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Salary: $37.00 hour – $54.00 hour

As a Ramp Tower Controller, you will control aircraft on the ramps and taxi lanes, dispatch mobile lounges to safely transport passengers, and monitor all aircraft and vehicles in the ramp area to ensure their safe, efficient, and expeditious ground movement.

Serves in the Airport Operations Department at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).

Controls aircraft on the ramps and taxi lanes, dispatches mobile lounges to safely transport airline passengers to and from aircraft and terminals, and monitors all aircraft and vehicles in the ramp area to ensure their safe, efficient, and expeditious ground movement. Coordinates with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airlines, and other IAD Departments to ensure that all aircraft, mobile lounges, and other airfield vehicles operate in accordance with established rules and protocols. Performs related functions.

EDUCATION:  A high school diploma or a Certificate of General Educational Development (GED).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four years of progressively responsible experience controlling aircraft movements on the ground or in the air for the FAA, the US Military or a ramp control tower at a major airport; OR two years of experience as a pilot for a CFR Part 121 air carrier; OR a degree from an approved Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI).
• Knowledge of and ability to apply ground control procedures at a large hub airport with multiple terminals.
• Ability to perform basic analyses of data and information.
• Skill in coordinating and prioritizing multiple information sources, simultaneously.
• Ability to speak and write effectively.
• Skill in using a computer, computerized work order and time and attendance system.
• Ability to work as a team member.

A background security investigation will be required for all new hires.

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