Flugdatenbearbeiter/in Wiesbaden, Germany Ausschreibungsbereich WHO MAY APPLY: Current INTERNAL Local National Employees throughout Germany. This covers all current Local National employees of the U.S. Forces in Germany, including U.S. Air Force and AAFES-Europe within Germany and EXTERNAL Local National Applicants, who reside in Germany. Hauptaufgaben Performs a variety of duties involving the processing of national and international flight plan information. Works closely with military aviators to plan, coordinate, and process flight plans into the international Air Traffic Services (ATS) system. Uses a thorough knowledge of aeronautical charts and publications to provide route, altitude, departure, and arrival information to facilitate expeditious submission of information into the European ATS system and reduce delays and cancellations of preferred routes and slot times. Receives flight plan data and associated messages for all flights under AFOD jurisdiction via direct circuit, common use telephone systems, Automated Data Processing (ADP) systems from Base Operations personnel at US and NATO airfields, aviators, other Flight Service Centers, as well as computer generated flight plans. Reviews and evaluates flight plans for accuracy and determines errors or incomplete information. Ensures deficiencies are corrected. Upon review of flight plan data and associated messages determines which military airfield operations or other military, NATO, and ICAO Air Traffic Service stations must be notified and which sequence and lines of routing must be followed. Selects available communications means, i. e., direct and dial telephone lines connected to US Army circuits, interphone lines of other circuits and computerized data links to relay pertinent information to installations concerned prior to transferring flight plan data to Eurocontrol via the FIS system. Ensures that necessary country clearances have been obtained for border crossing flights. Reviews proposed routes of flight for compliance with host nation regulatory publications and Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) pertaining to the latest information concerning conditions of airfields, flexible use airspace, regulatory special use airspace, operational deficiencies, failure of navigational aids, etc. Coordinates flight plan data of non-US Army flights destined to land at an US Army airfield in Germany with the responsible base operations. Monitors all US military aircraft in the European, African and Middle Eastern theaters of operation as well as for US Army aircraft arriving and departing to and from the United States. Monitors flights from the time of departure until landing of aircraft at final destination. Receives and processes reports on aircraft in operation, i.e., departures, position reports, delays en route, and arrival information. Receives information on deviations from filed flight plan. Recognizes any possible hazardous situations due to fuel shortages, equipment failures, or other special criteria to include changes to destination weather conditions not considered or known at time of departure, etc. Notifies en route or destination airfields of delays and other changes affecting the flight plan. Alerts pilots through stations and appropriate ATS facilities when changes to original flight plan may create a hazardous situation. Maintains reports and records of all pertinent information and arrival reports when completed. Responsible for providing pilots with a variety of information and assistance necessary for planning and conducting safe, orderly and expeditious movement along air routes in compliance with established policies and procedures, and result in effective operations of the facility. Responsible for developing, disseminating and monitoring the currency of NOTAMs. Operates the US Army NOTAMS System Europe IAW with ICAO, Eurocontrol and host nation regulations. Receives from numerous international, host nation and US military NOTAM offices, encoded and plain language NOTAM information and data containing all information concerning the establishment, alteration, operational capabilities, services, procedures and hazards to all US Army and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aircrews via the Aeronautical Fixed Tele-Communications network. Screens and analyzes this data to determine degree of applicability, impact and priority to the Army Airfield Operations Detachment (AFOD), US Army aircrews and related installations and facilities. Extracts, summarizes and disseminates to all facilities and installations serviced by the AFOD data deemed essential to flight safety and successful operations. Formulates a publishable format of US Army NOTAMS using plain language or encoded text as prescribed in ICAO and Eurocontrol regulations. Collects current NOTAMs in reference files for briefing purposes and subsequent NOTAM transactions. Transmits US Army NOTAM information in the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) format over the AFTN to the German military NOTAM office for further National and International promulgation. Sends selected US ARMY NOTAMs and the USAREUR NOTAM summaries in the USNS format through the electronically to the USNS for inclusion into the EURSUM (DOD/FAA NOTAM summary covering Europe, Africa and the Middle East). Provides NOTAM briefings to all