Flight Management Specialist

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Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Flight Management Specialist responsible for planning, analyzing, coordinating, managing, and flight-following unconventional and complex USTRANSCOM validated requirements supporting the President, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), DoD, and non-DoD Agencies on a 24 hour, 365-day worldwide basis. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management, Transportation Specialist Series 2101 BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes experience that demonstrated a knowledge of the transportation function(s) of the position to be filled. Knowledge of AMC command and control operations to include the Air Operations Centers, Air Mobility Command Posts, Air Mobility Command Centers, Air Terminal Operations Centers, and en route locations. Knowledge of the command organization and the work processes of associated air transportation programs as they are integrated throughout the command at each air base or mission location. Knowledge of DoD/JCS/Air Force air transportation directives, regulations, policies and procedures to plan and manage air transportation systems and/or services to satisfy user requirements. Broad knowledge of operations, practices, and policies of the command's functional activities to develop, integrate and coordinate transportation plans and missions. Knowledge of aircraft performance capabilities and limitations to include range, fuel requirements, configuration, loading, takeoff data and weight restrictions. In depth knowledge of airfield survey data and information from relevant supplements, (e.g. runway length, load bearing capability types of fuel available, etc.), which are necessary for determining the suitability of the intended destination and alternatives for AMC mission support. Thorough knowledge of the AMC's Flight Planning programs and databases, planning and support systems, automated scheduling tools, and flight planning documents. In-depth knowledge of flight operations, risk management, instrument flight rules, Federal Aviation Regulations, the international airway routes and structure, oceanic routes, controlled and special use airspace, flight characteristics and systems of several types of aircraft (e.g. aircraft altitude/airspeed capabilities, cargo/pax capabilities). Broad knowledge of aeronautical charts (planning charts, terminal procedures publication, instrument departures and approach procedures, enroute high and low altitude charts, Alaska terminal publications); related publications (airport facility directory, supplements, aeronautical chart supplements, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency publications and products); and auxiliary charts. Knowledge of worldwide route planning including knowledge of the use of the Organized Track System (e.g. Japanese Flex Tracks, North Atlantic Tracks, Pacific Tracks, Arctic Tracks, etc.), airways, special use airspace, critical leg flight planning, and air refueling procedures. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of Air Mobility Command's operations, policies, practices, and procedures, to include air transportation directives, plans, regulations, techniques, systems, and processes. Knowledge of various factors involved in total flight planning, such as the en route mobility system, locations, capabilities, restrictions, and unique limitations; aircrew flying limitations and crew rest requirements; and aircraft systems, pe

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