Job Detail

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Vacancy Announcement Number: NEBB10238333

Opening Date: May 13, 2010 Closing Date: May 24, 2010

Position: Telecommunications Specialist, GS-0391-12 Salary: $74,872 - $97,333 Annual Place of Work: NETCOM/9th Army Signal Command, 302nd Signal Battalion, Company A, Fort Detrick, MD

Position Status: This is a Permanent position. -- Full Time Number of Vacancy: 4

Duties: Serves as the Company Communications Watch Officer responsible to the Commander, 298th Signal Company, for the total continuity of communications services and operational capabilities involving communications, facilities and personnel supporting the Company. Serves as Alternate Node site coordinator, alternate circuit activations coordinator. Responsible for performing the duties associated with a Primary Technical Control Facility, and a Defense Communications Satellite Facility. You will ensure the continuous movement of voice and data communications from one location to another, via such major communications networks as the Defense Satellite Communications System, Defense Information System Network, Defense and commercial cable facilities that support White House Communications Agency, National Security Agency, National Airborne Operations Center, National Security Agency National Guard Bureau, State Department and worldwide Defense Information System Agency facilities.

About the Position: The 302d Signal Battalion assists our nation by providing and protecting critical Battle Command and Intelligence system support for the President, Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Warfighting Combatant Commanders, the Services, and other Federal Agency

Who May Apply: (Click on Who May Apply) * All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment. * Department of Defense employees serving on a Career or Career Conditional Appointment. * Reinstatement eligibles. * NAF/AAFES Interchange Agreement eligibles. * Applicants eligible under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) * Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.

Qualifications: Click on link below to view qualification standard. General Schedule

• Specialized Experience: This position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 in federal service which requires a technical knowledge of the operational and performance characteristics of assigned telecommunications equipment and transmission media, and the relationships of components to the complete telecommunications systems employed. The work also requires a thorough knowledge and understanding of telecommunication concepts, principles, practices, procedures and operational requirements as well as a working knowledge of worldwide communication systems, (i.e., Defense Information System Network (DISN), and Defense Satellite Communications Systems (DSCS) and the ability to resolve problems identified with these systems.




• GS-12 and above: One year of experience directly related to the occupation and equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. There is no substitution of education for experience at this level. * The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Managements basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement. * Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the Time in Grade Restriction. * One year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower grade or level requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled. * Must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade (or equivalent).

Other Information:(Click on Other Information)

• To successfully claim veterans preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit. * Multiple positions will be filled from this announcement. * May require shift work and/or work on rotating shifts to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays and in other situations. * The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.cpms.osd.mil/ASSETS/E8AB932EA1E44617BAC7222922E42A62/DoDI140025-V300.pdf * This is a Career Program Position (CP). # 34 * Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. * In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.) * Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

Other Advantages: Fort Detrick is located within the boundaries of the city of Frederick, Maryland, which offers modern housing, schools, recreation areas, excellent utilities, and access to major metropolitan areas. Situated between Baltimore Maryland and Washington D.C., Frederick County Maryland adjoins Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Other Requirements:(Click on Other Requirements)

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. * Position is designated as Emergency Essential. * You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. * Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. * Direct Deposit of Pay is Required. * One year trial/probationary period may be required.

How to Apply: (Click on How to Apply)

• Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement. * Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date. * Resume must be on file in our centralized database. * Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time.

If your resume is currently in our central database, you may click here to Self Nominate

Click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create your resume. Follow the instructions in this vacancy announcement to apply for the job.

Point of Contact: Central Resume Processing Center, 410-306-0137, applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

JobCircle.com is the largest independently owned and operated job board for jobseekers in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Visit JobCircle.com to search through thousands of jobs and apply instantly online.

---