US Army aviators upon request. Briefings are done via e-mail in electronic format. Briefings include the entire AFOD areas of responsibility as well as those areas deemed necessary by the CG, USAREUR-AF. Notifies the German civil/military NOTAM office by telephone or email of any errors found in any NOTAM originated by them and tries to clarify inaccuracies prior to republication in the USAREUR-AF NOTAM System. Maintains libraries consisting of AIPs, (Aeronautical Information Publications), FLIP, (Flight Information Publications), ICAO, (International Civil Aeronautical Organization), Annexes and documents both military and civil, various host nation regulations, handbooks and manuals. Keeps publications in a current status by the constant incorporation of periodic amendment packages. Screens NOTAMs and AIP Supplements for information modifying the contents of any existing AIP or FLIP material and make necessary manuscript corrections. Updates and maintains the status briefing board for the Night Low Level Route structure as well as HFCAs (Helicopter Flight Coordination Areas). Provides information published in AIP's, FLIP's and other international procedures via email to the requesting individuals or organizations. Checks, for all flight safety concerns found in ATS messages, (emergency, flight safety, flight regulatory, aeronautical administrative, reservation, General Aircraft Operating Agency (GAO) and flight service messages), plus NOTAM's and SNOTAM's, received and or transmitted via the Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network (AFTN), Flight Information Services (FIS) network as well as the Automated Data Processing (ADP) system to include in briefings. Notifies the German civil/military NOTAM office by telephone or email of any errors found in any NOTAM originated by them and tries to clarify inaccuracies prior to republication in the USAREUR NOTAM System. Notifies Base Operations personnel telephonically of hazards or occurrences, the immediate knowledge of which is essential to the safe operations to and from the affected facility. Notifies the USAASD-E (US Army Aeronautical Services Detachment-Europe) of any change, permanent or temporary, to an instrument procedure of which the USAAD-E is the office for primary responsibility. Submits feedback to the USAAD-E when a discrepancy between actual status of a facility and the corresponding entry in any DOD FLIP material is discovered. Liaises Aeronautical information between USAREUR-AF, the USAFE AMOC, USAASD-E, EUROCONTROL and the FAA. Coordinates with the USAASD-E for the processing and dissemination of all Aeronautical Information messages compiled and sent to AFOD by USAAD-E as well as the maintaining of a library of this message material. Originates requests for search on aircraft determined to be lost or overdue. Declares aircraft overdue, alerts Search and Rescue (SAR) furnishing all pertinent data on aircraft. Contacts departure and destination commands to inform them of actions initiated. Constantly remains in contact with SAR to render any assistance or transfer information as necessary on missing aircraft. Estimates maximum radius of action from last reported position and contacts local emergency services for assistance in the search. Initiates a preliminary communications search on all aircraft deviating from filed flight plans. Retains responsibility for communications search even if aircraft was under jurisdiction of another ATS facility. Contacts departure stations, other airfields in surrounding airspace, flight coordination facilities, ATS stations, arrival airfield, and alternate airfields via telephone or Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network (AFTN) to secure information on missing or overdue aircraft. Evaluates obtained information in terms of accuracy and applicability. Records all information chronologically and prepares briefing of personnel entering on subsequent search actions. Monitors US Army flight plans filed through Eurocontrol for allocated slot times, flight suspension messages, and adherence to slot times to ensure compliance with Eurocontrol Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management (ATFCM) measures. Relays information about allocated slots to the airfield of departure and the aircrew concerned. Identifies slot delays and evaluates possible remediation measures to reduce the delay and applies those measures in close coordination with the affected aircrew. Relays any slot improvements or slot cancellations to the airfield of departure and the aircrew concerned. Identifies the reason for slot suspensions and evaluates possible measures to overcome the flight suspension. Responsible for Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management (ATFCM). Almost all IFR flights in Europe are subject to Air Traffic Flow Management by managing slot allocated flights and flight suspensions Flights may be subject to a slot when demand exceeds capacity. The incumbent must manage the readiness status of flights that were assigned a slot. By default, any improvements to a slot are assigned automatically but this may not be acceptable for the pilot due to operational issues preventing the pilot from adhering to that slot (e.g. waiting for refuel, waiting for passengers etc.). If so any possible improvements are proposed to the incumbent, and