AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERMINAL) TITLE 32 PERMANENT Jobs

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 United States  View Map
Posted: Jun 07, 2026
  • Full Time
  • Aviation or Harbor
  • Summary

    Air Traffic Control Specialist (Terminal) Title 32 Permanent

    Duties As a AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERMINAL) TITLE 32 PERMANENT, GS-2152-11, you will provide tower, radar, and non-radar air traffic control (ATC) services to military and civilian aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR), or Visual Flight Rules (VFR). Provides terminal ATC services to aircraft operating from primary and/or secondary airports within delegated airspace. Manages and directs controller actions and functions in Tower and Radar facilities as the primary watch supervisor and/or senior controller. Provides comprehensive on-the-job training for Air Force and Air National Guard personnel in accordance with Air Force, Air National Guard, FAA, and local policies and directives using live or automated air traffic, and formal classroom instruction. Ensures comprehensive training documentation is accomplished to accurately portray trainee status and capabilities.

    Requirements Conditions of employment

    • NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Air National Guard recruiter PRIOR to applying for this position.
    • Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
    • Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
    • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
    • This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required PRIOR to the effective date of placement.
    • Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
    • Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
    • Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
    • Participation in direct deposit is mandatory
    • ATC personnel may be required to submit to yearly urinalysis testing.
    • Rotating shift work as required.

    Qualifications Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. Military Grades: E3 to E6 Selectee(s) must be within the military grade(s) listed in this job announcement prior to the effective date of placement into the technician position. Applicant(s) who are over grade must clearly state, in their resumes, their intentions to willingly take a reduction in grade. Compatible Military Assignments: 1C151, 1C171 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Must have experience in a military or civilian air traffic facility that demonstrated possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the level of work of the specialization for which application is made. Experience must have provide extensive knowledge of appropriate air traffic control laws, rules, and regulations. Experience providing preflight and in-flight assistance to aircraft requiring a knowledge of the information pilots need to conduct safe flights and the ability to present that information clearly and concisely; and extensive knowledge in the development, coordination, and management of air traffic control programs. Issuing control instructions and advice to pilots in the vicinity of airports to assure proper separation of aircraft and to expedite their safe and efficient movement. This specialization also requires:

    • Ability to act decisively under stressful situations and to maintain alertness over sustained periods of pressure;
    • Skill to coordinate plans and actions with pilots and other controllers; and
    • Judgment to select and take the safest and most effective course of action from among several available choices.

    Education Required documents: AOV Credentials, CTO Card (Front and Back), Pink Card (if applicable, Front and Back) must be uploaded with the application packet at time of submission. Failure to include AOV Credentials, CTO Cards (Front and Back), Pink Card (if applicable, Front and Back) with application at time of submission will result in applicant not being considered for the position.

  • Job Description

    Air Traffic Control Specialist (Terminal) Title 32 Permanent

    Duties As a AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERMINAL) TITLE 32 PERMANENT, GS-2152-11, you will provide tower, radar, and non-radar air traffic control (ATC) services to military and civilian aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR), or Visual Flight Rules (VFR). Provides terminal ATC services to aircraft operating from primary and/or secondary airports within delegated airspace. Manages and directs controller actions and functions in Tower and Radar facilities as the primary watch supervisor and/or senior controller. Provides comprehensive on-the-job training for Air Force and Air National Guard personnel in accordance with Air Force, Air National Guard, FAA, and local policies and directives using live or automated air traffic, and formal classroom instruction. Ensures comprehensive training documentation is accomplished to accurately portray trainee status and capabilities.

    Requirements Conditions of employment

    • NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Air National Guard recruiter PRIOR to applying for this position.
    • Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
    • Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
    • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
    • This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required PRIOR to the effective date of placement.
    • Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
    • Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
    • Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
    • Participation in direct deposit is mandatory
    • ATC personnel may be required to submit to yearly urinalysis testing.
    • Rotating shift work as required.

    Qualifications Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. Military Grades: E3 to E6 Selectee(s) must be within the military grade(s) listed in this job announcement prior to the effective date of placement into the technician position. Applicant(s) who are over grade must clearly state, in their resumes, their intentions to willingly take a reduction in grade. Compatible Military Assignments: 1C151, 1C171 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Must have experience in a military or civilian air traffic facility that demonstrated possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the level of work of the specialization for which application is made. Experience must have provide extensive knowledge of appropriate air traffic control laws, rules, and regulations. Experience providing preflight and in-flight assistance to aircraft requiring a knowledge of the information pilots need to conduct safe flights and the ability to present that information clearly and concisely; and extensive knowledge in the development, coordination, and management of air traffic control programs. Issuing control instructions and advice to pilots in the vicinity of airports to assure proper separation of aircraft and to expedite their safe and efficient movement. This specialization also requires:

    • Ability to act decisively under stressful situations and to maintain alertness over sustained periods of pressure;
    • Skill to coordinate plans and actions with pilots and other controllers; and
    • Judgment to select and take the safest and most effective course of action from among several available choices.

    Education Required documents: AOV Credentials, CTO Card (Front and Back), Pink Card (if applicable, Front and Back) must be uploaded with the application packet at time of submission. Failure to include AOV Credentials, CTO Cards (Front and Back), Pink Card (if applicable, Front and Back) with application at time of submission will result in applicant not being considered for the position.

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