Federal Aviation Administration — Fort Worth, Texas
Pay: $121,519–$188,392 per year
The Airway Transportation Systems Specialists (ATSS) serves as a technical expert and focal point for highly complex and challenging activities at the Dallas/Fort Worth TRACON Group, WCS2-D10.
Duties Serves as a District Area focal point during implementation activities for all F&E and Ops funded NAS projects. Serves as District focal point for Headquarters program offices, Planning and Requirements, Engineering Services and Technical Services on implementation issues such as funding, schedules, NAS equipment ordering, key-site testing etc. Develops integrated implementation plans for Core Airports, Large TRACON, ARTCC and supporting facilities to ensure schedules and project implementation results in minimal impact at critical NAS facilities.
Serves as District liaison for Ops and F&E projects with System Support Centers (SSC)s, Technical Support Centers (TSC), Air Traffic, Airport and aviation customers associated with the Implementation Plan and/or project. Coordinates implementation of Technical Operations District NAS projects with Air Traffic, Airport points of contact and aviation customers as appropriate. Coordinates tactical decisions during implementation of projects to minimize NAS impacts and to stay within scope, schedule and cost.
Coordinates engineering, construction, installation, Joint Acceptance Inspections (JAI), training, backfill overtime, airspace changes/ redesign, configuration management, Safety Management System (SMS), acceptance and capitalization within the Technical Operations District. Tracks, monitors and provides status reporting on all aspects of assigned program areas including project activity. Identifies, develops, tracks, and utilizes project funds as directed, including local or reimbursable projects.
Ensures budget submissions are well justified, have valid cost estimates, justifications, background data if appropriate, and identifies local constraints. Identifies implementation-related program risks. Monitors and mitigates risks through the life of the project. Assists in the resolution of tactical issues to preclude negative impact on facility operation. Provides leadership in developing and defining District Program Implementation Plans to deploy major NAS systems or programs. Leads the effort in influencing implementation priorities for each candidate program/project.
Provides input to Investment Analysis process, reviews program baseline, evaluates the level of integration with existing facilities, collects site-specific information, identifies all areas of risk management to the NAS, and schedules all project-related activities appropriately. The individual will work independently and will have broad discretion to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and policies. Work is typically reviewed for success in achieving desired results.
Qualifications Candidates must show experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility appropriate to the position. Generally, experience at the next lower pay band of FV-I/level IV or equivalent, meets the minimum qualifications for this position. Generally, experience at the next lower pay band of FV-I/level IV or equivalent, meets the minimum qualifications for this position as long as the experience provides ALL Demonstrated Abilities identified below.
Specialized Experience: Experience as a technical point of contact for complex NAS systems; experience providing technical guidance and direction for technical NAS initiatives/systems. QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. In addition to meeting the qualifications above, candidates MUST also address the "Demonstrated Abilities" listed in this announcement.
Demonstrated Abilities: Statements 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". Demonstrated Abilities are MANDATORY. Failure to address each one will prevent you from receiving further consideration. Answer all demonstrated abilities to the best of your ability. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have had 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 the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): 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 the level that you selected.
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