Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist (Operations Supervisor – MSS-2)

In addition to meeting the general experience requirements, applicants must possess specialized Air Traffic experience in a military or civilian air traffic facility which demonstrates progressively responsible experience of a scope, quality and degree such as to have equipped them with the ability to perform duties at the grade level for which application is made. Candidate must also meet the following: 1. Must have held an FAA 2152 FV-J/FG-14 or above regional or headquarters position for at least 1 year (52 weeks); OR 2. Must have been facility rated or area certified for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility; (NOTE: An employee who has been facility rated or area certified for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility that is upgraded is considered to meet the qualification requirements of the upgraded position, since he/she has been performing the higher graded work); OR 3. Must have held a MSS-2 position for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility. In addition to the qualifications listed above for MSS positions, the chart on MSS positions will be used to determine which career level applicants are qualified to make application. NOTE: FSS falls under Systems Operations within ATO. FSS Air Traffic Controllers would need to meet the requirements listed above by having experience in Air Traffic Services (ATS) Facilities or as stated in 1. (pertaining to regional or headquarters experience). As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative, the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of KSA narratives from the initial application in the hiring process. Applicants for this announcement are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the Leadership and Management Dimensions. In lieu of narrative responses in the Leadership and Management Dimension text boxes, include information in your work history that provides specific examples of how you meet the answer you chose for each. Work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Applications lacking evidence of the Leadership and Management Dimensions will be rated as incomplete. QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Serves as an Operations Supervisor in an ATC-8 Combined En Route Radar Approach facility, responsible for planning and directing operations within delegated areas of responsibility. Provides first line supervision to a team of Developmental and Certified Professional Controllers.