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EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT/OPPORTUNITY #:
KAT-08-MS-TRO-4137-JES
OPENING DATE: 04/14/2008 CLOSING
DATE: 05/01/2008
THIS
IS A DIRECT CHARGE CORE APPOINTMENT UNDER THE ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER
RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT, P.L. 93-288, AS AMENDED. THIS IS A 2
YEAR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT IN THE EXCEPTED SERVICE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
EXTENSION.
This position is located in the Biloxi, MS Transitional Recovery Office (TRO)
in Mississippi.
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TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT:
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Full Time - Temporary
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POSITION:
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Telecommunications Specialist
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SERIES - PAY GRADE:
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GS-0391-11/12
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NUMBER OF POSITIONS:
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One (1)
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PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
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GS-12
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SALARY RANGE:
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$54,494 to $84,913
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ORGANIZATION:
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Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Gulf Coast Recovery
Office (GCRO), with the Duty Station in the Biloxi, MS Transitional
Recovery Office (TRO) in Mississippi.
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DUTY LOCATION:
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Mississippi (Biloxi)
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RELOCATION EXPENSES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED
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WHO
MAY APPLY: Eligible Candidates - All
DUTIES:
This position is located in the Biloxi, MS Transitional Recovery Office
(TRO) in Mississippi.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent performs a full range of technical and telecommunications
support functions. The incumbent serves as telecommunications advisor for
major construction and remodeling projects or installation of new or
significantly upgraded telecommunications systems. The incumbent develops a
recovery plan to ensure that all telecommunication assets in the office are
maintained and in working order, and establishes continuity of operations
plans for telecommunication needs should there be additional emergency
situations requiring setup. The incumbent is responsible for the
installation, monitoring, testing and maintenance of telecommunications and
associated electronic equipment and wiring per specifications. The incumbent
analyzes requirements for a range of user communication needs and reviews
existing equipment, services, and systems to validate established
requirements and identify the need for additions to existing equipment such
as phones, pagers, or other technologies. The incumbent identifies
technologies to meet unusual mission and function requirements. The incumbent
monitors and reviews installation and maintenance performed by vendors to
assure that they meet specifications and requirements. The incumbent prepares
and submits requests for installation of additional equipment; reviews
requests for repairs; and monitors progress to ensure that telecommunications
installations are on track. The incumbent uses various test equipment
(digital, optical, and analog) for troubleshooting.
The incumbent performs all other Duties and Assignments as required.
REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION: This agency provides reasonable accommodations to
applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any
part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The
decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case
basis.
QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements
as contained in the OPM's Qualification Operating Manual. These are available
on line at www.opm.gov. The manual states
that one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade in
the Federal service is required. Specialized experience is experience which
is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled
and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills,
and abilities to successfully perform the duties of that position.
Applicants meeting the basic qualification requirements and any selective
placement factor stated in this Employment Opportunity will be rated and
ranked on the following Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSA`s).
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Include with your application a Narrative Statement describing
possession of each evaluation criterion (i.e. knowledge, skills and abilities
or KSAs). Failure to provide the Narrative Statement will adversely impact
your ranking score and your ability to be certified for referral to the
selecting official.
If there is a Selective Placement Factor(s), please address fully and
separately. Failure to meet the Selective Placement Factor(s) will result
in no further consideration.
You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications
required; and on the extent to which your application shows that you possess
the knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with this position as defined
below. When describing your knowledge, skills, and abilities, please ensure
to give examples and explain how often you used these skills, the complexity
of the knowledge you possessed, the level of the people with whom you interacted,
the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc.
SELECTIVE
PLACEMENT FACTOR:
None.
KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, & ABILITIES (KSAs):
1. Demonstrated knowledge of the concepts, principles, procedures and
techniques required to develop, install, integrate, operate, evaluate and
maintain voice, data, video telecommunications systems, circuits using wide
and narrow band radio systems and their associated peripheral equipment
(computers, adaptive bandwidth multiplexers, modems, and fiber optic
transmission systems).
2. Demonstrated skill in using state of art test and diagnostic equipment for
performance monitoring, testing, alignment and fault isolation of voice, data
and video telecommunications systems, circuits using wide and narrow band
radio systems and their associated peripheral equipment, performing equipment
repair to the lowest replaceable unit.
3. Demonstrated knowledge of electrical power and grounding requirements for
telecommunications systems and associated peripheral equipment and isolating interference
problems associated with mobile, voice, data and video telecommunications
systems.
4. Demonstrated skill in providing technical input to engineers, technicians,
specialists and non-technical government and civilian personnel at meeting
and conferences concerning voice, data and video telecommunications systems,
system installation, integration, equipment upgrades, design, modification
and maintenance.
5. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in
writing, as well as interaction with co-workers, technicians, senior
officials from other Federal Agencies, State and local officials, disasters
victims, and the general public.
6. Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve user technical issues and
complex assignments in a timely manner, and provide excellent customer
service skills.
CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT AT FEMA
EMERGENCY
ASSIGNMENT: FEMA employees may be subject to 24-hour on-call in the event
of an emergency. This service may require irregular working 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. Selectee must be
able to relocate to emergency sites with little advance notice and function
under intense physical and mental stress.
REGISTRATION
FOR SELECTIVE SERVICE: The Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires
that all male applicants born after 12-31-59, who are required to register
under the Military Selective Service Act, be registered or they are not
eligible for appointment within this Agency.
