Communications Technician (Senior

Radio Communications Equipment Technician

Under general and consistent direction, to provide lead supervision and to participate in the assembly, installation, maintenance, and repair of a variety of radio communications equipment; to assign, schedule, and oversee day to day tasks of technicians; to lead and participate in performing preventive maintenance on a variety of communications equipment; and to assist and participate in a variety of operational support and administrative tasks.

This class specification represents the core area of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the needs of the department.

Develops, plans for, assigns, monitors, and participates in the installation, testing, modification and adjusting of VHF/UHF and microwave radio transceivers, antennas, mobile and portable radios and paging receivers, remote control devices, inter-communications, sound systems, and closed circuit television both in the field and in the shop.

Assigns, monitors, and participates in the installation, testing, modification and adjusting of various types of data communication systems both in the field and in the shop.

Successful completion of the twelfth grade, or equivalent, supplemented with at least thirty (30) semester credits in electronics, electrical engineering, communications technology or a related telecommunications or technology field.

Considerable and progressively responsible work experience in a variety of functions that would demonstrate possession of and competency in requisite knowledge and abilities for either radio/microwave transmission/receiving or telephony/data communications systems.

At least two (2) years of journey level work experience equivalent to the work performed by the Communications Technician II with the County of Solano.