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Job Description
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST
(TERMINAL)
TITLE 5 PERMANENT
Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for a
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST
(TERMINAL) TITLE 5 PERMANENT, Position Description Number T5825700 and is part of the NH 260th ATCS, Nional Guard. This vacancy is to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection Learn more about this agency Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for a
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST
(TERMINAL) TITLE 5 PERMANENT, Position Description Number T5825700 and is part of the NH 260th ATCS, Nional Guard. This vacancy is to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 07/13/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 13, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Pease
AFB, NH 1
vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $89,313 - $116,113 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 2152 Air Traffic Control Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
NH-12982674-AF-26-187
Control number 872940900 This job is open to Help Federal employees - Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Duties Help The primary purpose of this position is: to provide tower, radar, and non-radar air traffic control (ATC) services to military and civilian aircraft opering under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR), or Visual Flight Rules (VFR). Provides terminal ATC services to aircraft opering from primary and/or secondary airports within deleged airspace. Manages and directs controller actions and functions in Tower and Radar facilities as the primary wch supervisor and/or senior controller. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Roting shift including midnight shifts and weekends. Must be facility-red in all assigned facilities, and maintain proficiency. Applicants must possess a valid Air Traffic Control Specialist Certifice and/or Control Tower (CTO) Certifice. Must meet and maintain on a continuing basis, the physical and mental qualificion standards established by the USAF or ANG for Air Traffic Control duty. Irregular and overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies. May be assigned additional ATC reled duties Must meet and maintain on a continuing basis, the physical and mental qualificion standards established by the FAA, USA, and NGB for Air Traffic Control duty Work may require access to classified informion. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance. Yearly urinalysis testing is a requirement. Qualificions
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Must have the experience to (1) control of air traffic to insure the safe, orderly and expeditious movement along air routes and airports when a knowledge of aircraft separion standards and control techniques, and the ability to apply them properly, often under conditions of gre stress, are required; (2) providing preflight and in-flight assistance to aircraft requiring a knowledge of the informion pilots need to conduct safe flights and the ability to present th informion clearly and concisely; and/or (3) develop, coordine, and manage air traffic control programs.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
Musthave experience in a military or civilian air traffic facility th demonstred possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform GS-11 level work. Must have experience th has provided a comprehensive knowledge of approprie air traffic control laws, rules, and regulions. Must have experience issuing control instructions and advice to pilots in the vicinity of airports to assure proper separion of aircraft and to expedite their safe and efficient movement. Must have the ability to act decisively under stressful situions and to maintain alertness over sustained periods of pressure; skill to coordine plans and actions with pilots and other controllers; and judgment to select and take the safest and most effective course of action from among several available choices? Well Qualified Applicants will have experience in the ATC career field within the last 12 months (1 year). Qualified on Tower and/or RAPCON. Arrives quickly well-reasoned solutions to complex problems; Adjust quickly to different assignments, changing conditions, and workload fluctuions; Remains calm and controlled during and after long periods of tension and figue; and speaks rapidly, clearly, and distinctly.
MAXIMUM ENTRY AGE
: A maximum age for original entry into an identified ATC position is 36. An individual shall NOT be appointed or assigned to an ATC position if th appointment cannot be accomplished prior to the last day of the month in which the individual reaches his/her 36th birthday. Applicants over the age limits must meet re-entry or age waiver requirements accordance with DoD 1400.25-M Change 8, ded 20 Jun 05, Department of Defense Civilian Personnel Manual, Subchapter 331, Civilian Air Traffic Controllers. Any individual who has reached the mandory separion age (56) is NOT eligible for employment/reemployment as an ATC (5 U.S.C. 3323(a) (reference (b)). Civilian Air Traffic Controllers. Educion Applicants must possess or obtain a valid Air Traffic Control Specialist Certifice and/or Control Tower Operor Certifice, if approprie. These certifices require demonstring knowledge of basic meteorology, basic air navigion, standard air traffic control and communicions procedures, the types and uses of air navigion aids, and regulions governing air traffic. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). This agency participes in the Fair Chance Act, Title 5 USC 9202 Limitions on requests for criminal history informion. An employee of an agency may not request, in oral or written form (including through the Declarion for Federal Employment (Office of Personnel Management Optional Form 306) or any similar successor form, the USAJOBS internet website, or any other electronic means) th an applicant for an appointment to a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record informion regarding the applicant before the appointing authority extends a conditional offer to the applicant. Certain exceptions do apply to this Act.
ARE YOU CLAIMING VETERANS' PREFERENCE?
