You will serve as a FLIGHT CLEARANCE SPECIALIST in the AIRFIELD OPERATIONS DIVISION of MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA. Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement. All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed.

Duties

You will act as an Operations Liaison with other Air Traffic control agencies and flight services to plan, coordinate, and integrate flight plans. You will receive and review military domestic and International Civil Aviation Organization flight plans. You will review flight plans for accuracy and completeness in compliance with Flight Information Publications, regulations, and other directives. You will assist with the coordination of a variety of functions in the Flight Clearance Section. You will coordinate Open Skies Treaty message handling procedures.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• You must be able to pass the Airfield Driver's Test.
• You must successfully complete the Air Force's Airfield Management Apprentice Course (Level 3) within the first year of appointment.
• You must successfully complete the Air Force's Advance Airfield Management Course (Level 9) within the first three years of appointment.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

Qualifications

GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: planning, coordinating, and integrating flight plans; assisting aircrews with their transportation requests; and transmitting, receiving, and coordinating pertinent information with a flight clearance section. GS-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least three years of general experience that includes one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-04) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector assisting aircrews with planning, receiving, and processing inbound and outbound flight information. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2100/transportation-operations-series-2150/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience/general experience listed in the Qualifications section, applicants may qualify based on equivalent education, as follows:

GS-07: One full year of graduate level education;

OR,

a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement;

OR, a combination of experience and education that equates to one year of experience.


GS-05: Successfully completed a four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree;

OR, a combination of experience and education that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA MCAS Yuma, AZ 85369 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]