Amentum Job Code: TRP-DIS20:OT-N
Assigned Work Site: McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Employment Type: Contract Seasonal
Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success.
Responsible for responding appropriate equipment or personnel to emergency and non-emergency calls for fire and emergency medical services as well as on call department services. Identifies and dispatches appropriate units; complies with USAP policies and procedures to ensure the safety of all public safety responders and the public.
Position Responsibilities:
Monitors, answers, interprets, prioritizes, and dispatches emergency responders for calls received via the 911 phone system, administrative phone system, the various radio systems or other means.
Monitors, answers, and interprets various equipment indicating facilities emergencies. Prioritizes information, delegates to the appropriate trade, and creates service requests for emergency facility work orders.
Responsible for communicating with and notifying emergency service personnel when appropriate. (Fire Fighters, Search and Rescue (SAR), fire Technicians, Medical staff, Spill Response personnel, etc.)
Assists with operational aircraft communications, including uncontrolled airfield announcements and distributing aircraft movement reports to field camps, other stations, fire personnel and various other departments.
Maintains knowledge of, and tracks, vehicle movements, field parties and Recreation groups in accordance with the USAP safe travel policy, and field camp check in policies. Initiates EOC procedures as required.
Performs communication related data entry utilizing Firehouse Software, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and other applications. Responsible for accurate and timely reporting for all logs and reporting systems
Interacts with the National Science Foundation, military and other agency officials, both over the phone and in person, in a professional and tactful manner.
Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:
Must hold a valid emergency dispatcher certification from APCO, NENA, or a state agency, and/or a DoD Telecommunicator I/II certification.
Expected Skills and Competencies:
Computer skills required, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and e-mail applications. Good judgment and exceptional communication skills.
Physical and/or Other Requirements:
Must be willing and able to lift and move items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum as required by the position.
Must be willing and able to perform physical activities including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of equipment, crawling, and working outdoors in extreme cold as required by the position.
Must participate in community programs, such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safety objectives.
No clearance requirement but the contract and/or the site requires US Citizenship to be approved for access. (includes NACI / T1, MRPT, CAC): Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.
Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to job.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Amentum is a drug free workplace.
