<p>Summary</p> <p>The Airway Transportation Systems Specialists (ATSS) at this level is recognized as the principal expert in their field. All duties of an ATSS are tied to maintaining safe and efficient operating capacity of the vast and complex network of electronics systems required for the world's largest air traffic control and navigation system. ATSS personnel install, evaluate, maintain, modify and certify facilities, services and equipment that support the National Airspace System (NAS).</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>The Airway Transportation Systems Specialists (ATSS) at this level is recognized as the principal expert in their field. All duties of an ATSS are tied to maintaining safe and efficient operating capacity of the vast and complex network of electronics systems required for the world's largest air traffic control and navigation system. ATSS personnel install, evaluate, maintain, modify and certify facilities, services and equipment that support the National Airspace System (NAS).</p> <p>Overview</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Accepting applications</p> <p>Open & closing dates</p> <p>08/04/2025 to 08/25/2025</p> <p>Salary $115,542 to - $179,124 per year</p> <p>Salary includes locality payment of 22.21%. Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) of 8.64% is authorized. Locality/COLA are subject to change without notice</p> <p>Pay scale & grade FV J</p> <p>Location</p> <p>1 vacancy in the following location:</p> <p>Honolulu, HI</p> <p>Telework eligible Yes-This is not a 100% telework position. Situational telework may be available based on the needs of the Office. Travel Required 25% or less - The job may require up to 25% travel. Relocation expenses reimbursed Yes- - Fixed Rate PCS - Permanent Change of Station (Current Federal Employee) - In accordance with applicable FAA Travel regulations, a fixed relocation payment of $27,000 will be paid. Relocation expenses paid are subject to applicable taxes. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted</p> <p>Promotion potential</p> <p>NA</p> <p>Job family (Series)</p> <ul> <li>2101 Transportation Specialist </li></ul> <p>Supervisory status No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Bargaining unit status Yes - This is a bargaining unit position, represented by the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (http://www.passnational.org).</p> <p>Announcement number AAL-ATO-25-AKDCB-95839 Control number 842233400</p> <p>This job is open to</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Internal to an agency</p> <p>Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.</p> <p>Clarification from the agency</p> <p>Open to current permanent Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Logistics Center (AML) and Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA-400) employees.</p> <p>Duties</p> <p>Help</p> <p>As an ATSS (SOC NOM), the incumbent is recognized as the principal technical expert for development of workable solutions for any unanticipated situations adversely affecting operationally critical systems of the NAS. Serves as senior project manager or team leader for large, challenging and complex work activities. Represents the FAA as a senior technical authority for major agency activities, emerging technologies and customer concerns.</p> <p>Responsible for establishing and managing program goals and objectives and formulating project plans; develops, interprets, recommends changes, and has broad discretion to insure compliance with organizational objectives and policies; identifies, procures, distributes, and tracks resources needed to accomplish large work activities.</p> <p>Works with customers at high internal and external organization levels to the FAA to resolve complex issues to insure the integrity of the NAS. Coordinates with multiple air traffic entities to shut down and restore facilities, systems, and services to prevent activities from disrupting air traffic operations. Quickly resolves restoration problems with minimal impact to the NAS.</p> <p>Performs work providing agency-wide leadership for highly complex and challenging technical activities. This may be accomplished using innovative concepts and approaches for problems that have resisted earlier efforts at resolution.</p> <p>Maintains authority to commit the necessary resources to accomplish the agency's mission. Develops innovative approaches to attain organizational objectives and optimize the use of resources.</p> <p>Works independently, monitors and evaluates trend data on a nationwide basis to develop workable solutions for sustaining the NAS.</p> <p>Keeps abreast of changes in technology and the new systems coming on-line. Provides recommendations to senior level managers for enhancement of systems and air traffic operations.</p> <p>Formulates Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) for local use, dealing with Emergency and Safety situations at assigned facilities.</p> <p>Incumbent has the authoritative responsibility for timely upward reporting of NAS information that could have an impact to operations for purposes of Situation Awareness (i.e. NOTAM, SAL Paging function). Understands the current state and dynamics of local operations and being able to anticipate future changes and developments.</p> <p>Integrates Operational Risk Management (ORM) into restoration, schedule maintenance activities, and all planned projects, ensuring that all customers and users of services are included and involved in ORM implementation and planning.</p> <p>Incumbent is management's representative during non-administrative hours.