Telecommunications Systems Manager

The Position

There is an additional 3.35% Management Differential which is added to the posted salary for this class.

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:

12/17/2025, 12/31/2025 (Final)

Under general direction, directs, manages, plans, organizes, designs and develops the activities and operations of a telecommunications unit, including the planning, development, acquisition, testing, integration, and modification of the enterprise and public safety telecommunications systems.

Examples Of Knowledge And Abilities

Knowledge of

• Principles and practices of supervision, discipline, leadership, mentoring, and training
• Operational characteristics, services, and activities of assigned programs and functions
• Contract compliance and techniques of negotiating contracts and agreements with contractors, engineers, and consultants
• Cost analysis and long range planning techniques
• Principles, practices, terminology, and management of voice/data systems
• Public safety services, and network management and coordination
• Modern telecommunications and/or network systems and equipment, and engineering practices; modern telephone equipment
• Communications mathematics
• Principles, practices, terminology, and trends in telecommunications and/or network engineering and administration in the public safety communications field
• Principles and procedures of fabricating, installing, maintaining, repairing, operating and testing telecommunications equipment, microwave and complex multiplex carrier equipment, digital and analog switching equipment, radio-controlled equipment, test devices, and electronic and electrical calibration equipment
• Principles, practices, terminology, and management of electronic security systems and modern security equipment

Ability to

• Select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff
• Interpret and ensure compliance with laws, rules, codes, and regulations governing radio and microwave communications systems and equipment, and electronic security systems
• Apply customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met
• Gain cooperation through discussion and persuasion
• Interpret and summarize a variety of data and information
• Exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of information
• Develop long and short-range communications goals, and forecasting for County communications needs
• Analyze systems and equipment malfunctions, and implement effective solutions
• Review and critique the design of communications systems done by others including consultants
• Read and interpret complex written materials such as tariffs, technical specifications, blueprints and Uniform Service Order Codes; organize and write comprehensive communications plans in accordance with federal directives conforming to local needs
• Develop, prepare and evaluate engineering plans, programs and specifications of communications systems

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in communications management, public or business administration, communications engineering, electronics/electrical engineering, telecommunications technology, management information systems, computer science, information technology, or other closely related field;

AND

Three years of full-time paid experience planning, designing, procuring, and operating a telecommunications system which included responsibility for the installation, maintenance, repair, operation, and modification of varied equipment and systems such as radios, portable and mobile radios, control and repeater stations, paging equipment, microwave telecommunications equipment, alarm systems, voice/data transmission and/or computerized switching equipment. This experience must include two years of full-time paid supervisory experience.

Note: Additional qualifying full-time paid experience as described above may substitute for the Bachelor's Degree on a year-for-year basis.

Probationary Period

The probationary period for this classification is twelve (12) months.

Application and Testing Information

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked "Supplemental Questions." Please be descriptive in your response.

FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination. This examination will evaluate the relevance, level, recency, progression and quality of candidate's education, training and experience. The candidate's application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.

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