Air Traffic Assistant (Flight Data Communications Team Lead )

Summary

Position is an Air Traffic Assistant/Flight Data Communications Team Lead at an Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), and is responsible for providing team lead duties and flight data processing and communications services for the National Airspace System (NAS).

Duties

• Performs multiple and varying specialized flight data assignments and provides support to complex air traffic control facilities under limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, and/or more experienced employee.
• Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team in assigned area of expertise on broad work activities and/or may be individually responsible for projects.
• Serves as the point of contact in the absence of the Supervisor of the Flight Data Communications Specialists unit.
• Applies experience and advanced knowledge of air traffic control, flight data procedures and operations.
• Contributes directly to the success of regional or national programs of the integrated National Airspace System (NAS) as well as research and development efforts.
• Relays Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) departure clearances including clearance and control information for satellite, uncontrolled airports and temporary military/civilian airports and special events operations.
• Relays cancellation of flight plans for satellite and uncontrolled airports to approach controls and ARTCC's.
• Supports large scale military exercises and military alert responsibilities by entering flight plans, notification procedures, and airspace configuration commands into the NAS.
• Operates and maintains a variety of air traffic operational computer systems.
• Processes and monitors the input of proposed and active flight plans for ARTCC, terminal facilities, flight service stations, general aviation, and air carrier operations.
• At the request of Air Traffic Operations Manager in Charge, OMIC, assists with search and rescue efforts including pilot contact information, Information Requests (INREQ's), and Alerts Notices (ALNOT's).
• Provides manual flight plan processing and coordination during Canadian Automated Air Traffic System (CAATS)/ERAM equipment failures.
• Recognizes incorrect flight plan entries into the NAS and enters corrections as required.
• Amends proposed flight plans when requested by the flight crew, dispatch operations, Leidos Flight Service, or other air traffic facilities.
• Monitors ERAM for duplicate flight plans and takes appropriate action.
• Responsible for ensuring the information in Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) is current.
• This includes updating the Blocked List by either adding or deleting aircraft from both the history or query lists.
• Monitors flights crossing international control boundaries and corrects information to allow processing of flight plan information to and from International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) partners.
• Utilizes Traffic Situation Display (TSD)/Departure List Program to aid in processing departure information.
• Receives, acknowledges, and/or transmits ICAO alert messages which includes the following, Uncertainty phase (INCERFA), Alert phase (ALERFA) and Distress message (DISTRESFA).
• Assigns a Departure Transition Area (DTA) to a flight plan when advised by Air Traffic that the flight plan is missing a DTA, the aircraft does not have over water equipment, or the aircraft filed a flight plan from departure airport to destination airport.
• Configures airspace for all appropriate air traffic facilities when they open and close, or when a situation requires the airspace to be reconfigured.
• Services as the focal point for weather dissemination which includes receiving and analyzing Significant Meteorological Information (SIGMET's), Air Mission Meteorological Information (AIRMET's), Center Weather Advisories (CWA's), and Routine/Urgent Pilot Reports (PIREP's) and distributes the data to operations and NAS users.
• Monitors and updates Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) and Surface Weather Observation Stations (AWOS) information in ERAM and AIS-R.

Requirements

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

How You Will Be Evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

• How to Apply: To be considered for this position, you must complete and submit the on-line application by the closing date of the announcement.
• Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted.
• Please follow all instructions carefully.
• Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility or consideration for employment.
• If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application.
• If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.