Senior Public Safety Field Communications Technician

State of Colorado; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Colorado's Colorado Department of Public Safety, Communications Services, is seeking a Telecommunications Specialist III to maintain public safety communications networks, including microwave, land mobile radio, and two-way radio systems. The role emphasizes on-site installation, maintenance, and rapid response to outages, with on-call rotations and tolerance for field duties.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of hands-on RF technology experience, relevant certifications such as GROL and

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of hands-on technical experience with land mobile radio (LMR), microwave, two-way radio, or related RF technologies.
• Preferred: Tower certification and FCC GROL license.
• Must be Colorado resident at time of application and able to be on-call.

Responsibilities

• Assist in establishing installation, maintenance and operating processes and procedures.
• Install and repair equipment and systems with limited documentation.
• Respond to emergency outages and provide 24/7 on-call support.
• Climb towers and maintain transmitter sites.

Skills

LMR & RF tech

Public safety communications

Education

Apprenticeship or trades training + hands-on RF tech

Tools

Tower Certification

FCC GROL

Winter Survival training

Job description

State of Colorado's Colorado Department of Public Safety, Communications Services, is seeking a Telecommunications Specialist III to maintain public safety communications networks, including microwave, land mobile radio, and two-way radio systems. The role emphasizes on-site installation, maintenance, and rapid response to outages, with on-call rotations and tolerance for field duties.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of hands-on RF technology experience, relevant certifications such as GROL and