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Air Traffic Assistant (Flight Data Communications Specialist)
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted today
About the Role
Position is an Air Traffic Assistant/Flight Data Communications Specialist (FDCS) at an Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and is responsible for providing flight data processing and communications service for the National Airspace System (NAS).
What You'll Do
- →Performs a combination of routine, multiple, and varying specialized flight data assignments and provides support to complex air traffic control facilities under the general direction of a manager and/or team leader.
- →Acts as an individual contributor in assigned area of expertise on broad work activities and/or may be individually responsible for projects.
- →Applies experience and detailed knowledge of air traffic control, flight data procedures and operations.
- →Contributes directly to the success of regional or national programs of the integrated National Airspace System (NAS), as well as research and development efforts.
- →Relays instrument flight rules (IFR) departure clearances including clearance and control information, for satellite, uncontrolled airports and temporary military/civilian airports and special events operations.
- →Relays cancellation of flight plans for satellite or uncontrolled airports to approach controls and ARTCCs.
- →Supports large scale military exercises and military alert responsibilities by entering flight plans, notification procedures, and airspace configuration commands into the NAS.
- →Responsible for the coordination and approval of airspace requests from military units.
- →Tracks all requests and approvals.
- →Disseminates data to the appropriate air traffic sectors within the operational computer systems.
- →Processes and monitors the input of proposed and active flight plans for ARTCC, terminal facilities, flight service stations, general aviation, and air carrier operations.
- →At the request of Air Traffic Operations Manager in Charge (OMIC), assists with search and rescue efforts including pilot contact information, Information Requests (INREQs, and Alerts Notices (ALNOTs).
- →Provides manual flight plan processing and coordination during Canadian Automated Air Traffic System (CAATS)/ERAM equipment failures.
- →Recognizes incorrect flight plan entries into the NAS and enters corrections as required.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES CONTINUED: Monitors and updates Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) and Surface Weather Observation Stations (AWOS) information in ERAM and AIS-R.
- ✓Coordinates outages with technicians.
- ✓Acts as backup for Meteorological Aerodrome Reports (METAR)/PIREP data for underlying terminal/approach control facilities.
- ✓Receives, reviews and disseminates General Notices (GENOTs), Information Requests (INREQs), Alert Notices (ALNOTs), Circuit Notices (CIRNOTs) and Altitude Reservations (ALTRVs).
- ✓Formats and inputs Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) into the NOT AM Entry System (NES) as required.
- ✓Receives and analyzes TFRs submitted by government agencies and third-party customers to ensure accuracy prior to forwarding to the US NOT AM Office (USNOF).
- ✓Coordinates USNOF approved TFRs with appropriate airport management, military, and any affected third-party groups.
- ✓Verifies and manually enters Canadian NOTAMs.
- ✓Receives, reviews, disseminates and logs newly issued and canceled FDC NOTAMs for interim IFR flight procedures (ODP, SIAP, SID, and STAR, charting changes) and Temporary Flight Restrictions (Presidential, disaster/hazard areas, aerial demonstrations, hijacking) for facility operational areas and underlying ATC facilities in accordance with FAA and local orders.
- ✓Receives, reviews, and disseminates D NOTAMs to underlying or adjacent facilities which may include runway closures, field condition reports and airspace/obstruction NOT AM information.
- ✓Provides backup D NOT AM coordination for designated alternate flight data units ensuring a seamless transition of NOT AM coordination when the primary flight data unit is unable to provide the service.
- ✓Oversees the coordination of the daily planned NAVAID/frequency outages, which includes tracking the start and end time of the outages.
- ✓Maintains facility logs and archives as required.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3e3b27d1-88ee-47ef-a382-75c001f35c95
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