Airway Transportation Systems Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration • United States, United States • 17h ago

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). 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. Responsibilities 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. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. 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 coordinating and collaborating on work actives internally within an agency and externally with other entities to resolve complex technical or engineering issues. 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. Education Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire. Additional Information We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

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