Air Traffic Control Specialist (MSS-1, Level 10), Staff Support Specialist
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Federal Aviation Administration
Salt Lake City, UT (In Person)
$163,685 Salary, Full-Time
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Air Traffic Control Specialist (MSS-1, Level 10), Staff Support Specialist Department of Transportion Federal Aviion Administrion ATO, Western Service Area, Salt Lake District, Salt Lake
TRACON, TWLC1-S56
Summary Serves as a Staff Support Specialist (MSS- I) a Level 10 facility. Learn more about this agency Summary Serves as a Staff Support Specialist (MSS
- I) a Level 10 facility. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/01/2026 to 05/21/2026 Salary $139,307
- $188,063 per year Salary includes locality payment of 17.06% for Salt Lake City, Utah. Locality subject to change Pay scale & grade AT JI Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Salt Lake City, UT Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
- The job may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-reled duties. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential NA Job family (Series) 2152 Air Traffic Control Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Bargaining unit stus Yes
- This position is represented by
NATCA:
Staff Support Specialists. Announcement numberANM-AT-26-S56-98466
Control number 867404800 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to current permanent FAA employees. Duties Help Responsible for tactical, stregic, and administrive support of multiple program areas such as training, quality control, quality assurance, traffic management, airspace and procedures, plans and programs, operional automion, military operions, special and security operions, safety management system, safety reporting and other areas of specialty identified collaborively the local level. The work requires a comprehensive knowledge of the ATC field and familiarizion with the many integral components of the industry which comprise the Nional Airspace System. Specialists must have the ability to apply this knowledge to the analysis, evaluion and development of new methods, studies, approaches, and procedures. The Staff Support Specialist must be knowledgeable of agency wide programs, facility goals and objectives. Must be able to communice clearly and tailor their message to the target audience. While not required, hardware/software experience is desirable. Some travel required. For the assignedFacility/Duty Locion:
1. Performs daily functions of maintaining and or improving operional merial and or resources within the assigned area(s) of specialty. 2. Communices intra / inter facility as well as among various lines of business and industry. 3. Makes recommendions for new projects/studies, taking into account available resources and the accomplishment of facility goals and objectives. 4. Applies expertise toward the completion of projects/studies and facility reports. 5. Analyzes and evalues the effectiveness of equipment, facilities, and procedures. 6. Conducts investigions, evaluions, and briefs facility personnel. 7. Develops methods to improve customer service and the quality of support provided. 8. Collabores freely among facilities, provides feedback and consults with other Staff Support Specialists regardless of duty locion. 9. May perform duties outside of the facility commensure with grade and experience. Depending upon facility structure, reports to an assigned MSS-2, 3 or 4, who provides administrive direction for facility assignments, in terms of broadly defined missions or functions within areas of specialties. The incumbent is responsible for planning, designing and completing work assignments independently. Results of the work are technically authoritive and are normally accepted without change. Work is evalued in terms of results achieved and effectiveness in assigned program areas. Requirements Help Conditions of employment US Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents). Designed or Random Drug Testing required. Must submit the first page of FAA Form 3330-43-1 (See Required Documents) Qualificions To qualify for this position, you: 1. Must have held anFAA 2152
FG-14 or above regional or headquarters position for least 1 year (52 weeks); OR 2. Must have been facility red or area certified for least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility;Note:
An employee who has been facility red or area certified for least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility th is upgraded is considered to meet qualificion requirements of the upgraded position, since he or she has been performing the higher-graded work. OR 3. Must have held an MSS position for least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility (see note above). Qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement. Preview job questionnaire Make sure your resume includes detailed informion to support your qualificions and answers to the job questionnaire. Additional informion We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigion. A one-year probionary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure stement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviion-reled companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements This position is covered by the Department of Transportion's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentively selected for this position subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designed position (TDP)" subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.Legal stement:
FAA employees, their spouses and minor children may not hold stock or any other securities interest in an airline, aircraft manufacturing company, or in a supplier of components of parts to an aircraft manufacturing company. This prohibition is effective on the de of your appointment. Your acceptance of the agency's Final Offer means you agree to comply with this prohibition. Questions may be directed to an agency ethics official 9-faa-agc-ethics-office@faa.gov .Interview Policy :
If the agency decides to interview any qualified applicant on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed.Security Requirements:
Modere Risk (5): This position requires completion & favorable adjudicion of a Modere Risk Background Investigion (Tier 2) background investigion prior to appointment, unless waiver is obtained. This position is NOT covered byPL 92-297
for Air Traffic Control retirement. Links toImportant Informion:
Locality Pay , COLA 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.IMPORTANT
Applicants may be red on the extent and quality of experience, educion, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantied. Ensure th your applicion package/resume supports your responses. 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 To be considered for this announcement, you must complete the on-line applicion using the AVIATOR system by the closing de of the announcement. Applicants must apply on-line to receive considerion for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or emailed applicions cannot be accepted. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. Applicants may be asked to verify informion on your applicion for employment with the FAA. All applicants MUST complete and submit the first page of FAA Form 3330-43-1, including a list of correspondence courses. You may upload and tach your required documents to your applicion. If you are unable to upload documents, you must fax or mail the FAA Form 3330-43-1 Ring of Air Traffic Experience for AT Movement to the servicing HR Office identified in this announcement. The FAA Form 3330-43-1 MUSTBE RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) containing informion in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion of record by the closing de of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line applicion. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/ .Forms:
FAA-3330-43-1
: Ring of Air Traffic Experience For AT Movement 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 Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position. You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed with a register.RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.
Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week. Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded informion again when applying for future vacancies. Agency contact informion Joni Foushee Phone 1 (206) 231-4037 Fax 1 (206) 231-4150 joni.foushee@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion ANM Regional HR Services Branch 2200 S. 216th St.AHF-N210
Des Moines, WA 98198 US Next steps Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important- If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it.
BE RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) containing informion in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organizion of record by the closing de of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line applicion. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/ .Forms:
FAA-3330-43-1
: Ring of Air Traffic Experience For AT Movement 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 Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluion process. This assessment aims to evalue the competencies and qualificions essential for the position. You must apply online to receive considerion. Your applicion must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close De for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associed with FAA registers, your applicion must be submitted the time a referral list is creed in order to receive considerion for positions associed with a register.RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.
Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following informion: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualificions and include job title, employer name, start/end des, number of hours worked per week. Educion, certificion or licensure: If required, educion should include school/institution name, completion de, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above informion and failure to provide ALL of this informion may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded informion again when applying for future vacancies. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Joni Foushee Phone 1 (206) 231-4037 Fax 1 (206) 231-4150 joni.foushee@faa.gov Address Federal Aviion Administrion ANM Regional HR Services Branch 2200 S. 216th St.AHF-N210
Des Moines, WA 98198 US Next steps Once we receive your complete applicion, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions. Eligible and qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for considerion. You contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the stus of your applicion, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide . Important- If you make any changes to your applicion, you must resubmit it.
- $188,063 per year Salary includes locality payment of 17.06% for Salt Lake City, Utah. Locality subject to change Pay scale & grade AT JI Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Salt Lake City, UT Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
- The job may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-reled duties. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential NA Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Bargaining unit stus
- This position is represented by
NATCA:
Staff Support Specialists. Announcement numberANM-AT-26-S56-98466
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