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Summary This position is in the communications center which is located in the Technical Services Branch of the United States Park Police. Incumbent is responsible for efficient management of the communications center. Responsibilities The purpose of this position is to serve as a Tactical Communications Systems Specialist for the U.S. Park Police. The position is located within the Technical Services Branch of the Services Division. The incumbent will be responsible for utilizing a thorough knowledge of policies, standards, rules, regulations, business practices and procedures to manage and oversee proper implementation, management and utilization of telecommunication and information technology (IT) systems/networks, end-user equipment, hardware and software to provide a highly reliable and resilient mission-critical tactical communications support service for the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) and New York Field Office (NYFO). Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the United States Park Police uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period. Please visit the Additional Information section for more details on the conditions of probationary periods for this position. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/13/2025-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of the following: developing and programming land mobile radio codeplugs, loading and managing encryption keys, maintaining radio system infrastructure, use of remote monitoring software to analyze and troubleshoot radio system faults and performance, communications equipment installation/de-installation. You must include hours per week worked. There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level of this announcement. Volunteer Experience: 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. Education There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement. Additional Information A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Physical Demands: The work is predominately involves sitting or standing to operate computer or radio and other field communications equipment and will require carrying and also lifting equipment weighing up to 30 lbs. In support of system maintenance and events or incidents, the incumbent will be working on building rooftops, antenna towers, bucket trucks, navigating tight spaces within buildings, and may include hiking and working at elevations above 12,000 ft. ASL. Working Conditions: The work is performed in an electronics shop, at remote sites, in outlying and remote stations. Occasionally spends time in work situations, which expose incumbent to potentially hazardous situations. These include electrical shock, high towers, extreme weather conditions (heat, rain, high winds) and occasional night work. Safety precautions are required, including accompaniment by another specialist or technician when performing duties considered hazardous to life and limb, and utilization of safety procedures while on high towers, which may require wearing of safety gear. Incumbent must work under conditions of extreme stress and tension as a result of the need to maintain equipment in optimum working conditions. Continued Condition of Employment For Probationary Period: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will 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. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. 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.