TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS CONSULTING ENGINEER

When to Submit your Application:

Who We Are:

The Internal Services Department (ISD) plays a major role in supporting all County of Los Angeles departments and commissions. With an annual budget of over $873 million and 2,183 budgeted positions along with over 5,120 contracted workers of varying professions in facilities management, information technology, environmental, administrative, purchasing and contracting, ISD is the County’s trusted partner and provider of choice.

The Opportunity:

What You Will Do:

• Serve as project manager for the planning, design, and implementation and upgrade of very large and complex telecommunications systems.
• Act as a consultant to a project manager, project teams, or departmental management in the specialized field of local and wide area network services design, operations, and management.
• Prepare system interface requirements to coordinate with existing systems equipment and circuitry.
• Establish standards for the evaluation of contract proposals and technical capabilities of contractors.
• Consult with and assists departments in the preparation of requests for proposal of quotations for telecommunications equipment, systems and services, including enforceable performance standards time schedules.
• Review and evaluate contractor proposals to ensure technical accuracy, design feasibility and reliability, and performance capability to protect the interests of the County.
• Consult with County Counsel, Purchasing Agent and other departments in preparation of contracts prior to submission to the Board of Supervisors.
• Direct and coordinate the modification, revision or replacement of existing systems and equipment.
• Plan, schedule and coordinate the participation of County engineers and technicians in joint efforts with contractors.
• Solve the more complex network problems and perform systems tuning to optimize systems performance for telecommunications systems with little or no specific guidance.
• Supervise and participate in quality inspections and acceptable tests.
• Perform in a senior technical leadership role by providing technical direction and mentorship to other technical personnel within the organization.
• Create and maintain documentation, such as database records, engineering drawings, and configuration.

License:

Physical Expectations:

Desirable Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced knowledge of network routing or switching.
• Advanced knowledge of network performance management or network management systems.

Our Assessment Process

First meet our requirements above. After that, our process includes a structured oral interview covering training, experience, and general ability to perform the duties of the position weighted at 100%.

Applicants must meet the requirements and achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the assessment in order to be placed on the Eligible List.

Vacancy Information:
The resulting list will be used to fill a vacancy in the Communications and Mobility Services Branch of the Internal Services Department.

How to Apply:

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Please make sure you put in the time and effort when filling out your application and supplemental questions completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Requirements to Qualify as listed on this bulletin. Provide any relevant job experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

Please note that all information included in the application materials is subject to verification at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment. Utilizing verbiage from Class Specification and Requirements serving as your description of duties will not be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and you may be disqualified.

Computer and Internet Access at Public Libraries
LA County Public Library has announced they are reopening some libraries with limited hours access throughout LA County. Refer to their website at https://lacountylibrary.org/reopening/ for more information.

For Candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

Fair Chance Initiative
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

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