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Provide Air Traffic Control services to military District of Washington (MDW), surrounding military and civilian aviation communities, airfields and Fort Belvoir.

Maintain control of airspace encompassing a Prohibited Area, National Wildlife Refuge, and several feeder corridors.

Work closely with Reagan National Air Traffic Control Facility and Washington-Dulles International airports Class B airspace.

Provide instructions for separating and sequencing aircraft conducting simultaneous arrivals and departures.

Initiate Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) to advise aviation community of inoperative portions of the National Airspace System.

Perform duties at the Davison Army Airfield or Pentagon Army Heliport.

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Pre-employment physical/medical evaluation required. Must pass an ATC Flight Physical upon initial entrance on duty.

This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing and you must sign DA Form 5019-R.

Required to work rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays, and/or on-call duty hours.

This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date. See "Qualifications" and "Additional Information" section for more details.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret (T3) security clearance.

Position is designated as Key and Mission Essential - See "Additional Information" section of this announcement for more information.

Must possess or obtain within applicable time limits (88 days IAW AR 95-2) the facility rates required for full performance at the facility where the position is located.

Must be a graduate of a DoD component or FAA approved formal Air Traffic Controller school IAW AR 95-2.

Must possess an Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS), Control Tower Operator (CTO), and/or Air Traffic Oversite (AOV) credentials certification.

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized experience is defined as work that involves Air Traffic Control experience providing Limited Radar Approach Control Terminal services; sequencing and separating aircraft conducting simultaneous arrivals and departures to a runway; directing the movement of aircraft on runways/taxiway; providing air traffic control assistance in accordance with Federal Administration Order 7110.65; providing instructions or advisories to ensure an orderly flow of traffic operating under Visual Flight Rule (VFR); and providing instructions or advisories to ensure an orderly flow of traffic operating under Instrument flight Rule (IFR). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, applicants must also be a graduate of a DoD component or FAA approved formal Air Traffic Controller school and possess Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS), Control Tower Operator (CTO), and/or Aviation Oversite (AOV) credentials certification.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral Communication, Technical Competence, Technical Credibility.

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