Telecommunications Manager

Summary

This position is located with the Chief Information Office (CIO) and manages the Information Resources environment for the Forest Service. The incumbent is responsible for coordinating with field and Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) and leadership to meet information technology infrastructure, business applications, cybersecurity and service delivery requirements. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Benjamin Moreau at [email protected].

Duties

• Provides senior leadership and management direction to direct reports while effectively planning and managing the Forest Service’s Land Mobile Radio
• Develop strategies for planning and implementation of the Land Mobile Radio services and major agency programs of national scope and impact.
• Analyzes and makes changes to business practices and policies to align with government-wide regulations and policies and sets annual priorities of work for the directorate.
• Provides advice on the relationship of major policy decisions and program objectives on all proposals affecting the NRE land mobile radio portfolio and CIO programs.
• Keeps abreast of trends and practices to anticipate upcoming changes in any technical or administrative aspect of the unit.
• Provides technical and administrative supervision to employees in a variety of professional and non-professional occupations.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Developing strategies for planning and implementation of the Land Mobile Radio services; Analyzing and making changes to business practices and policies to align with organization regulations and policies; Providing advice on the relationship of major policy decisions and program objectives on all proposals affecting land mobile radio portfolio and programs; Responsible for the interim and annual review of program operations and the maintenance of performance standards; Providing technical and administrative supervision to employees in a variety of professional and non-professional occupations. 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.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. This is a Test Designated Position. You will be tested for illegal drugs prior to appointment and randomly thereafter. Appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results. Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New Forest Service supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period. New supervisor training must be completed within your first year to successfully complete your supervisor probationary period.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

How to apply

Please view Tips for Applicants - a guide to the Forest Service application process. Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Mountain Time Zone, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing. Resumes must not exceed two pages. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Contact the Agency Contact to request this. To begin, click "Apply" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and attach your resume and all required documents. Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration. Please ensure your resume does not exceed two pages. Applicants who submit a resume that exceeds two pages will be removed from consideration. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, your system failure, etc.