ENGINEERING SPECIALIST III

Engineering Specialist III - 72004110

This is a professional engineering and technical position responsible for the technical operation and enhancement of the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) and Florida Interoperability Network (FIN) within the state of Florida. Additionally, this position is responsible for SLERS evaluation and recommendation, equipment system component list maintenance and agency equipment purchase approval, special projects, system and performance metric modeling and reporting.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Perform SLERS audits on radio system contractors' performance in operating and maintaining the system and supporting participating user agencies.
• Review weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to identify communications failure trends and corrective actions.
• Perform field engineering and troubleshooting to pinpoint operational problems, system and/or equipment failures, and to recommend corrective actions.
• Perform FIN/Mutual Aid Build-Out (MAB) Dashboard Reports, testing and weekly matrix.
• Provide technical review of the SLERS system upgrade plan, oversight of the upgrade, coordination with agencies and partners, design review of towers, tower relocation technical aspects, tower change including a coverage analysis and interference analysis, customer design review system wide, a customer design review for each of the four super regions, ongoing radio user training (programming and technical), radio system loading analysis and emergency response.
• Evaluate equipment proposals and provide technical and economic analysis to management.
• Receive and process purchase requests from the State Agency user community to review their purchase requests and advise affects of future migrations on purchases.
• Assist state agencies and political subdivisions in the identification and documentation of their SLERS telecommunications requirements.
• Identify and recommend alternate concepts, products, or systems that can satisfy the agency's stated communications requirements.
• Maintain system component list of equipment. Track purchases in Radio Orders file. Track purchase credits with vendor and reconcile on recurrent basis.
• Serve as liaison between the Division and other governmental entities for SLERS. Attend board and committee meetings and provide status reports as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to use a spectrum analyzer and a telecommunications test set with training.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer services.
• Investigation of complex radio system performance and licensing issues, designing evaluating tests, test data assessment and developing and evaluating options through successful solution implementation.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches.
• The ability to tell when there is a problem in the radio system that requires correction or immediate addressing.
• The ability to combine pieces of information to hypothesize and reach conclusion through testing of a system or equipment performance issue/question.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge and experience with Land Mobile Radio networks and equipment.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate technical data, create reports that explain data utilizing layman terms and concepts, and the ability to diagnose and recommend repairs or improvements to existing public safety communications networks.
• Ability to respond to communications systems failures or events requiring the activation of mobile radio site equipment and vehicles including natural and man-made disasters.
• Accountability, Communication, Empowerment, Flexibility, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years of SLERS experience or 10 years of public safety radio system.
• Ability to be on-call and respond to emergency events as required.
• Possession of a valid Florida driver's license.
• Pass a SLERS background check.

Our Organization and Mission:

Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Secretary Tom Berger and DMS' Executive Leadership Team, the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) is a customer-oriented agency with a broad portfolio that includes the efficient use and management of real estate, procurement, human resources, group insurance, retirement, telecommunications, fleet, and federal property assistance programs used throughout Florida's state government. It is against this backdrop that DMS strives to demonstrate its motto, "We serve those who serve Florida."

Location: Tallahassee, FL, US, 32399