Air Traffic Control Specialist (Senior Advisor)

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Federal Aviation Administration College Park, Georgia:<BR /><p>Serves as the Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director of Operations.</p> <strong>Duties</strong> <p> <p>The Senior Advisor will provide recommendations, technical support, advice, and coordination of highly complex and challenging technical policy issues and performance to the Deputy Director and other managers within the service areas (SA).</p><p><br>Performs complex, specialized air traffic control assignments. Applies experience and expert technical knowledge of air traffic control procedures and operations. Analyzes air traffic operations to identify issues/problems within the National Airspace Systems (NAS) and programs. Provides advice on innovative approaches and solutions to issues under minimal direction. The Air Traffic Control Specialist will identify operational and technical issues that can have a political impact and make recommendations to the Director of Deputy Director for Operations. As a Senior Advisor, he/she provides updates on the issues until resolution. Additional assignments involve furnishing expertise at the national level in a major air traffic control staff function or major national program as a senior project manager or team leader for large, challenging activities.</p><p><br>Provides advice and guidance to technical workforce, including functionally integrated teams of operational and support personnel who provide air traffic control services and operations throughout a geographic area. Applies principles of program/project management to facilitate the integration of air traffic operations from multiple organizations. The work impacts the safe, orderly and expeditious movement of aircraft as well segments of the aviation industry. The Senior Advisor will manage and coordinate multiple on-going projects and programs that include providing technical guidance and resources; using expert knowledge of NAS equipment, procedures,<br>or safety interventions; managing the planning and execution of programs to ensure overall service consistency within and among the service areas.</p><p><br>Contacts are internal and external. Often represents the organization at the national level as the focal point for major projects or programs. Recommends organization positions on major programs and issues to management. Prepares and reviews reports or policies for internal and external distribution. Conceives, plans, and conducts studies involving complex issues and unique problems. Provides expert guidance and instruction to both internal and external organizations to address diverse complex issues which often cross multiple projects/programs or functional and technical areas. Collaborates with union officials and representatives in order to achieve objectives.</p><p>Applies knowledge of the interrelationship between FAA and Air Traffic Organization organizational components, their functions and operations. Ensures that service unit leadership is routinely briefed regarding the status of programs and projects and made aware of potential and actual problem areas that may adversely affect progress. The Senior Advisor tracks and reports the status of service area initiatives; facilitates meetings and conferences, assists in research, content development, and the creation of presentations. The Senior Advisor validates the effectiveness of inter management across the service area through repeatedly reviewing and auditing day to day<br>operations; influencing cultural to decrease costs while maintaining the same level of operational performance.</p><p><br>Develops new methodologies and techniques to solve organization challenges; prioritizes and manages multiple projects simultaneously and follows-up on time critical issues. Interfaces with headquarters Senior Advisors on projects and requests for data analysis or data collection and dissemination of information to Air Traffic Operations facilities; represents the service area Deputy Director by working with external ATO organizations, other lines of business, Department of Defense, Congress, and industry on unique Service Area issues. Contacts are internal and external.</p> </p>

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