Emergency Response Specialist ; Spectrum

Job Description

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.

Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+; professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.

• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

The Global Communications Division (GCD), Emergency Communications Network (ECN) is seeking an individual to join our team and serve as an Emergency Response Specialist I. This position is located at the Remote Sensing Laboratory, Nellis (RSL-N) on Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada and will support the division as a member of the Spectrum Management/Satellites Department.

• Contributes to solutions in a team environment to meet mission demands for the Global Communications (GC) Division and the Emergency Communications Network (ECN) Program at the Remote Sensing Laboratory–Nellis.

• Supports senior GC and ECN Program personnel during drills, exercises, and real-life CONUS/OCONUS missions.

• Assists in the coordination of disaster response or crisis management activities, such as evacuations, shelter-in-place, and special needs plans and programs in accordance with outlined operating procedures.

• Maintains liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.

• Helps prepare presentation material and conducts training courses that teach people how to effectively respond to major emergencies and disasters.

• Keeps informed of activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, as well as those that could affect response efforts and details of plan implementation.

• Assists in tests and evaluations of emergency management plans in accordance with state, federal and DOE regulations.

• Assists in the identification of problems and the selection of solutions from alternatives in guidelines and precedent cases.

• Maintains and updates all records, documents, and resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans.

• Participates in the Deployment Authorization Program (DAP) for emergency response and temporary duty location (TDY) for non-emergency response travel.

• Participates in training activities and exercises as required.

• May serve as an emergency responder as job dictates.

• Bachelor’s degree in a business related field or equivalent training and experience.

• Desired working knowledge and experience of communications support, ECN program, and NNSA mission.

• Able to utilize independent judgment, creativity, initiative, and ability to apply knowledge and experience to resolve problems and compose technical correspondence and reports.

• Able to prioritize and schedule multiple activities of the division.

• Able to communicate with all types of people in a tactful, professional, and effective manner while screening and maintaining confidentiality.

• Able to remember extensive policies, procedures, terminology, schedules, personnel, and other details.

• Able to deal with pressure of handling multiple tasks, complains, frequent interruptions, and time constraints.

• Able to read/write/speak English.

• Knowledge of Microsoft products.

• Knowledge of basic math, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

• Familiar with software applications used in the position.

• Able to delegate, direct, and supervise work of assigned personnel.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Candidate must be a team player with good customer service skills and the ability to work flexible hours if required.

• Primary work location will be the Remote Sensing Laboratory, Nellis Air Force Base (RSL-N)

• Work schedule for this position will either be 4/10s, 9/80, or 5/8s (per management discretion). Must be willing to perform on-call duty and ensure availability to work non-standard hours.

• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is…