CITIZENSHIP:
Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals
(residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service
jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited
circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the
position.
DRUG
TESTING: Applicants for this position may be required to submit to a
urinalysis for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
DIRECT
DEPOSIT: Mandatory Direct Deposit/Electronics Funds Transfer (DD/EFT) for
salary payment is a condition of employment at FEMA. Selectee will be
required to participate in DD/EFT.
2-YEAR CORE: This position is being announced under FEMA'S 2-year Katrina CORE
(Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees) Program. These positions are
authorized under P.L. 93-288 to perform temporary disaster work and are
funded from the Disaster Relief Fund. Appointments are excepted service,
temporary appointments.
Depending on the level of disaster activity, the incumbent is subject to
release to a non-pay status and recall to duty to meet fluctuating work
requirements. Travel to disaster areas may be required with very short notice
at any time of the year. Employees agree to accept (1) emergency assignments
other than those specified in the position; (2) to work overtime as
necessary, with little scheduling flexibility; and, (3) if released to a
non-pay status, to report when recalled within 48 hours or agree to immediate
separation from service.
SECURITY
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
PUBLIC
TRUST: This is a Public Trust position that requires a background
investigation. Appointment to the position is subject to the applicant or
appointee successfully completing essential security investigation forms, the
applicant or appointee cooperating with the investigator, the completion of
the investigation, and the favorable adjudication of the investigation.
Failure to satisfactorily complete any aspect of this process is grounds for
immediate termination. Applicants for this position may be required to submit
to a urinalysis for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
HOW AND WHERE TO
APPLY
Applicants
can apply for this position by submitting a resume, the Optional Application for
Federal Employment (OF-612) OR any other written format. The resume or
application must contain:
- The Employment
Opportunity number, title and grade of the job for which applying
(indicate the lowest grade level that you will accept if applying for a
position advertised at multiple grade levels);
- Full name, mailing
address, day and evening phone numbers, social security number, country
of citizenship, branch and date of military service, if applicable;
- High school name and
location, date of diploma or highest grade completed, college name and
location, majors, type and year of any degrees received;
- Work experience that
includes job titles, duties and accomplishments, employer`s name and
address, supervisor`s name and phone number, starting and ending dates,
hours per week and salary; and to include all periods of unemployment
during the ten year time frame.
- List of other
qualifications such as job related training courses, job related skills,
job related certificates and job related honors, awards and special
accomplishments.
IF
YOU ARE FAXING YOUR DOCUMENTS, PLEASE SELECT ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING
NUMBERS:
(540) 542-7049
(540) 535-2622
IF YOU ARE FAXING OR EMAILING YOUR DOCUMENTS, THEY MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59
PM EASTERN TIME ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. THERE ARE SEVERAL
WAYS IN WHICH YOU MAY APPLY FOR THESE POSITIONS:
Mail
- Use of a postage paid Federal Government agency envelope to mail your
application or resume is not allowed and will not be considered. Complete
application packages must be received in the office by the closing date of
the announcement to receive consideration. All forms should be sent to:
FEMA Human Resources Division
Building 712, P.O. Box 129
Berryville, VA 22611
Attn: John Stevian
Phone: 1-800-879-6076
E-Mail - DISASTER-STAFFING@dhs.gov.
Complete email packages must be received by the closing date of the
announcement. Please list the job opportunity announcement number in the
subject line.
Fax to John Stevian at 540-542-7049 . Complete faxed packages must be
received by the closing date of the announcement.
To obtain additional information about employment opportunities, visit our
WEB site at www.dhs.gov, or call our
Employment Opportunities Hotline on 800-879-6076. Applicants needing TDD/TTY
assistance should call the Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
If
you are sending your application via Email, please DO NOT use .zip or
other compressed file formats. Preferred file formats include .doc, .txt,
.pdf. Electronic files can be no larger than 4 mb.
Please
be sure to include the following information in your application (incomplete
applications may not be considered for the position).
Job Information:
- Announcement number and position title and grade(s) for which you are
applying.
Personal Information:
- Full name, mailing address, day and evening phone numbers.
- Last four digits of your Social Security Number.
- Country of citizenship (must be U.S. citizen to be eligible).
- If you are or were a Federal government employee, please attach your latest
SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action), indicating the highest Federal civilian
grade held and dates and attach a copy of your latest performance appraisal.
Education:
- Colleges and Universities: Name, city, state, major(s), type of degree and
year received (or total semester/quarter hours earned).
- Other educational programs, if relevant. Show dates and total hours of
program.
Job-Related Work Experience:
- Job title (include series and grade if Federal job).
- Name and address of employer, supervisor’s name, and supervisor’s telephone
number (please indicate if you do not want us to contact your current
supervisor).
- Starting and Ending dates (month and year).
- Hours worked per week.
- Annual salary for each job.
- Duties and accomplishments.
- Please document at least the past 10 years of experience.
Other Job-Related Qualifications:
- Relevant skills (e.g. foreign languages, computer software/hardware).
- Relevant training courses.
- Relevant current certificates and licenses.
- Relevant honors, awards, etc. (e.g., memberships in professional and honor
societies, publications, leadership activities, performance awards). Give
dates, but do not send documents.
THE
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY IS COMMITTED TO EMPLOYING A HIGHLY
QUALIFIED WORKFORCE THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR NATION. All applicants
will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin,
sex, age, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, and any
other non-merit factor.
The Federal Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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