RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN 3 - 06122026-78524

Responsibilities

• Repairs, installs, and maintains radio transmitting equipment and systems (including fixed, mobile, and portable devices, as well as ancillary equipment like lighting and sirens) using necessary test equipment and tools to ensure reliable communications.
• Performs preventative maintenance according to FCC guidelines and manufacturer's specifications to prevent system failure.
• Ensures compliance of State equipment with agency, state, and federal laws/guidelines, etc. through inspection and measurement.
• Programs system parameters, talk groups, and frequencies using computer software to maintain or set up radio transmitting equipment/systems (such as P25 - IP network, microwave point-to-point, and analog communications).
• Listens to radio systems and assesses daily problems and determines appropriate actions.
• Determines work priorities based on the division's service priorities, considering system interruptions, emergency conditions, and safety and health, as organized by the supervisor.
• Programs radio transceivers, IP routers, switches, and security/safety equipment (e.g., emergency lighting, cameras, sirens) using specialized software and interface equipment.
• Acts as the agency's on-site representative to oversee and coordinate vendor/contractor work, ensuring it meets specifications.
• Attends necessary technical and safety training required by agency.
• Captures and coordinates the scheduling and logistics for the installation, removal, and repair of radio systems.
• Facilitates data sharing to ensure seamless interoperability with local government officials and other agencies.
• Visually monitors fault management terminal and inspects equipment, environmental and physical aspects of a property to detect potential problems.
• Utilizes test equipment to detect possible failure and discrepancies.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Education equivalent to completion of one year of coursework at a vocational or technical school in communication equipment repair or other related field and experience equivalent to four years of increasingly and skilled responsible full-time communications technical work; qualifying full-time communications technical work may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must: Be at least eighteen (18) years of age; Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority; Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check; Not have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces; Upon appointment, successfully complete a prescribed course of instruction.