, union representatives, local government managers, professional organizations, and contractors. The Air Traffic Manager reports to a General Manager and/or Assistant General Manager.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $132463 – $165579/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-09.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.