Telecommunications Specialist-536157.1

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) directs the worldwide overseas building program for the U.S. Department of State. Working with other offices and bureaus, foreign affairs agencies, and Congress, OBO sets worldwide priorities for the design, construction, acquisition, maintenance, use, and sale of real properties and the use of sales proceeds. As the single real property manager for the U.S. government's diplomatic facilities overseas, OBO's portfolio spans 285 worldwide missions and over 80,000,000 square feet of functioning property. OBO's primary mission is to provide safe, secure, and functional facilities that represent the U.S. government to the host nation and support the Department's staff as they work to achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives abroad.

OBO is guided by the principles of Excellence in Diplomatic Facilities. Delivering excellence is a comprehensive process that seeks to utilize the best methods, technologies, and staff abilities. Each office, person, and action in OBO contributes to the realization of this goal. Through this program, OBO employs a collaborative and integrated approach that demands solutions that are creative, economical, and environmentally appropriate. OBO project teams are challenged to apply these principles, coordinate their efforts, and deliver built embassy complexes that represent the best in American architecture, design, engineering, technology, sustainability, art, culture, and construction execution.

This position is in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Program Development, Coordination, and Support Directorate, Office of Design and Engineering, Electrical Engineering Division (OBO/PDCS/DE/EE). DE serves as OBO's code officials and provides design, research, and technical assistance bureau-wide for all Department of State (DOS) facilities overseas. Within DE, EE is responsible for all aspects of electrical engineering design, telecommunications, and emanations security for our embassy facilities worldwide, new, and existing, including maintaining an up-to-date set of design criteria for this type of work. The Division's electrical engineers conduct surveys on existing facilities, provide troubleshooting, and on-site consultations for resolution to electrical engineering problems. EE covers power systems from point of connection to the local commercial power system to the on-site transformer substations, on-site standby power plants, exterior and interior power distribution, and lighting (area and security) systems. The Division prepares scopes of work and provides design review services for both post-initiated projects and in support of all OBO's capital and non-capital projects. Responsibility for telecommunications and emanations security - RF and acoustical shielding and cabling systems for classified and unclassified data and voice to monitoring, testing, and acceptance of the finished related systems. Electrical engineering systems include, but are not limited to, electrical power distribution systems (low and medium voltage), telecommunications cabling infrastructure, prime power generating plants, interior and exterior lighting, equipment and devices, radio frequency (RF), and acoustical shielding.

Job Duties:

The contractor is considered a subject matter expert. As a Telecommunications Specialist assigned to the Electrical Engineering Division of OBO/PDCS/DE, the contractor reviews designs, plans, and specifications for telecommunications cabling distribution systems, telecommunications equipment and devices, and audio visual systems including those of major size and complexity requiring significant departures from previous approaches to similar projects, for use in a variety of overseas diplomatic facilities (embassies, consulates, residences, etc.). In furtherance of these responsibilities, the contractor performs tasks and assignments that typically include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

• Reviews project scopes of work, advises on architectural and engineering (A/E) fee estimates, and assists in the A/E contract negotiations.
• Conducts analyses to establish telecommunications cabling distribution electrical design criteria to be followed by A/E firms commissioned to develop designs.
• Oversees and directs the activities of contract A/E designers and ensures designs conform to American National Standards Institute/Telecommunications Institute of America/Electronic Industries Alliance (ANSI/TIA/EIA) Wiring standards; International Organization for Standardization/International Electro technical Commission (ISO/IEC) standards; the National Electrical Code (NEC); and other applicable codes, standards, and regulations
• Assists embassies and OBO construction Project Directors in the development of scopes of work for telecommunications service(s).
• Inspects and advises on designs and construction wo