Summary Sr. Flight Operations Watch Officer serves as an Airway Transportation Systems Specialist within the Flight Program Operations (AJF), Operations Control, Planning, & Analysis Directorate, Operations Control Group. Position is located in the Joint Air Traffic Operations Center at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center & is responsible for coordinating AJF's mission activities with other agencies, FAA LOBs, ATO service units, & airline representatives. Responsibilities Serves as the Senior Flight Operation Watch Officer (SFOWO) in the Joint Air Traffic Operations Center (JATOC) at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) and is the Vice President of Flight Program Operations’ on-site senior liaison to the JATOC. Maintains operational awareness of the daily missions and movements of Flight Operations’ flight crew and aircraft around the globe. Communicates that information to AJF leadership, the JATOC, ATCSCC elements, and Air Traffic Organization (ATO) senior leadership. Provides support to the JATOC ATO Watch Officer (AWO) and collaborates with all other JATOC elements within the ATCSCC to provide timely, clear and concise information needed to effectively prepare for, respond to, and recover from significant incidents in the National Airspace System (NAS). Communicates objectives to team members, sets priorities, coaches and develops employees; provides recommendations to the supervisor on employee performance, progress and training needs and on conduct/discipline issues and approves short-term leave requests. Incumbent will have access to confidential matters, information and decisions that would affect and/or influence managerial policy that impacts bargaining unit actions. Coordinates across multiple stakeholders, to include: federal agencies, FAA lines of business, ATO Service Units, air traffic facilities, local/county/state-owned airport management, and private aviation service providers to facilitate AJF’s missions and to minimize disruptions to air traffic. Integrates internal and external stakeholders to facilitate response plans to operational challenges that jeopardize AJF mission objectives. Actively monitors current operating status of the NAS for issues that may have a negative effect on AJF’s ability to execute assigned missions. Makes positive contact with AJF’s operations duty manager, field team managers, schedulers, and chief pilot as necessarily to mitigate those effects on the respective mission. Actively monitors current operating status of AJF’s missions that may have a negative effect on the flow of air traffic at the NAS’s 40 busiest airports (FOCUS 40). Makes positive contact with the JATOC and ATCSCC elements as needed to minimize impact to air traffic. Applies comprehensive knowledge of AJF’s 4 missions: flight inspection, transportation, aviation safety training, and research, development, test & evaluation support, to safely and efficiently integrate AJF’s missions into the NAS. Responsible for collecting, analyzing and sharing operational information in multiple formats and methods, and to multiple audiences; Monitors NAS operational briefings that are often confidential and sensitive in nature and provides input to those briefings as requested. Audits the work product/deliverables of AJF’s Operational Control Center (OCC) and flight scheduling process to identify trends, develop focus areas for training, and identify opportunities to make process improvements. Work requires maintaining technical expertise on Flight Program Operations missions. Coordinates, evaluates and plans scheduling of AJF flight operations. Responsible for coordinating transportation required to accomplish official FAA responsibilities in times of emergency or disaster. Supports the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in carrying out its duties. May require access to information classified up to and including SECRET since information concerning the location of some navigational aids is classified. Incumbent may be required to participate in the FAA Flight Program as a crew member and possess a medical certificate appropriate to the crew member assignment. Position may require incumbent to carry a government issued cell phone and be on-call to support worldwide operations and short-notice, high-priority missions. Must maintain a current Class III medical certificate. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications To qualify for this position at the FV-J (GS/FG-14) level, applicants must have at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience equivalent to the FV-I (GS/FG-13) level that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE includes experience executing one or more of the following Flight Program Operations’ missions: Flight Inspection, Transportation, Training, Research Development Test Evaluation. - Experience that demonstrates an extensive knowledge of and experience in the technology, system interrelationships, and management of civilian or military automated aviation, navigation, and electronics systems; - Experience managing, directing, and coordinating resources in a public, US military, or governmental (local, state, federal) environment or private sector dealing with evaluating the effectiveness of a flight program and developing criteria and standards in support of the mission. AND In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a selective factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration. Selective Placement Factor (SPF): Applicants must possess an Airway Transportation Systems Specialist Certification. Selected candidates must obtain a Class III medical certificate prior to appointment. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their Work History. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Education See Qualifications Required. Information Regarding 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 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities section, 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 whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) or Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration. Additional Information We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family. This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing. NOTES: 1) Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted. 2) Some, none, or all candidates may be interviewed. 3) Position to be filled at the J band within AJF-5100 and a duty location of Warrenton, VA. 4) This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: Pay & Benefits | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov). 5) Applicants must upload their Airway Transportation Systems Specialist certification or email to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov by the closing date of the announcement. 6) If eligible, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) will be paid in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administrative Travel Policy. 7) To confirm receipt of documents, Please contact Jeff Westlake at Jeffrey.K.Westlake@faa.gov. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay , COLA