This position is located in Region One, Mission Support in Maynard, Massachusetts. The ideal candidate for this position will be experience in disaster operations, telecom systems, interoperability, classified environments, stakeholder coordination, and staff supervision.
What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as Supervisory Telecommunication Specialist. Typical assignments include: 1. Advising on emergency communications readiness: Serves as a technical expert to FEMA Region I leadership on disaster emergency communications requirements, communications readiness, and interoperability needs. 2.
Coordinating regional communications planning: Leads or supports Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group activities, including coordination with Federal, State, Tribal, Territorial, local, and private-sector partners. 3.
Managing telecommunications systems and equipment: Supports the planning, operation, maintenance, and integration of tactical and operational communications systems, including radio, satellite, cellular, data, and video communications capabilities. 4. Supporting disaster response operations: Deploys or provides remote support during incidents, exercises, or activations to ensure FEMA staff and response teams have reliable communications capabilities. 5.
Supervising staff and managing work: Assigns work, sets priorities, evaluates performance, approves leave, identifies training needs, and provides technical and administrative guidance to subordinate telecommunications staff. What else do I need to know? At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management.
Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.
This announcement uses the Rule of Many methods under 5 CFR § 332.402. All qualified applicants who either exceeded the cut number/percentage or tie with other qualified applicants at the cut number/percentage will be referred to the selecting official for consideration. No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the "requirements" section of this announcement.
DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
We recommend that you preview the online questions for this announcement before you start the application process. We will provide the selecting official with a sufficient number of names, when available, to consider at least three candidates per vacancy. If fewer than three eligible and available candidates per vacancy result, we will expand the group in accordance with our pre-announced supplement strategy and OPM policy.
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shakita.fultz@fema.dhs.gov · 202-340-9264
This position is with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $120548 – $156715/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-23.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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