</p> <p>Formulates and recommends organizational positions on major agency activities to senior managers. Technical decisions are considered a technical expert within the FAA for an assigned system or specialty area. Work directly supports the objectives of the agency and the safe and continual operation of the NAS. Contacts are both internal and external. Formulates and recommends organizational positions on major agency activities to senior managers. Represents the FAA as a senior technical authority for major projects and programs.</p> <p>Works independently. Has broad discretion to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and policies. Develops innovative approaches to attain organizational objectives and optimize the use of resources. Identifies and justifies the resources needed to accomplish large work activities. Provides expert guidance and instruction to address diverse, complex issues that often cross multiple projects, programs, or functional areas. Develops plans, techniques, and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues. Work is typically reviewed for success in achieving desired results.</p> <p>Performs other duties as assigned.</p> <p>Incumbent must possess a valid driver's license.</p> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Conditions of employment</p> <ul> <li>US Citizenship is required. </li><li>Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. </li><li>Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents). </li><li>Designated or Random Drug Testing required. </li><li>A valid state driver's license is required. </li><li>Successful completion of a security investigation may be required. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13. To qualify for this position candidates must show experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility that is appropriate to the position. Specialized Experience that demonstrates an extensive knowledge of and experience in technology system interrelationships, and management of civilian or military automated aviation, navigation, and electronics systems. Generally, experience at the next lower level (FV-I, Level IV), meets the minimum qualifications for this position as long as the experience supports the demonstrated abilities identified below.</p> <p>Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and Demonstrated Abilities 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.</p> <p>Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.</p> <p>Supervisor Endorsement: If your selection for this position would be considered a promotion then a supervisory statement endorsing your candidacy is required by the closing date of this announcement. The endorsement must include the announcement number. Upload your document with your application.</p> <p>Education</p> <p>Education may not be substituted for experience.</p> <p>Preview job questionnaire</p> <p>Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.</p> <p>Additional information</p> <p>We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.</p> <p>Position may be subject to a background investigation.</p> <p>A one-year probationary period may be required.</p> <p>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</p> <p>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.</p> <p>You MUST provide a NARRATIVE statement for each Demonstrated Ability and Quality Ranking Factor. The narratives 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. Candidates must show experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility appropriate to the position.</p> <p>Narratives for Demonstrated Abilities identified are Mandatory. Failure to submit demonstrated abilities statements will prevent you from receiving further consideration.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 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.</p> <p>This 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.</p> <p>www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements</p> <p>Appointment type: Permanent Full Time</p> <p>Security: POS Sen 2 Tier .</p> <p>Substance Testing: Required.</p> <p>Financial Disclosure: Yes</p> <p>Interviews: If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed.</p> <p>This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by PASS: Regional Tech Ops and AEA.</p> <p>Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA</p> <p>Expand Hide additional information</p> <p>Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Help</p> <p>A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.</p> <p>Review our benefits</p> <p>Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.</p> <p>How you will be evaluated</p> <p>You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.</p> <p>IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Help</p> <p>A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.</p> <p>Review our benefits</p> <p>Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.</p> <p>Required documents</p> <p>Required Documents</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Please upload Supervisor's Endorsement as a form, letter or memo. Emailed supporting documentation will not be accepted. All Applicants MUST provide a copy of their most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) which verifies current position, title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record to be considered. Please upload your document(s) in the system application process. All required documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement.</p> <p>If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.</p> <p>If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.</p> <p>If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:</p> <p>Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.</p> <p>Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.</p>