NAS Efficiency - ATC Operational Subject Matter Expert

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NAS Efficiency - ATC Operational Subject Matter Expert

Provide air traffic control and traffic management subject matter expertise to the FAA Office of System Efficiency. Support tactical and strategic initiatives that improve NAS operational performance, reduce delay, address identified efficiency shortfalls, and strengthen collaboration among FAA facilities and industry stakeholders.

Work Location

Primarily on-site at the FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center in Warrenton, Virginia, with virtual coordination and occasional travel as mission needs require.

Responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide direct support to the ATCSCC Manager of System Efficiency on tactical and strategic initiatives.
• Analyze operational performance, delay, capacity-and-demand imbalances, and other indicators to identify NAS efficiency shortfalls.
• Develop mitigating strategies, recommendations, and implementation approaches that improve NAS performance.
• Review proposed methods for correcting identified efficiency shortfalls and prepare decision-support briefings.
• Develop and maintain traffic-management dashboards, metrics, reports, and executive presentations.
• Use operational and performance data, including PDARS and ASPM information, to support analysis and recommendations.
• Prepare weekly and monthly NAS Efficiency look-back reports and recurring leadership briefings.
• Support daily EDCT non-compliance review and monthly CDM grading and reporting.
• Support airport and surface programs, including surface slot initiatives and capacity-demand balancing.
• Support Holiday Airspace Release Program activities, special events, the National Playbook, Coded Departure Routes, preferred routes, and SOP updates.
• Develop training tools, documents, and programs for air traffic personnel and industry.
• Plan and support the annual Traffic Management Officer Summit, including curriculum, scheduling, logistics, and facilitation.
• Coordinate with DDSOs, TMOs, field facilities, industry representatives, and AJR leadership.
• Track participation, decisions, target goals, and proposed requirements; document meeting outcomes and action items.
• Support working groups, process-improvement activities, and implementation of approved recommendations ‍

Qualifications

Qualified applicants must possess the following skills and qualifications:

• U.S. citizenship.
• Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible air traffic control or traffic-management experience.
• Certified Professional Controller background and substantial experience in one or more high-level terminal, en route, or ATCSCC operational environments.
• Experience as a Traffic Management Coordinator, STMC, TMO, Operations Manager, NTMS, NTMO, staff specialist, or comparable operational leader.
• Detailed knowledge of NAS traffic flow management, TMIs, delay reduction, capacity-demand balancing, CDM, and ATCSCC procedures.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing operational-performance data and translating findings into practical recommendations.
• Familiarity with PDARS, ASPM, traffic-management dashboards, EDCT compliance, CDM metrics, National Playbook routes, CDRs, preferred routes, and SOPs is preferred.
• Experience developing briefings, reports, training, and executive decision-support products.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder coordination, written communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work on-site and support occasional travel or schedule adjustments for major events.

Education

• Holds or previously held ATC Certified Professional Controller (CPC) certificate

Travel

• Limited travel may be required