Telecommunications Specialist (Wildland Fire)

This position is a Telecommunications Specialist (Wildland Fire) , GS-0391-13 working for the US Wildland Fire Service and can be filled at any DOI Federal Office location. Location will be negotiable upon selection.

As a Telecommunications Specialist (Wildland Fire), your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Leads planning and execution of complex wildland fire radio communications initiatives, developing project strategies, business cases, schedules, risk/issue tracking mechanisms, and resource estimates for approved and proposed LMR and digital communications projects. Develops technical analyses and projections of mission requirements and technology needs; coordinates with engineering and technical stakeholders to ensure architecture, designs, and implementation approaches are technically sound and support operational requirements. Provides expert technical input for USWFS-wide standards, policy implementation, and governance routines for radio communications.

Establishes technical priorities and provides technical direction to contractor support resources and project teams (as applicable) performing maintenance, repair, installation, tower/site work, and dispatch equipment configuration activities Conducts short- and long-range planning for modernization, sustainment, and lifecycle replacement of radio systems and infrastructure. Serves as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or technical representative as assigned.