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Telecommunications Specialist (Wildland Fire)
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Posted 67 days ago
About the Role
This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority at: Direct Hire Authority There are 2 vacancies being filled for the following locations: - 1 vacancy will be located in Billings OR Miles City, MT - 1 vacancy will be located in Cheyenne OR Newcastle, WY Please ensure to select desired locations during the application process. Applicants will not be considered for locations not selected.
What You'll Do
- →As a Telecommunications Specialist (Wildland Fire) your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Performs technical and analytical work supporting the planning, procurement, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of radio and digital telecommunications systems supporting wildland fire preparedness, incident response, and all-hazards operations.
- →Responsible for implementing approved configurations and procedures within established standards and guidance.
- →Performs installation, configuration, and corrective/preventive maintenance of land mobile radio (LMR) and associated interface equipment (e.g., VHF/UHF portable and mobile radios, antenna systems, base stations, repeaters, dispatch consoles/workstations, remote control terminals, and related interfaces) using established procedures, checklists, templates, and approved configuration baselines.
- →Programs authorized radio frequencies and standardized configurations into radios in accordance with approved channel plans, templates, and configuration baselines; updates local channel plan documentation and related records for review/approval; and assists in preparing draft requests for new or modified frequency authorizations.
- →Performs administrative and data collection analysis such as: conducting routine usage reviews and trend summaries; preparing routine telecommunications reports; providing technical input for routine acquisition actions; and preparing and updating simple operating procedures, job aids and user instructions.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- ✓Direct Deposit Required.
- ✓You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment.
- ✓In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
- ✓Incumbent must be able to obtain certification to climb towers.
- ✓This position requires the incumbent to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of their official duties.
- ✓Selectee must hold and maintain a valid state driver's license throughout their employment in this position.
- ✓A condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
- ✓Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- ✓To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
- ✓You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
- ✓You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 75% of the time.
Personality Fit
Job ID: c5efcd08-ad31-41a2-b9e0-640961af0a9c
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