Summary
Incumbent is responsible for the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic on the Non-movement areas of the airport, utilizing surveillance radar-like targets and camera imagery.
Dimensions of Position
Incumbent works under the general supervision of the Ramp Tower Manager who relies on the incumbent to perform established duties independently. On new or revised procedures, the manager gives detailed instructions and observes and checks work during or immediately after completion according to complexity of the task or until satisfied the incumbent is able to perform the procedure independently.
Accountability
- Makes decisions involving:
- The sequence and separation of gate traffic ready for pushback and engine start.
- Plans the sequence of arriving traffic, using provided electronic aids, prior to arrival at the airport.
- The merging of arriving and pushback traffic that will assure all aircraft equitable treatment and provide for minimum delays.
- Determines the usability of and resolves problems with:
- Communications equipment
- Video Camera displays (radar and imagery)
- STARS (radar) display
- ASDE-X (radar) display
- Gate Management computer programs
- The Ramp Tower is a positive control facility. Incumbent will be required to instruct aircraft how and when to push-back, instruct aircraft when to taxi, who to follow, taxi route, intermediate hold points, route clearance limit, and frequency transfer points.
- Incumbent will initiate, and respond to, necessary coordination with the FAA ATCT Ground Control Position concerning the movements of inbound and outbound aircraft.
- Execute procedures required of the local Surface Movement Guidance and Control System Plan (SMGCS) during periods of reduced visibility, execution of the local Ice Threat Management Plan during periods of aircraft anti-icing, and the local Gate Hold program when initiated by the ATCT.
- Provide flight crews with, when required, field conditions, altimeter settings, weather conditions, operating status of navigational aids and NOTAMS. Provide the ATCT with pilot reported adverse weather, bird activity and unsafe or unusual airport activities or conditions.
- Determine whether a given situation is or may develop into an emergency; and notifies, via “Crash Phoneâ€, emergency services.
- Performs lower grade level duties as necessary to meet operational requirements and for proficiency maintenance.
- Provides OJT training to others.
Requirements
Education: High School Graduate
Experience:
Skills Required
- High school graduate
- Previous aviation experience (airline dispatcher, pilot, air traffic controller, or ramp handling)
- Subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, random, reasonable cause/suspicion, post-accident)
What We Do
RVA is an aviation services company specializing in air traffic control (ATC) operations; ATC communications systems engineering, installation, and maintenance; navigation and landing system engineering, installation, and maintenance; aviation safety and Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) studies; and transportation security studies and planning. RVA is headquartered in Oklahoma City with Executive Offices in Manassas, Virginia. Our customers include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), private corporations, universities, state, city and foreign governments. Founded in 1986, RVA began providing air traffic control services in 1994 as a prime contractor in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Contract Tower (FCT) Program. We currently employ over 450 air traffic controllers, supervisors, and managers at 97 air traffic control towers under this Program. RVA operates two non-federal towers and one Army National Guard (ARNG) tower. We also conduct ramp tower operations at JFK International Airport and Ft. Lauderdale International Airport. In addition, RVA has maintenance agreements with 14 airports to provide maintenance for ATC communications equipment/systems and a contract with the Army National Guard (ARNG) for airfield ATC communications system maintenance at six Army Airfields distributed throughout the lower 48 states and one in Alaska. RVA has an extensive history in Quality Assurance and is the only Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) in the U.S. to have an ISO 9001:2008 certified Air Traffic Services Quality Management System with an imbedded Safety Management System. All of our senior management personnel and tower managers are SMS trained. The processes and procedures identified in our S/QMS are used throughout our organization on every program and project ensuring that each customer receives a quality end product.
