Air Traffic Controller

Position Location

This position is based at Fort Greely, Alaska, approximately 100 miles SE of Fairbanks, Alaska, the nearest city to Fort Greely with a population over 30,000.

The Air Traffic Controller is responsible for ensuring safe separation of aircraft, coordinating air traffic control clearances, and controlling all flight line activities of all transient aviation. The Air Traffic Controller maintains tower event logs, performs weather observer duties, and issues all relevant notices and approvals for aviation transit activities.

• Essential
  
  Job Duties:
  
  The Air Traffic Controller is responsible for ensuring safe separation of aircraft, coordinating air traffic control clearances, and controlling all flight line activities of all transient aviation. The Air Traffic Controller maintains tower event logs, performs weather observer duties, and issues all relevant notices and approvals for aviation transit activities.
• Key Responsibilities: Relay ATC clearances to inbound, outbound and over-flying aircraft. Provide airfield advisory service to arriving and departing aircraft.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• One of the following:
  • Federal Aviation Administration Control Tower Operator certificate.
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Licensed Air Traffic Control (ATC) Specialist.
• Two (2) years previous ATC experience.
• VFR Control Tower experience required.
• Ability to control aircraft in accordance with FAA 7110.65.
• Must obtain rating within time limitations stated in Army Regulation AR 95-2.
• Relay METAR weather observations, logs data on appropriate form and transmits data as required.
• Must be able to pass FAA Class IV Physical.
• Ability to successfully communicate in the English language.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance at the Secret level, as applicable to the position requirement. Ability to successfully pass any employment background check and/or drug testing required on the contract.

• 5 years aviation work experience. Bachelor's degree in an aeronautical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Current security clearance at the Secret Level.
• Previous military experience.
• Experience working on a federal installation.

This position is primarily performed in an Air Traffic Control Tower setting using office and ATC equipment.

Ability to remain observant and vigilant during slow periods of traffic. Ability to climb multiple flights of stairs. Ability to stoop, bend, and squat periodically to access tower equipment.

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