Telecommunications Specialist
2 weeks ago
This position is located in Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Maintenance & Engineering Division.
Open to the first
100 applicants or until 04/11/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
Duties
Major Duties
The incumbent is the Telecommunications Specialist for the Blue Ridge Parkway, a Unit of the National Park Service.
The incumbent has full technical and broad management responsibility for maintenance, modification, and, as required, installation, relocation and activation of the Park's independent digital narrowband radio communication system, including a microwave backbone system carried across multiple sites/towers located in Virginia and North Carolina.
The incumbent plans, self-performs, or directs all technical work, including investigating, analyzing, testing, diagnosing and correcting all system problems and malfunctions, as well as defective or inoperative radio and telecommunication equipment, to restore or insure continuous system operations.
Provides direct support to the Park central dispatch operation and field staff, as well as maintaining mobile and portable radio units.
Location
The Blue Ridge Parkway extends 469 miles along the crest of the southern Appalachian Mountains through North Carolina and Virginia between two eastern national parks - Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains.
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Asheville, North Carolina - The duty station is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Oteen Maintenance Area (mile post 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway), which is located in Asheville, North Carolina. All goods and services are available in Asheville and the surrounding communities.
