TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST with Security Clearance

Duties

• You will serve as a TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST in the INFRASTRUCTURE and PLANNING DIVISION of the N5 POLICY-PLANS and PROJECTS DEPARTENT, NAVAL COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS STATION SAN DIEGO (NAVCOMTELSTA).
• You will be responsible for serving as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Assistant Contracting Officer Representative (ACOR) for Base Communication Office (BCO) contracts.
• You will be responsible for reviewing Telephone Service Requests (TSR) for new or expanded telephone service for conformance with policies and guidelines and determine appropriate actions.
• You will ensure that an accurate inventory database is maintained for all telephone lines, circuits, customers/organization, switchboard equipment, alarms, and other related telecommunications equipment.
• You will acquire telecommunications services, equipment and/ or facilities by lease or purchase directly from vendors or through separate government procuring activities.
• You will administer telecommunications programs, requirements or projects.
• You will analyze a variety of complex technical and staff functions to define basic and contingent communication needs and/or respond to problems involving implementation of communications guidelines. Requirements 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 a current Contracting Officer's Representative COR certification.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card to make official government purchases for goods and services. Qualifications Applicants must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying experience would be demonstrated by:
• Experience in developing and preparing statements of work, performance and independent cost estimates to include availability of funding and billing to the appropriate funding documents and lines of accounting.
• Experience monitoring and reporting on contract performance.
• Experience analyzing a variety of complex technical telecommunications data and generating reports.
• Experience coordinating with users, procuring offices and vendors to resolve problems associated with services.
• Experience utilizing a variety of telephone billing software (i.e.

Configuration Accounting Information Retrieval System (CAIRS) or other Telephone Management System (TMS), and other software programs such as Microsoft Office. This position is within the Work Category PROFESSIONAL at Work Level FULL PERFORMANCE, Series and Grade GG-0391-12. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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. Additional information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. Employee must meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position. Incumbent must be DAWIA Purchasing Level II certified, or be able to attain DAWIA Level II Certification within 24 months.

Employee is required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 form annually. Overtime or recall may be required based on mission/workload or other deadlines and may include evenings, weekends and holidays. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. This position is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1599f.

The Cyber Interagency Transfer Authority (CITA) permits movement of CES employees appointed under Section 1599f of Title 10 U.S.C. and excepted service employees appointed under Schedule A, Section 213.3106(b)(11) of Title 5 CFR, into cyber workforce positions in the competitive service and movement of competitive service employees into DoD Cyber Workforce positions within the Military Departments and Defense Agencies. In accordance with DoDI 1400.25, Volume 3005, Section 3.15, all employees newly appointed to a CES position will serve a 3-year probationary period.

Permanent and term employees currently serving in a probationary period in the competitive service or a probationary or trial period in the excepted service will complete the period as prescribed in their original conditions of employment in the new CES position if they transfer without a break in service or are promoted, demoted, or reassigned to a CES position. 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: .