AIRSPACE SCHEDULING SPECIALIST

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 provide and perform duties in support of F-16 airspace scheduling and management within the Triad region consisting of White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), Holloman AFB, and Ft. Bliss. Region boundary encapsulates 40,000 square miles of airspace.

**Qualifications:**
Conditions of Employment (cont.): Due to constant coordination consisting of classified range testing with several White Sands Missile Range agencies, numerous military and civilian, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agencies, and because special coordination exists, consisting of low visibility surveillance missions and high priority missions, member must be able to obtain, at a minimum, a "Secret" Security Clearance. Due to the technical expertise demands required to perform duties: possess an Operations Resource Management five-skill level, or have Wing scheduling experience or possess equivalent education and "experience level. 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 Positions, Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of airspace and air refueling scheduling procedures and requirement limitations related to numerous aircraft weapons systems; Knowledge of basic arithmetic sufficient in using established formulas to make routine calculations of airspace attrition; Knowledge to recognize and develop local procedures which eliminate airspace and flight safety hazards; Knowledge in analyzing and modifying yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily airspace and air refueling flow plans; Knowledge of basic data gathering and verifying/validating data and transmitting data via electronic mail and use of Fax machine; Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, and Word. OR EDUCATION: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts. 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-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 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 airspace scheduling and coordinating issues relating to Military Operations Areas (MOAs), instrument routes, air refueling routes, visual routes, and restricted ranges. Knowledge of air refueling scheduling and exchange air refueling in-flight data with various agencies, including Air Mobility Command (AMC) tanker agencies and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Ability to compile and analyze unit requirements and coordinate long and short range air refueling requirements. Ability to perform duties in a stressful environment. Ability to collect data, monitor, compile, update, and analyze various reports. Knowledge of aircraft airspace altitude separation in regards to airspace, low-levels and air refueling tracks. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.