Air Traffic Control Specialist; Terminal

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serve as an Air Traffic Control Specialist (Terminal) for the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security Airfield Division at Fort Knox, KY.

• Issue clearances and traffic information to aircraft arriving, departing or operating within the Godman Tower traffic area where the principal user category is military and general aviation aircraft.
• Assure departing IFR end VFR flights operate in accordance with established operations rules and procedures, issues clearances, times, and instructions to IFR VFR and special VFR traffic.
• In a non-approach control facility, primarily handles aircraft operating under visual flight rules (see and be seen).
• Prepare flight progress strips; posts and relays FF departure and arrival reports; obtains clearance for instrument flights and enters on flight progress strips.
• Reports arrival and departure of instrument flights; relays clearances, instructions, and advice to aircraft.
• Independently perform the duties of an FAA certified Air Traffic Control Specialist through the full performance level of all control and operating positions and sectors.
• Rely on radio contact with pilots and observation of aircraft movements in the tower's traffic area as the basis for issuing control instructions to pilots.
• Provide assistance in emergency situations.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. Employee shifts are rotated on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Must possess a valid FAA Air Traffic Safety Oversight (AOV) Tower Credential.
• The incumbent of this position must be able to meet a Class IV Aviation flight physical.
• Term employment is subject to a one year trial period.
• This is an obligated position.