AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST

Duties As a AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERMINAL) (TITLE 32), GS-2152-11, this position is located in Air National Guard (ANG) Aviation Wing, Air Traffic Control (ATC) Squadrons
The primary purpose of this position is: to provide tower, radar, and non-radar air traffic control (ATC) services to military and civilian aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR), or Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
Provides terminal ATC services to aircraft operating from primary and/or secondary airports within delegated airspace
Manages and directs controller actions and functions in Tower and Radar facilities as the primary watch supervisor and/or senior controller
(1) Performs air traffic control duties in the control tower and radar facility
Directs movement of aircraft in flight and on the ground by utilizing pilot and controller reports, visual observation, and/or tower and radar facility radar displays, or a combination of methods and in close coordination with other controllers
Under restrictive time and space limitations, formulates and issues ATC clearances and instructions to provide for the required separation and or sequencing of all IFR, SVFR, and VFR traffic within delegated airspace
Adjusts aircraft flight paths, assigns arrival and departure routes to various types of aircraft, arrival and departure runways, adjusts speed, and issues altitude assignments to accompany multiple types and performance level of civilian and military aircraft to affect separation and expeditious traffic flow as prescribed in FAAO 7110.65
(2) Provides assistance to both experienced professional and inexperienced student pilots within the airspace and ensures expeditious traffic flows are maintained
Provides mandatory additional services and assistance to aircraft to include those experiencing in-flight emergencies, hijacking and unlawful seizure, pilot disorientation, and to those aircraft otherwise experiencing distress during flight
Participates in a host of Transportation Security Agency (TSA) and FAA mandated homeland security procedures and implements Federal and local guidance and direction for aircraft operations within terminal areas
Formulates and issues IFR and SVFR clearances and VFR advisory information
Formulates and issue all ground movement clearances to aircraft on the ground, vehicular, and personnel operating on the movement areas and runways
Coordinate Notices to Airman (NOTAM) actions and airfield advisories in order to provide information to all users of appropriate airports and ATCALS facility
(3) Operates, trains, and provides preventative maintenance on a host of automated communications and display hardware and software systems that are integral and vital to the operation of the air traffic control facility
Types of systems include but are not limited to; Enhanced Terminal Voice Switch (ETVS), Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment (DBRITE), Digital Voice Recording System (DVRS), Data Transmission Network (DTN), Digital Mapper, DoD Advanced Automation System (DAAS), Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) System, Standard Automated Replacement Radar System (STARS), Information Data Systems (IDS), Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS), Control Tower Simulator System (CTSS), Air Traffic Control Training Device (ATCTD), Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS), and Automated Surface Observation Systems (ASOS)
Ensures all equipment is accurately aligned and within the required standards, while operating at peak efficiency by all controllers
Maintains communications with aircraft and adjacent facilities to transmit and receive instructions and information relative to flight
Determines when backup or alternate communications are required and places same in operation as appropriate
Investigates possible equipment outages, and issues appropriate advisories to aircraft
Ensures adjacent facilities and aircraft operators are advised of additional support requirements during equipment outages
Provides training on systems to ensure controllers understand and apply correct equipment system operations
(4) Serves as a watch supervisor or senior controller in the ATC facility
Provides direction to all controllers in the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air and ground aircraft and vehicle traffic
Issues and withdraws approval for facility ATC services based on traffic, workload, controller training, equipment capability, and training workload
Manages controllers on a shift to include position assignment, appointments, unexpected absences, leave scheduling, and shift overlap
(5) Performs other duties as assigned
*The above description only mentions a limited amount of the position's official duties
For a full comprehensive document that covers all the duties of the position, please contact one of the Recruitment Specialists at the bottom of the announcement
Requirements Conditions of Employment
• National Guard Membership is required.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• U.S
citizenship is required.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968
An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• The duties of this job may significantly impact the environment
You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
• Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; shift work and/or overtime may be required.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain the necessary security clearance for the position.
• Compatible Military AFSC Assignments: 13MX, 1C100, 1C171, 1C191.
• Military Grades: Officers and Enlisted members.
• Must be facility-rated in all assigned facilities, and maintain proficiency.
• Must meet and maintain on a continuing basis, the physical and mental qualification standards established by the USAF or ANG for Air Traffic Control duty.
• Irregular and overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies.
• May be assigned additional ATC related duties.
• Incumbent must exercise a high level of judgment and discretion, demonstrate verbal and written skills, and the ability to meet and deal with high-ranking military and civilian personnel
Qualifications Areas of Consideration: Area 1 - Current permanent and indefinite T32 technicians of the Oregon ANG
Area 2 - Current permanent and indefinite T5 employees of the Oregon ANG
Area 3 - Current service members in the Oregon ANG
Area 4 - Individuals in the active duty US Air Force, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard
Area 5 - US Citizens eligible to meet the military requirements for membership in the Oregon ANG
GENERAL and SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: All series personnel must be certified at the next higher level before being eligible for that level and must have a minimum of one year on-the-job experience in the grade immediately below the next higher level
Must have the education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade
Experiences, education, or training that demonstrated the ability to follow directions and to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures and that otherwise demonstrates the ability to perform or learn to perform the duties of the position
Must have at least 12 months experience equivalent to at least GS-9 or GS-10, respectively
Must be a graduate of a formal DoD/DOT basic air traffic control course and be able to obtain and maintain a facility-rating in a single ATC facility (Radar Final Control (RFC)/Ground Controlled Approach (GCA)/Control Tower)
A GS-10 is the first level of independent performance of all control functions in non-approach and non-radar approach control terminals
Under general supervision, the GS-10 or GS-11 terminal controller performs regular duties in terminal operations, issuing control instructions to aircraft operating under visual or instrument flight rules or combinations of both
Have some experiences in a military or civilian as an Air Traffic Controller in a single ATC facility-rated control tower air traffic facility
Initiated and issued air traffic control clearances, instructions and advisories to ensure safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic under instrument and visual flight rules
Experienced in conducting ATC facility training
Experienced in briefing shift personnel on runway utilization, airfield conditions and weather/ground activities
Prepared and updated flight following maps
Performed some shift supervision duties in a tactical or fixed tower, radar, or AIC
Experienced work as a tactical air control team (TACT) leader in a tactical terminal control system (TTCS) or have experiences on deployed teams to remote areas to secure and set- up forward area refueling and rearming points (FARPS), LZs, HLZs, DZs and PZs
Maintained current DoD and DOT/FAA publications, ATC facility logs, forms, records and situation maps
Assisted in the preparation of TERPS
Must possess ability to make rapid and precise judgments in real-time work situations, be able to remain calm under conditions that are stressful, and to coordinate at times many different processes at once, while adjusting rapidl

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