they have to coordinate with the pilot. Adherence to a slot needs to be monitored and extensions have to be requested if necessary and actions taken if a slot was missed. For critical flights (e.g. crewing difficulties or disproportionately heavy delays) the interaction with the Flow Management helpdesk of Eurocontrol is required. Flights not meeting their planned take-off time will be suspended hence getting no take-off clearance until updated. The incumbent must monitor the EOBT (Estimated Off-Block Time) and make sure it is as accurate and up to date as possible. Flights may also be subject to flight suspensions because airspaces or routes being closed, or airfields shut down for weather or emergencies. The incumbent identifies the reasons for a suspension and implements measures to lift the suspension. These can be amendments to the departure time or a rerouting or a level change. These measures need to be coordinated with the pilot. Receives and processes requests for airspace coordination matters. Military parachute jumping exercises (PJE) are coordinated with the ATS Coordination Center for Military Airspace Utilization (COMIL) and civil authorities. Advises the requestor on conditions under which these missions can be executed. Processes landing requests for U.S. military bases, and for NATO military and police forces. Assists in the investigation of alleged flight violations (glossary) and near-miss reports by providing information to requesting agencies. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifikationsanforderungen Description of the Education & Training Levels: https://portal.chra.army.mil/mnrs?sys_id=0a86e971cd2d2d10aaffb5ebb50f5ac9&view=sp&id=mnrs_kb_article&table=kb_knowledge CG-04: E&T Level I: 2 years of creditable experience as defined in A below PLUS 5 years of experience as defined in B below PLUS 1 year as defined in C below. Current employees who do not meet E&T Level I and who are not in the same or similar occupation must have 2 additional years of creditable experience as described in A below. E&T Level II: 1 year of creditable experience as defined in A below PLUS 5 years of experience as defined in B below PLUS 1 year as defined in C below. E&T Level III: 4 years of experience as defined in B below PLUS 1 year as defined in C below. E&T Level IV: 3 years of experience as defined in B below PLUS 1 year as defined in C below. E&T Level V: 2 years of experience as defined in B below PLUS 1 year as defined in C below. Current employees who have served one year in the same or similar occupation are qualified for the next higher grade. Experience A: Included clerical work in an office or store, working with computers, bookkeeping, making and recording inventories, telephone marketing, arranging for events or as a cashier, etc. Experience B: Experience in the same or similar line of work as the job for which considered. The experience must demonstrate that the applicant possesses the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required in the position. The predominant experience must have been gained at a comparable level of difficulty to the position to be filled. The amount of the higher level experience must be in a reasonable relation to the required total number of years. Experience C: Professional work at a high level of responsibility in a difficult and closely related professional field that is in the same line of work to the position to be filled. The experience must demonstrate thorough knowledge, sound judgment, personal initiative, and the ability to make sound decisions. *Office automation skills required. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LEVEL: English Language Proficiency Level C1 AND German Language Proficiency Level C1 required. You may test yourself for free at one of the various online providers, who offer tests under the 'Common European Framework of Reference for Languages' (CEFR). Description of the Language Levels: https://portal.chra.army.mil/mnrs?sys_id=13a66d71cd2d2d10aaffb5ebb50f5aa0&view=sp&id=mnrs_kb_article&table=kb_knowledge Auswahlkriterien auswählen General Information for LN Job Announcements - please read: https://portal.chra.army.mil/mnrs?sys_id=77e3ac4a5ce32110924578e08ba9227c&view=sp&id=mnrs_kb_article&table=kb_knowledge Beschäftigungsbedingungen * Working on weekends and holidays as well as rotating shift work required. We offer: - a global employer who stands for cultural diversity and equal opportunities - employment in an international environment with a welcoming atmosphere - high level of job security and attractive pay under German tariff agreements (CTA II; Protection Agreement) including, but not limited to, the following tariff entitlements: - 30 days of annual leave; 36 days for severely handicapped employees (Additional time-off on 24 & 31 December per tariff agreement) - vacation and Christmas pay (total of 13 monthly salaries) - various additional social benefits (e.g., employer pension scheme through Allianz group insurance; property accrual payments) Beyond the tariff agreement: - usually, time off on 8-9 U.S. holidays due to work hour redistribution (Governed by shop agreement) - employer-specific programs for flexible work schedules; situational mobile work; length-of-service/performance awards - health promotion and fitness programs, including free use of employer-run Fit