TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Duties
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• You will review correspondence such as letters, directives, and memoranda prepared by other offices to evaluate any impact upon Naval Frequency Plans.
• You will ensure that any proposed actions concerning telecommunications are in accordance with National agreements and international treaties.
• You will serve as the technical authority responsible for communicating the frequency assignment process to all levels of command orally and in writing.
• You will provide technical guidance, recommendations, and spectrum management assistance to Navy and Marine Corps Commands worldwide.
• You will interpret policy and ensures policies are clearly articulated and if a change in policy procedure occurs, informs regional offices and/or customers.
• You will oversee and maintain a continuous program of monitoring, tracking, and advising on frequency assignment record reviews.
• You will provide technical information within assigned project and coordinate decisions and recommendations to the Manager and Director.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to bend, stoop, and crouch to inspect and assess supporting equipment facilities.
• You may be exposed to dirty, dusty, noisy, and inclement weather when conducting field visits.

Qualifications

GS-13:
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience conveying proficiency in telecommunications and technical background in relevant Electromagnetic Spectrum military policy papers, technical documents, and frequency channel plans.
• Experience demonstrating mastery of radio frequency management across various levels-international, national, joint, Unified Command, and department.
• Experience managing employees effectively and extensively through a comprehensive programmatic approach. Demonstrated proficiency in organizing routine work assignments, making necessary adjustments to staffing levels, setting work priorities, and establishing deadlines to ensure timely completion of tasks. Skilled in evaluating performance and making informed decisions on product approvals or declines.

GS-12:
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience implementing National and International frequency management policy and procedural documents in progressively more responsible assignments.
• Experience assisting in making recommendations on new policies or programs in order to resolve potential problems that may exist with telecommunications policy and technical documents.
• Experience conducting research utilizing individual judgement and discretion in handling and dissemination, needed to provide thoroughly documented and precise results with lead.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/telecommunications-series-0391/ or https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position:

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: 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 to be filled.

Other Education: Communications/electronics or automatic data processing training in technical institutes or business schools above the high school level or in Armed Forces schools that included advanced instruction in addition to basic courses, may be substituted for general experience on a month-for-month basis.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. IF CLAIMING EDUCATION, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS/ITEMIZED LIST WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

• Several vacancies may be filled.
• A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
• Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.
• If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.