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Telecommunications Specialist-Direct Hire Authority

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$75K/yr - $97K/yr

1+ years exp

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is looking to fill a vacancy for a Telecommunications Specialist in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This role involves providing technical wireless communications and data equipment support, as well as installing, maintaining, and repairing electronic and telecommunication equipment.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provides technical wireless communications and data equipment support to the statewide Wireless Communications program

Install, maintain and repair Electronic and Telecommunication Equipment and associated peripherals

Coordinates major wiring and equipment moves and additions with vendors

Prepares a variety of required telecommunications reports for submission to Bureau Headquarters

The incumbent will be required to climb communication towers to provide installation and maintenance of antennas and Coax/Heliax/Waveguide runs to Radio system equipment installed at various locations

Qualification

Wireless communications supportDigital radio installationTelecommunications systems managementLAN/WAN installationTelecommunications reportingTechnical competenceOral communicationTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

U.S. Citizenship is required

You cannot hold an active real estate license; nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Land

Direct Deposit Required

Background Investigation Required

Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination. Failure to possess or obtain a favorable determination will result in the cancellation of the offer or will be grounds for termination

You must pass a pre-employment physical

Applicant(s) tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use and to pass the test prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use

May require completion of a one-year probationary period

Applicants appointed to this position must POSSESS and maintain a valid state driver's license

Driver's License required – GSA Form 3607 will be required to be completed during onboarding process

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement(s); please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. To qualify for the GS-11 grade level, 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 is required

Examples of work experience include, but are not limited to: Evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving communications systems, procedures, and requirements that demonstrated experience in programming, repairing and installing Digital hand held radios, mobile radios, VHF repeaters; dispatch consoles; experience in grounding telecommunications systems; experience with repairing, installing, testing LANs, WANs, and routing networks and phone cabling; and experience with standardized equipment, services, and processes that will be used to obtain services from contractors

Must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major field of study in the following -- 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 this position OR an equivalent combination of specialized experience and education

You must meet all qualification and selective placement factor requirements by the closing date of the announcement

The work is mostly sedentary, although there is a continuing requirement for field work for the maintenance and/or installation of communications equipment

Required to work in high elevations up to 12,000 feet on antenna supporting structures up to 150 feet above the ground

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

Will be required to climb towers

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 communications sites in the desert, mountains, mud and snow using 4x4 vehicles, snowmobiles, 4-wheel all-terrain vehicles or aircraft is required

Benefits

Relocation expenses reimbursed: Yes—Travel and relocation expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulation, Chapter 302, and Departmental policy.