Job Overview
Employment Type
Hourly
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $39.92
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
competitive pay
Health Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Training and development opportunities
Hazard pay
Life insurance
Job Description
The hiring establishment is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) controlled Air Traffic Control Tower, dedicated to managing and ensuring the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). This critical aviation facility operates as part of the broader national airspace system, with a focus on controlling aircraft movements on and around the airport airspace. The tower’s role is essential in facilitating aviation safety, providing communication, navigation assistance, and managing flight operations to prevent collisions and delays.
The FAA Air Traffic Control Tower oversees a dynamic and complex environment where numerous flights depart, arrive... Show More
The FAA Air Traffic Control Tower oversees a dynamic and complex environment where numerous flights depart, arrive... Show More
Job Requirements
- Have a Control Tower Operator Certificate
- Possess a current Class II Medical Certificate
- Comply with DOT/FAA drug and/or alcohol testing requirements
- Have held a Control Tower Operator Certificate with a facility rating or FAA Credential with tower rating for at least six months in an Air Traffic Control Tower
- Be able to work under the supervision of a Tower Manager independently
- Maintain the ability to make critical decisions on traffic sequencing and safety
- Be available for work that may include irregular hours
- Maintain certification and training proficiency
- Follow FAA safety protocols and operational guidelines
Job Qualifications
- Hold a Control Tower Operator Certificate with a facility rating or FAA Credential with tower rating
- Have a minimum of six months experience in an Air Traffic Control Tower
- Possess a current Class II Medical Certificate
- Understand FAA regulations and procedures for VFR and IFR traffic
- Demonstrate strong decision-making and communication skills
- Ability to maintain situational awareness and mental picture of traffic
- Skilled in operating ATC equipment and communication devices
- Capability to respond effectively in high-pressure environments
- Experience providing training or mentorship to new controllers
Job Duties
- Make decisions involving the order of departures to assure equitable treatment and compliance with center or approach control clearances
- Determine the times and direction of takeoff and any necessary turns for departure
- Decide whether inbound aircraft are to land immediately or circle and control arrival distances
- Select the active runway and possible simultaneous use of other runways
- Manage the time and methods for interspersing arrivals and departures with minimal delay
- Clear landing and departing aircraft to assure standard separation on runways
- Sequence arriving traffic to assure a safe, orderly flow on final approach
- Apply IFR separation standards as delegated
- Use radar equipment to sequence and separate IFR and VFR traffic
- Authorize VFR flights through the airport traffic area
- Determine usability of communication frequencies and navigational aids
- Monitor control panels including BRITE display
- Instruct pilots to change radio frequencies or radar beacon codes
- Coordinate with other controllers on movements of arrival and departure aircraft
- Preplan traffic sequencing and separation over extended areas
- Set up check points to ensure traffic separation
- Maintain mental picture and evaluation of changing traffic
- Maintain continuous radio watch with contacted aircraft
- Handle IFR traffic responsibilities
- Study weather reports and forecasts
- Obtain weather certifications
- Observe weather and record pilot reports
- Provide aircraft with field conditions and navigational aid status
- Forward weather and malfunction reports
- Operate light guns, runway lights, field lighting, and jet barriers
- Orient lost or distressed pilots
- Determine when to alert operations and emergency services
- Perform lower grade duties as needed
- Provide on-the-job training to others
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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