NEOGOV · 4 weeks ago
Public Safety Communications Manager
Tinley Park, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$99K/yr - $141K/yr
5+ years expThe Village of Tinley Park is a vibrant community located in the fast-growing Interstate 80 corridor in southwest suburban Chicago. They are seeking a Public Safety Communications Manager to oversee the installation, maintenance, and repair of communication technologies while managing public safety technology initiatives and projects for the police and fire departments.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with public safety stakeholders to evaluate, analyze, and make recommendations for technology and communications to align with Village-wide and departmental initiatives and goals while overseeing the evaluation, analysis, and implementation of public safety technology and communication initiatives and goals performing project management duties for technical and non-technical solutions
Develops end user requirements, project timelines, system documentation, workflow procedures, assigns tasks as required, and provides timely updates to all stakeholders
Participate in communications-related emergency planning and tactical communications operational activities, including, but not limited to tactical interoperable communications planning, incident action planning, and tactical communications deployment
Strategically align and develop internal resources to minimize external reliance on contract staff for public safety communications operations and provide oversight of and perform hands on duties related to the installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of all Village operated two-way radios, microwave systems, and other electronic communication, monitoring, and accessory equipment while responding to service orders, provisioning, repair, installation, and maintenance activities at site equipment, data center and dispatch facilities ensuring timely response and resolution
Monitor, evaluate, and recommend replacement of worn or obsolete communications equipment; recognize and correct highly complex communications equipment malfunctions; program, install, and perform limited maintenance of mobile, portable and base subscriber radio equipment; troubleshoot, repair, and, as necessary, coordinates outside servicing of mobile, portable, base radios and other associated equipment; oversee communication inventory maintenance of spare equipment, components, and parts; utilizes computer hardware and software to program communications equipment and to maintain accurate databases for parts, frequency authorization, inventory, and system user information
Act immediately to resolve emergency situations working closely with public safety department heads and/or their designee(s) to resolve critical emergency technology & communication issues
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in business, computer technology, emergency communication management, project management, or other related field
Minimum of five (5) to eight (8) years of directly related information technology, radio and/or other emergency communications experience
Project management experience overseeing public technology and/or communications initiatives
Valid driver's license
Preferred
Prior field work experience
Experience working with public safety technology and operations systems including but not limited to CAD, in-vehicle technology stacks, and supporting public safety operations
Basic electronics & safety knowledge of testing procedures
Basic knowledge of audio testing equipment (TIMS), RF service monitor, watt meter, multimeters, cable analyzers, and various equipment utilized in testing RF, audio, and network equipment in the radio communications industry
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Employer-paid life insurance and other ancillary benefit options
Retirement benefits through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)
Option to participate in a 457(b) deferred compensation plan
Paid holiday, vacation, personal, and sick days
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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