This position is located in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of Response & Recovery (ORR), Response Directorate, Disaster Emergency Communications Division (DECD), Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) Detachment. The ideal candidate for this position will have in-depth knowledge of the concepts, principles, procedures and techniques required to develop, install, integrate, operate, evaluate and maintain voice, data and video telecommunications system and circuits.
The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of the announcement. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level (starting salary $100,371), you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following: Planning and designing radio frequency telecommunications systems; AND Directing the deployment, placement, integration, operation, and maintenance of telecommunication systems and equipment; AND Testing, diagnosing and monitoring voice, data and video telecommunications systems and equipment to maintain performance and functionality of the system. Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Please limit your resume to five pages. If more than five pages are submitted, only the first five pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Are you qualifying based on your work experience? Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the occupational series, grade level, and dates in which you held each grade level. Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified." Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS. When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit www.fema.gov for additional information. EXCEPTED SERVICE: This is a full-time position in the Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) Detachment. MERS positions are in the excepted service. Employees will not acquire civil service status but will have standard and optional benefits. EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. In this position, you will serve as a Telecommunication Specialist (RF) ORR, Response Directorate, DECD, MERS. Typical duties include: Planning, designing, directing the deployment, placement, installation, integration, operation, maintenance and tear down of a large variety of mobile/transportable wide band and narrow band radio frequency systems with their associated ancillary equipment (antennae, remote control computers, adaptive bandwidth multiplexers, modems, and fiber optic transmission systems) at deployed locations. These systems include, but are not limited to, High Frequency (HF); Line-Of-Site (LOS) Microwave; Satellite Communications (X-Band, C-Band, and KU-Band); Ultra-High Frequency (UHF); Very High Frequency (VHF); trucking and conventional radios; analog and digital video systems. Performing frequency management functions. Radio frequency resources (channels of the frequency spectrum) are in critical short supply and their use requires closely controlled proper management. The essential factors that must be considered in operational planning include frequency requirements and availability, assignment priorities, and geographical and technical limitation. Frequency management calls for close coordination with FEMA and other Federal and civilian agencies. Performing integration and evaluation of off-the-shelf and prototype radio frequency systems and sub-systems with voice, data and video telecommunications equipment and tests for compatibility with FEMA standard systems. Providing technical input to engineers, technicians, specialists and non-technical government and non-government personnel at meetings or conferences concerning voice, data and video telecommunications systems, system integration, deployment, installation, upgrade, modification and operation. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.