This is highly advanced professional systems engineering work in planning, designing, implementing, maintaining and operating various large scale infrastructure telecommunications, computer systems and facilities.

Employees in this class are responsible for managing very large and technically complex diversified projects including, but not limited to major telephone switching and multiplexing systems, wide area radio transmission systems, digital and analog microwave systems, fiber optic wide area networks, integration of computer networks with telecommunication networks and providing project management for multi-million dollar projects. Responsibilities include acting as project leaders to other technical professionals to provide the most cost effective and technically superior solutions to the County's telecommunication and computer network infrastructure and integrating different technologies. The incumbent exercises considerable independent judgment making difficult and complex technical decisions. Work differs from that found in the Infrastructure Systems Engineer classification in that assignments are very broad in scope and incumbents provide project management for very large and technically complex diversified multi-million dollar projects. General direction is received from an administrative superior who reviews work for conformity with departmental policies, practices and regulations and for the attainment of desired objectives.

Illustrative Tasks

Plans, designs, and implements complex telecommunications and/or computer networking systems; directs turnkey large and complex telecommunications and/or computer networking systems.

Integrates several different telecommunication and computer networking technologies to provide a technical solution to the business needs of a County Department.

Conducts economic studies, prepares cost estimates, reviews construction plans, engineers traffic studies and implements major complex telecommunications and/or computer networking projects of multi-million dollar magnitude.

Prepares correspondence and technical reports pertaining to engineering studies and projects.

Provides options and recommendations to upper management for decision making on diverse information technology directions and strategies.

Performs related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of the principals and practices of telecommunications and computer network systems.

Thorough knowledge of the design, implementation, and operation of public telecommunication systems and computer networks, including radio, video, data and telephone.

Thorough knowledge of diverse technologies for integration of telecommunication and computer networks, and their working relationship to each other.

Thorough knowledge of different types of transmission systems, including but not limited to fiber optic technology, digital and analog microware technologies, coaxial and twisted pair technologies, wireless technology and satellite transmission technology.

Thorough knowledge of applicable International, Federal, State, and local laws pertaining to telecommunications and computer networking and applicable County and industry standards and international and national codes pertaining to design, implementation and operation of telecommunication and/or computer networking systems.

Ability to design, implement and integrate complex and highly difficult telecommunication and computer networking systems.

Ability to use PC based project management systems developing PERT networks/GANTT charts, critical paths and other project management tools such as spreadsheets and data base programs.

Ability to plan, schedule, coordinate and review the work of other professional team members for conformance with budget, schedule and desired results.

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.

Ability to prepare comprehensive reports on technical strategies and solutions.

Ability to use applicable electronic and diagnostic instruments and equipment.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, superiors and a variety of other public and private officials.

NEW 8/17/2005