Airway Transportation Systems Specialist

Airway Transportation Systems Specialist

Department: Department of Transportation

Location(s): Hampton, Georgia, Olathe, Kansas

Salary Range: $76585 - $118696 Per Year

Job Summary: The Airway Transportation Systems Specialist (ATSS) serves as an Operations Control Center (OCC) Specialist within the Technical Operations Service Unit, NAS Security & Enterprise Operations (NASEO) Directorate, National Operations Group (NOG).

Major Duties:

• The position is located at an OCC and is 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. The ATSS is considered a technical expert within the Operations Control Center for the assigned system or specialty area. The work of this position directly supports the objectives of the National Operations Group and the safe and continual operation of the NAS, air traffic operations and FAA programs. The ATSS serves as a principal technical specialist and may perform duties as a project manager or team leader. The Specialist Is recognized for a high level of technical expertise on legacy and newly developed systems within large facility or multiple facilities over a large geographic area. The Specialist performs work of broad scope and complexity. Provides technical support associated with analyzing, designing, developing, installing, repairing, fabricating, maintaining, modifying, or evaluating the most complex systems for which the FAA is responsible. The position performs the following work tasks/assignments: 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. 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 canceling 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. Management states assignments in terms of priorities, overall objectives, and boundaries. Completed assignments are considered technically authoritative and are reviewed only for general compliance with organizational objectives. Resolves unique technical problems without managerial intervention, providing coordination and suggesting solutions. Provides guidance to other Specialist regarding difficult technical or operational issues. Interprets and adapts technical manuals, manufacturers' instructions, FAA policies and procedures, and other publications. Work is reviewed for compliance with established policies and sound technical and programmatic judgment. The Control Center Team maintains a global 24/7 situational awareness of the NAS infrastructure and services; therefore, to meet operational requirements, the employee will be required to work or must be available to work a 24/7 rotating shift. This position requires a Secret level security clearance and is a testing designated position.

Qualifications: There is no timeframe requirement at the Level III/FV-H to compete. Candidates must show experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility that is appropriate to the position. Experience that demonstrates an extensive knowledge of and experience in 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 GS/GS-12 or equivalent, meets the minimum qualifications for this position as long as the experience supports the demonstrated abilities identified below. Specialized Experience is: Experience providing technical support associated with analyzing, designing, developing, installing, repairing, fabricating, maintaining, modifying, or evaluating the most complex systems for which the FAA is responsible. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. 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. Candidates must show experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility appropriate to the position. NOTE: Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience at a later stage in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during that application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. Failure to submit demonstrated abilities statements will prevent you from receiving further consideration. Supervisor Endorsement: If your selection for this position would be considered a promotion then a supervisory statement endorsing your candidacy (Career Level III to Career Level IV) is required by the closing date of this announcement. The endorsement must include the announcement number and be signed by the Supervisor. You may upload your document with your application or fax to (609) 485-8995. Supervisor Endorsement to Career Level IV must be received by closing date of the vacancy announcement. Failure to submit the supervisor endorsement will remove the applicant from receiving further consideration. For ingrade/downgrade candidates, a Supervisor Endorsement is not required. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements 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 order and referred to the selecting official for consideration. If the agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list. Selections may be made in AJW-B321, AJW-B322, AJW-B323, and AJW-B324.

How to Apply: Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position. You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-26