Air Operations Specialist

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service see
• If authorized PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements may be found at: position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) will require the use of military and regularly scheduled commercial transportation.

Conditions of Employment Continued:

• This position is the event of a crisis situation the incumbent or designated alternate must continue to perform the Emergency-Essential duties until relieved by proper authority. The incumbent or the designated alternate may be required to take part in readiness exercises. This position cannot be vacated during national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively. This meets the criteria of an Emergency Essential position and requires that the incumbent or the designated alternate be removed from any military recall status. Employee must sign DD Form 2365 as a condition of employment.
• Incumbent will be required to regularly work uncommon hours rotating shifts and overtime and perform duties as a member of the HQ AMC Contingency Support Staff (CSS) to meet sustaining wartime contingency or emergency humanitarian airlift requirements.
• This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions. IAW DoDI 3020-42 Defense Continuity Programs.

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 position Series 2150.

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 maintaining retailing purchasing or procurement of automotive rail air bus or other transportation equipment or services or in the operation of a commercial transportation facility or terminal. This experience must have demonstrated knowledge of fleet operations; familiarity with Federal State and municipal regulations governing the use of transportation vehicles; and the maintenance of inventories and cost computations. Comprehensive knowledge of the wide range of mobility operational concepts objectives and applicable directives in order to apply experimental theories and new developments to our nations world-wide air transportation systems problems not susceptible to resolution by normally accepted methods. Makes decisions and recommendations which result in significantly changing interpreting and/or developing important policies or programs. Knowledge of the operations function manning and organization of commands units in the Continental United States (CONUS) and overseas areas; knowledge of aircrew aircraft en route support organization and enroute station capabilities/limitations and the flow pattern of mobility missions (both military and commercial) that transit these locations to ensure overall mobility operations can be accomplished. Knowledge and experience in statistical theory analysis and techniques are desirable to accomplish workload/flying hour projections analyses and reports on a monthly and annual basis. Knowledge of and skill to utilize automated airlift mission planning and scheduling data (for Global Decision Support System (GDSS) Integrated Mission Report (IMR) as well as a working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word PowerPoint and Excel) used daily in the preparation of work products and -depth knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of all assigned airlift capable aircraft to include range fuel requirement configuration loading and takeoff weight restrictions to ensure that proper mission scheduling has been accomplished. Knowledge of diplomatic clearance requirements worldwide so missions planned to overfly or land in countries that require clearances will be properly cases of short-notice mission requirements knowledge of diplomatic clearances telephone and message contacts to ensure that clearances are obtained and high-priority missions are not delayed. Comprehensive knowledge of all station and country restrictions to ensure worldwide scheduling will not conflict and cargo and passenger movement will not be delayed.


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:

1. Knowledge of the extensive rules procedures and operations applied to air transportation to include Air Force and Air Mobility Command Instructions DoD Flight Information Publications (FLIP) and AMC assigned strategic airlift and tanker aircraft capabilities and limitations.
2. Comprehensive knowledge of the wide range of air mobility operational concepts capability manning and organization of the command its headquarters and subordinate units. Ability to plan organize work and meet deadlines under pressure.
3. Knowledge of and skill to utilize automated airlift mission planning and scheduling databases (such as CAMPS GDSS IMR etc.) as well as office automation programs such as Word PowerPoint Excel etc.
4. Skill in fostering teamwork and customer-supplier relationships among groups with diverse demands.
5. Skills in resolving problems that are often obscure by nature and global in complexity.
6. Ability to locate assemble and compose information of a technical nature for reports inquiries presentations and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively both orally to large and small audiences and in writing persuasive correspondence.

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.