FEMA Hiring – Telecommunications Specialist

Job Description:

The ideal candidate for this position will have experience leading teams to support equipment maintenance, operation, and design/configuration for cable television infrastructure and audiovisual and teleconference systems. This position starts at a salary of $103,690 (GS-13). Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC) team within FEMA.

Job Responsibilities:

• In this position, you will serve as a Lead Telecommunications Specialist responsible for leading a team of visual information specialists who install, operate, and maintain a variety of broadcast television and audiovisual equipment throughout the MWEOC facility. Typical assignments include:
• Coordinating a team to assign work tasks and provide installation, troubleshooting, and project design for visual information resources.
• Performing preventative and corrective maintenance on the full range of complex and sophisticated television, telecommunications, audiovisual, and visual information equipment to include: digital production and routing switchers; digital CATV demodulators, encoders, multiplexers, and
• QAM modulators; fiber optic equipment and infrastructure.
• Installing, operating, calibrating, and adjusting a full range of complex and sophisticated professional television broadcast and visual information equipment.
• Upgrading and modifying digital CATV infrastructure to include head-end technical administration and distribution system expansion to meet mission requirements.
• Coordinating, conducting, and monitoring a variety of television and VI projects site-wide; planning and/or conducting special studies; developing and/or evaluating policies and standard operating procedures in assigned areas of responsibility; providing technical assistance and support in a variety of matters relating to broadcast and VI activities; preparing and/or providing briefings and presentations on technical and analytical finding and recommendations.

Job Requirements:

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Please review “Other Information” section for additional key requirements.
• Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Selective Service registration required.

Qualification & Experience:

• You qualify for this position at the GS-13 level (starting salary $103,690) if you possess the following: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12) in the Federal Service. This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes:
• Installing, troubleshooting and advising on telecommunication systems (e.g., cable and satellite equipment) AND,
• Determining requirements for digital and analog transmission, production systems and interfaces AND,
• Planning and scheduling of specific projects for telecommunication systems.
• 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.

Job Details:

Company: FEMA

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Functions: Information Technology

Job Location: Pensacola, FL, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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