Air Traffic Control Specialist

Job Title Air Traffic Control Specialist Duties Performs complex, specialized air traffic control assignments. Plans, coordinates, and participates in the performance of complex air traffic management (ATM) security and emergency operations related incident management functions. Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of air traffic control (ATC) procedures and operations, overall National Airspace System (NAS) operations, and the FAA's operational and regulatory authorities, responsibilities, and programs. Formulates, establishes, and sustains plans and procedures enabling unified ATO responses to significant incidents (e.g., hurricanes) utilizing the Joint Air Traffic Operations Command (JATOC) Crisis Action Team (J-CAT). This work broadly ranges from emergency operations-related directives (e.g., FAA Orders) to J-CAT job aids. Analyzes operational, technical, and programmatic data to aid in the development of training materials and reports. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of staff programs (e.g., procedures, traffic management, quality assurance, training, automation) to carry out regional or national programs. Manages multiple specialized incident management programs defined by required functions (e.g., Continuity of Operations and FAA Emergency Operations in accordance with FAA Orders 1910.1 and 1900.1), mission space (e.g., wildland firefighting by Land Management Agencies and the National Exercise Program), and/or stakeholders (e.g., Emergency Management Agencies and National Guard commands for those States encompassed by Service Area). Responds to broad policies and objectives by developing and implementing work plans. Often represents AJR-2, as the senior point of contact, in discussions with diverse external stakeholders pertaining to projects, programs, research, and acquisition. As an authority on ATC, he/she acts as a liaison, and/or trusted agent in significant incident management discussions with other offices within ATO and in the rest of the FAA, as well as with Federal and State inter-agency partners. Serves as a watch officer in the J-CAT and Airspace Access Response Cell (AARC), carrying out complex analytical, coordination, and reporting functions to build and maintain a clear, actionable understanding of: NAS status under impacts from a natural disaster or other significant incident; NAS sustainment efforts; and cooperate with Federal and State agencies response and recovery activities needing ANS related support from the FAA. Uses comprehensive knowledge of ATC procedures and NAS operations to analyze and integrate disparate information into a holistic picture of the NAS and response activities, while responding to fast-paced information sharing demands from FAA senior leadership and coordinating with multiple actors outside of the J-CAT, ranging from ATO district managers to Federal and State inter-agency partners. Deploys as an operations liaison under a Joint Forward Operations Response Team (J-FORT) activation to forward incident management locations such as State Emergency Operations Centers (SEOC) and Federal Joint Field Offices (JFO). In this capacity, represent the FAA on ANS-related issues with external partners to mitigate safety and efficiency impacts on the NAS while facilitating Air Navigation Services (ANS) related support for inter-agency response and recovery activities. Uses ATC experience to balance NAS and response needs in designing Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) and other contingency ATM measures, sustaining a detailed awareness of response air missions, and sharing actionable information on NAS status. Applies experience and technical ATC knowledge to develop the functional requirements (i.e., the "what" of desired performance outcomes versus the "how" of technical specifications) for specialized incident management automation platforms such as the NAS Integrated Status Insight System (NISIS) and the ATO Crisis Incident Management System (ACIMS).