Public Safety Technology Manager

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Company: City of El Paso, TX

Location: El Paso, TX 79936

Description:

Salary : $65,240.00 - $103,010.00 Annually

Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type: Unclassified

Job Number: U4020-1024

Department: PUBLIC SAFETY

Opening Date: 10/10/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

FLSA: Exempt

Requirements

MOS CODE: NONE

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree or higher in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and four (4) years of public safety technologies systems experience or an Associate's Degree in Computer Information Systems, Microcomputer Technology or a related field, and eight (8) years of public safety technologies systems experience.

Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by time of appointment.

General Purpose

Under general direction, plan, develop, maintain and control the public safety technologies systems.

Typical Duties

Manage, plan, develop, integrate and evaluate the customization, installation and maintenance of the public safety specialized systems. Involves: Assure and control the wireless communication equipment quality, stability and optimization based on data reported from the Network Operations Center (NOC). Collect and analyze data from the NOC and plan for the performance of routine maintenance. Develop and maintain a disaster recovery plan for managed systems. Develop and control the IT security on the public safety specialized systems. Control the public safety vehicles wireless network stability after launch of new systems and/or upgrades to the systems.

Lead and direct the development of short and long-range plans related to the public safety specialized systems. Involves: Collect, interpret and prepare data for studies, reports and make recommendations to management. Coordinate activities between departments and agencies as required. Provide professional advice to department heads and top management as required. Assist the IT executive management with the procurement of hardware, software and maintenance of the public safety specialized systems. Assist with audits of such IT system.

Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: Schedule, assign, check and evaluate work. Enforce personnel rules and regulations, standards of conduct, work attendance, and safe working practices. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmonious working relationships among subordinates. Recommend salary adjustments, discipline and termination of employees. Prepare and review performance evaluations. Interview applicants and recommend selection, and changes in staffing levels and job designs.

Perform miscellaneous related professional and managerial functions as required.

General Information

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Please note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: This is a new advertisement for Public Safety Technology Manager. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.

A rsum and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See rsum" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your rsum will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

01

Please select your level of education and experience from the below options.
  • A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and a minimum of four (4) years of public safety technologies systems experience.
  • An Associate's Degree in Computer Information Systems, Microcomputer Technology or a related field, and a minimum of eight (8) years of public safety technologies systems experience.
  • I do not posses either combination of education and experience listed above.


02

Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
  • Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
  • Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
  • Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
  • No, I do not have a valid driver's license.


03

Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process.-Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties.-Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience.-Copying and pasting directly from the job specification.-Responses referring to your rsum.
  • I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.


Required Question

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