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Telecommunications Specialist

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Job Location

Omaha, NE, United States

Job Description

Provides technical support applied to design, installation, maintenance, and repair of complex radio telecommunications systems owned and operated or utilized by National Park Service (NPS), Midwest Region (MWR), which encompasses a 13-state area, including over 60 NPS sites and 5 centralized radio dispatch communications centers. Provides technical and analytical work to identify, develop, and evaluate options or new technologies for telecommunications systems throughout the Midwest Region.

The Department of the Interior (DOI) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission. Please visit find a park. Regions 3, 4, and 5 (U.S. National Park Service) Omaha is in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha is home to four Fortune 500 companies: Berkshire Hathaway, Kiewit Corporation Mutual of Omaha, Union Pacific Corporation. Omaha weather has hot humid summers with July averages 76.7 °F (24.8 °C), and relatively frequent thunderstorms. Winter brings January daily average is 23.5 °F. Weather extremes to include wind/rain to major snowstorms. Housing is relatively affordable and good quality of homes are available. Education is available for both public and private, 2- and 4-year higher education institutions are accessible. Most notable attractions were Henry Doorly Zoo, Old Market area, old Union Station and Omaha Storm Chasers Minor league baseball club. Omaha does have a regional airport, and the closest International Airport is approximately 2.5 hours south towards Kansas City, MO. See "Visit Omaha" for more details: https://www.visitomaha.com/ Point of contact is Richard Miller richard_miller@nps.gov

Location: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Posted Date: 11/18/2024

Job Requirements

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/02/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: maintaining radio telecommunication system performance through use of established tools and instructions; installing, management and testing new, standardized radio telecommunications equipment; and monitoring and alerting telecommunication managers regarding deterioration in system performance. Additional experiences evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving radio communications systems, procedures, and requirements that demonstrated knowledge of current developments and trends in communications concepts and technology, specifically with radio telecommunications technologies. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a Ph.D. degree or equivalent Doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Major study -- electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science, telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management, or other fields related to the position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, I have six months of the specialized experience described above (50% of the experience requirement), and 45 semester hours or 68 quarter hours of directly related graduate level education in an accredited educational institution (50% of the qualifying education). The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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 can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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November 18, 2024
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