Radio Communications Technician - Lead Install & Maintenance

City of Garland; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Garland is seeking a skilled technician to install and maintain electronic equipment in city vehicles and the City of Garland radio communication infrastructure. The role emphasizes teamwork, mentoring, and keeping radio systems up to date.

The position requires evaluating installations, leading technicians, and staying current with industry standards. On-call after-hours work and coordination with city administration are parts of the role.

Qualifications

• Two-year college degree, formal technical training or a combination of college and training.
• Two years related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Responsibilities

• Perform various installations and repairs as needed.
• Mentor and lead installation technicians on both installations and repairs.
• Maintains an accurate inventory of all system components
• Maintains radio databases and subscriber fleet inventories
• Maintains public safety radio system
• Maintains and repairs mobiles, portables and fixed base stations
• Maintains Point-to-Point Microwave systems
• Keeps informed of industry standards and trends and attends seminars, conferences and professional organization meetings
• Documents and maintain records of preventative maintenance schedules
• Maintains ongoing communication with all radio stakeholders
• Coordinate various infrastructure projects
• Manage the Storm and Flood Siren Infrastructure
• Maintains strong relationships with the customers.
• Maintains effective relationships with support vendors and manufacturers
• Participate in on-call support as needed after-hours, weekends and holidays
• Prepares written documents for City Administration as requested by manager

Skills

12-volt electronics

Team leadership

Radio programming

Motorola systems

FCC rules

Effective communication

Basic networking

Problem solving

Color recognition

Education

Two-year college degree or technical training

Two years related experience or equivalent

Four-year college degree (preferred)

Tools

Motorola subscriber programming software

Radio consoles networks

Job description

City of Garland is seeking a skilled technician to install and maintain electronic equipment in city vehicles and the City of Garland radio communication infrastructure. The role emphasizes teamwork, mentoring, and keeping radio systems up to date.

The position requires evaluating installations, leading technicians, and staying current with industry standards. On-call after-hours work and coordination with city administration are parts of the role.