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Emergency Management Specialist with Land Mobile Radio Expertise

GDIT Chantilly, VA On-site senior full-time

Salary

$127,500 - $172,500 per year

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Description

We are seeking an Emergency Communications Specialist with advanced technical expertise in Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems, mass communications operations, and enterprise emergency management programs.

In this role, you will serve as the technical authority for agency-wide emergency LMR communications capabilities, ensuring the reliability, interoperability, and compliance of systems that support daily operations and crisis response across multiple geographically dispersed locations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical oversight of the encrypted P25-compliant trunked LMR network, BDAs, and portable/mobile radio cache.
  • Serve as the senior technical advisor to non-HQ sites, offering expert analysis, troubleshooting, and strategic guidance.
  • Support the development, validation, and sustainment of interoperability agreements and systems across local, state, and federal partners.
  • Provide leadership for the enterprise automated notification system and associated mass communication functions.
  • Serve as a key contributor to enterprise emergency management, continuity, and preparedness planning.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of progressively responsible experience with encrypted trunked and/or conventional LMR systems.
  • Advanced knowledge of RF theory, LMR network design, antenna systems, key management facilities, LMR security, and communications infrastructure lifecycle management.
  • Strong understanding of NIMS, ICS, federal continuity requirements, and enterprise emergency management program development.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
  • 401K with company match
  • Competitive pay and paid time off
  • Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
  • Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Skills

Required

  • Emergency Management
  • Land Mobile Radio
  • LMR systems
  • mass communications operations
  • enterprise emergency management programs

Nice to have

  • ICS 100
  • 200
  • 700
  • 800
  • FEMA Level I Professional Continuity Practitioner
  • COMSEC Custodian
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