TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS:
Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS- 09 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS- 11 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). We must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. 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. To be creditable, this experience must have been for 1 year and equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. (If the position was seasonal, your resume must show periods worked. You may qualify at the GS-11 level, if you fulfill one of the following qualification requirements:
Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-9 in the federal service, that provided experience in 1) managing telecommunication systems, procedures, and requirements; 2) installing voice and data equipment; 3) preparing operating procedures to operate radio communications systems; and 4) conducting in-house training sessions for users in the proper use and capability of the equipment. (Note:
Your resume must demonstrate how you meet this requirement). OR Have successfully completed at least three full years of graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited college or university with a major study in 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 telecommunications. One year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. OR Have an equivalent combination of specialized experience and education, as described above. To compute, first, determine your experience as a percentage of the experience required; then determine your graduate education as a percentage of the education required. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. Only graduate education in excess of two full years may be used in this calculation. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Physical Demands:
The work is mostly sedentary, although there is a continuing requirement for field work for the maintenance and/or installation of communications equipment. Considerable and strenuous physical exertion is required to work in high elevations up to 12,000 feet on antenna supporting structures up to 150 feed above the ground, and in inclement weather conditions. Other demands such as the frequent climbing, considerable walking, climbing, bending, pulling and heavy lifting of equipment weighing over 50 pounds is required for the installation, loading and transporting of communications equipment in the field. May be required to climb towers. Working Conditions:
The tower climbing work is performed under variable and unpredictable working conditions in many locations, sometimes in inclement weather and at high altitudes. The incumbent will also be exposed to radio frequency hazards, high voltages, noise, and slippery and uneven surfaces.It also includes working in voice and data equipment rooms and computer rooms. Travel to field/remote 4-wheel all-terrain vehicles of aircraft is required. The incumbent will comply in utilizing all appropriate safety equipment, policies, and procedures.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS- 09 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS- 11 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). We must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. 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. To be creditable, this experience must have been for 1 year and equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. (If the position was seasonal, your resume must show periods worked. You may qualify at the GS-11 level, if you fulfill one of the following qualification requirements:
Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-9 in the federal service, that provided experience in 1) managing telecommunication systems, procedures, and requirements; 2) installing voice and data equipment; 3) preparing operating procedures to operate radio communications systems; and 4) conducting in-house training sessions for users in the proper use and capability of the equipment. (Note:
Your resume must demonstrate how you meet this requirement). OR Have successfully completed at least three full years of graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited college or university with a major study in 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 telecommunications. One year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. OR Have an equivalent combination of specialized experience and education, as described above. To compute, first, determine your experience as a percentage of the experience required; then determine your graduate education as a percentage of the education required. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. Only graduate education in excess of two full years may be used in this calculation. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Physical Demands:
The work is mostly sedentary, although there is a continuing requirement for field work for the maintenance and/or installation of communications equipment. Considerable and strenuous physical exertion is required to work in high elevations up to 12,000 feet on antenna supporting structures up to 150 feed above the ground, and in inclement weather conditions. Other demands such as the frequent climbing, considerable walking, climbing, bending, pulling and heavy lifting of equipment weighing over 50 pounds is required for the installation, loading and transporting of communications equipment in the field. May be required to climb towers. Working Conditions:
The tower climbing work is performed under variable and unpredictable working conditions in many locations, sometimes in inclement weather and at high altitudes. The incumbent will also be exposed to radio frequency hazards, high voltages, noise, and slippery and uneven surfaces.It also includes working in voice and data equipment rooms and computer rooms. Travel to field/remote 4-wheel all-terrain vehicles of aircraft is required. The incumbent will comply in utilizing all appropriate safety equipment, policies, and procedures.
- Department:
0391 Telecommunications - Salary Range:
$71,583 to $93,056 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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