If you are claiming Veterans Preference you are required to submit all supporting documention to valide your claim of Veterans Preference eligibility with your applicion the time of submission. You must provide legible copy/copies of the following: DD-214 (member 4 copy), "Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," showing all des of service, as well as character of service (Honorable, General, etc.) or Stement of Service/Proof of Service (in lieu of a DD-214), all awards and medals, from your command or local Personnel Support Detachment (PSD).
ACTIVE DUTY CLAIMING VETERANS PREFERENCE
You must provide the Stement of Service/Proof of Service must provide all des of service, the expected de of discharge (must be within 120 days of discharge), and must provide proof of Veterans Preference claims (i.e. award of an authorized campaign or expeditionary medal, Purple Heart, VA disability letter, or served 180 days consecutively during an armed conflict declared by Congress) and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.), all awards and medals. Veterans should upload their DD-214 once they receive it upon separion. These documents must be complete and submitted prior to the job closing.
ARE YOU A DISABLED
VETERAN or
CLAIMING 10-POINT VETERANS' PREFERENCE?
Disabled veterans, veterans, widows, spouses or the mother of a veteran, who are eligible for 10-point veterans' preference, are required to provide legible copies of all supporting documention to valide your claim of Veterans Preference eligibility with your applicion the time of submission. Hiring an applicant who retired from Active Duty (includes AGR) for T5 NG Employee positions. In accordance with DOD Instruction 1402.01 (Employment of Retired Members of the Armed Forces), a retired member of an active duty component cannot be hired for civilian positions in the competitive and excepted service within 180 days of retirement without an approved TAG waiver packet. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Communicions, Stress Tolerance. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help 1.
A COMPLETE RESUME IS REQUIRED.
Your full name, address, civilian email address (no .gov or .mil) and current telephone number must be on your resume. Your resume must clearly demonstre experience th meets the requirements of this position. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Your resume must show experience where you worked, job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week & salary. Incomplete resumes will result in the applicant not being considered for the position. 2. References must be submitted with the applicion packet. (Minimum of 3 references required) 3. Prior/current Federal employees are required to submit their most recent SF 50 with their packet. The SF-50(s) must reflect the highest grade and step held in Federal Service th demonstres one year time in grade. 4. A complete applicion package, including all supporting documents (i.e., resumes, copies of transcripts if required, licenses, All FAA Certificions and Credentials, and any other supporting documents etc.), must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. 5. Copies of transcripts (if required) must be provided the time of submission with the applicion packet. Failure to do so will result in the applicant not being considered for the position. Selected individual may be required to provide official transcripts prior to placement into this position.
PLEASE NOTE
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resumes, supporting documents, transcripts (copies) if needed, licenses, SF 50 etc.) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully prior to the announcement closing. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources
WILL NOT
modify, change or add anything to your applicion packet after the closing de. Human Resources
WILL NOT
divulge if you are qualified or not for the position. Incomplete packets will not be considered for the position. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12982674 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Doreen Sears Phone (603) 225-1376 doreen.a.sears.civ@army.mil Address NH 260th ATCS 260th ATCS Pease
ANGB, NH 03803-0157 US
Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help 1.
A COMPLETE RESUME IS REQUIRED.
Your full name, address, civilian email address (no .gov or .mil) and current telephone number must be on your resume. Your resume must clearly demonstre experience th meets the requirements of this position. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Your resume must show experience where you worked, job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week & salary. Incomplete resumes will result in the applicant not being considered for the position. 2. References must be submitted with the applicion packet. (Minimum of 3 references required) 3. Prior/current Federal employees are required to submit their most recent SF 50 with their packet. The SF-50(s) must reflect the highest grade and step held in Federal Service th demonstres one year time in grade. 4. A complete applicion package, including all supporting documents (i.e., resumes, copies of transcripts if required, licenses, All FAA Certificions and Credentials, and any other supporting documents etc.), must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. 5. Copies of transcripts (if required) must be provided the time of submission with the applicion packet. Failure to do so will result in the applicant not being considered for the position. Selected individual may be required to provide official transcripts prior to placement into this position.
PLEASE NOTE
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resumes, supporting documents, transcripts (copies) if needed, licenses, SF 50 etc.) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully prior to the announcement closing. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources
WILL NOT
modify, change or add anything to your applicion packet after the closing de. Human Resources
WILL NOT
divulge if you are qualified or not for the position. Incomplete packets will not be considered for the position. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12982674 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Doreen Sears Phone (603) 225-1376 doreen.a.sears.civ@army.mil Address NH 260th ATCS 260th ATCS Pease
ANGB, NH 03803-0157 US
Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 07/13/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 13, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Pease
AFB, NH 1
vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $89,313 - $116,113 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
