AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERMINAL)

Summary

You will serve as a AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERMINAL) in the STATION AIR FIELD OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT of MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI. ***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. Please see Additional Information section below.*** Long Term Announcements (LTA) - Referral Lists will be issued on an as needed basis as vacancies occur. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the referral cut-off date.

Duties

• •You will provide safe, orderly, and expeditious air traffic control support and services to aircraft transiting, originating, or terminating in the installation’s delegated terminal ensuring training airspace availability for aircraft operations.
• •You will perform radar control duties as defined and regulation in applicable DoD, Host nation, and local directives, orders, regulations.
• •You will perform tower control duties; coordinates and controls U.S. military, Japan military, civil airline, and civilian general aviation traffic and determines actions with other controllers and issues instructions to pilot almost simultaneously.
• •You will provide instruction, training and assistance to the military, civilian, and contractor personnel and provides basic and advanced training for personnel to meet requirements for Air Traffic Control qualifications.
• •You will be responsible for the overall operations of eight position TRACON or the four position control tower and maintains awareness of air traffic, range operations, ground aircraft, and ground vehicle movement.
• •You will provide emergency response assistance to aircraft and vehicles operating in the vicinity of the airport and on the airfield and activates the primary crash alarm system.
• •You will provide feedback to the supervisor on decisions and requirements.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Provide technical expertise in air traffic control services to include: direct safe flow of air traffic; perform tower control, radar control and as a facility watch officer other duties as required; determine limitations and use of airspace, provide training and instruction to personnel. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Conditions of Employment Continued: - You will be required to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. - The incumbent of this position must have the ability to sit and/or stand for long periods of time while controlling aircraft in an ATC facility. The incumbent of this position may be required to climb several flights of stairs to reach the Control Tower Cab. - This is a testing designated position. The employee is subject to random drug testing. - Must possess a valid Control Tower Operator (CTO) and a valid Radar Approach Control certification or possess a valid Control Tower Operator (CTO) and/or Radar Approach Control certification issued by MCAS Iwakuni (RJOI). Must complete all training requirements within locally prescribed time limits to obtain and maintain a full facility rating in order to obtain and maintain a local facility Control Tower Operator (CTO) and Radar Approach Control Radar Approach Control certification and maintain currency of the same. - This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision. - This position is considered Key/Non-Combat Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support of the expeditionary requirements in other than combat or combat support situations. - This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems. Additional Information Continued: - ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ - Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. - PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. - Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf