Telecommunication Specialist

Summary You will serve as a Marine Corps Installations Command of MARCORPS NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions. Responsibilities You will serve as the Marine Corps Installation Communications Planner responsible for ensuring all future communications matters are contained in each of the Marine Corps Installations Master Plans. You will ensure each Basic Facilities Request submission is aligned to strategic Installation Communications objectives and technical standards outlined within appropriate Unified Facilities Criteria. You will analyze telecommunications infrastructure reliability and utilization using current techniques and tools to identify and define problem areas, and to maintain voice, video, and data telecommunications performance levels. You will coordinate with Architects, Professional Engineers (PE), Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), vendors, trades, design teams and/or stakeholders. You will review telecommunications plans to ensure compliance with standards, codes and AHJ requirements. You will review and/or create: Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Qualification (RFQ), Scope of Work (SOW). You will detail design, specifications and drawings including Structured cabling systems and pathways, Rack positioning and layout drawings, Grounding and bonding systems, and Telecommunications spaces. You will create project documents, including but not limited to: Design drawings, Project specifications, Bill of Materials (BOM), Bid documents and pricing, and Record drawings (as-builts). You will support and assess the installation process. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must 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 performing most or all of the following duties: 1) Analyzing an organization's telecommunications infrastructure reliability using current techniques to identify problem areas, and to maintain voice, video, and data communications performance levels; 2) Performing telecommunications needs analysis to assess operational capabilities, develop user requirements, and identify alternate approaches that are aligned to an organization's strategic objectives and industry technical standards; 3) Developing telecommunications procedures (e.g., preparing installation procedures that integrate the needs of common and specialized communications operations, developing strategies for incorporating emerging technology into telecommunications operations, coordinating the objectives of several specialized communications operations with common requirements) to ensure an integrated operations approach; 4) Serving as a technical resource for community telecommunication planning issues to include identifying opportunities for integrating development assistance principles with community telecommunication planning programs; 5) Drafting reports and written analyses outlining telecommunications critical infrastructure sector policies and positions to ensure requirements needs are met; and 6) Partnering with external entities (e.g., federal, host nation, state, local agencies, private organizations) on cooperative development work to formulate telecommunication strategic plans. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/telecommunications-series-0391/ Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. 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. 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 ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.