King County is now officially looking for a Project Manager to manage the Next Generation Radio system to replace our aging 800 MHz Motorola Smartzone 4.1 Trunked Radio sytsem. For any interested personnel, please follow the directions in the below annoucement to officially apply. The internet Link to the job annoucement is at:
http://www.metrokc.gov/ohrm/jobs/assets ... r/7346.htm
Below is the actual Job annoucement:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER II OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Job Announcement: 07MS7346 Annual Salary $81,895 to $103,807
Open: 12/17/07 Close: 01/16/08
KING COUNTY provides regional services to all residents of the county, including people who live in cities. With more than 1.8 million people, King County ranks as the 13th most populous county in the nation. The Office of Information Resource Management (OIRM) is the central information technology office for King County and provides infrastructure and support to over 15,000 employees and several regional and municipal governments. We are looking for employees who like to be challenged and have a passion for serving our diverse communities and the public.
King County values the balance between work and life outside of work. We offer an outstanding benefits package, 10 paid holidays per year, life insurance, an employee assistance program and much more.
Please visit our website at
http://www.metrokc.gov/employees/ to learn more about King County's commitment to employee's health and well being.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Radio Communications Services (RCS) section of OIRM is responsible for planning, constructing, operating and maintaining all radio communication systems for King County agencies (except Metro Transit). The largest system supported by RCS is the regional 800 MHz trunked radio system. The regional radio system is comprised of owners from the City of Seattle, Valley Communications Center, the East Side Public Safety Communications Agency and King County. RCS services and supports both the King County and Valley Communications Center subregional systems. Countywide this system consists of 27 transmitter sites, multiple interconnecting microwave and fiber systems, and multiple public safety dispatch centers. The system supports approximately 14,000 radio users in county and suburban agencies, including police, fire, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), general government functions, school districts, water and sewer districts, etc.
This position will carry out a complex technical project management work program for the King County Next Generation Radio System Project including requirements and specification development, radio system design, procurement, vendor evaluation and selection, contract management, installation, resolution of radio frequency coordination and licensing issues, training, documentation and system implementation.
PRIMARY JOB DUTIES INCLUDE:
• Provide project management, support and consulting services associated with projects to improve county radio communication operations.
• Develop project and program plans for next generation radio system including performance improvements, systems infrastructure implementation, optimization and management.
• Review technology project business requirements, assess risks, and define requirements.
• Establish project plans and execute plans with regional partners, vendors and county staff for integration efforts.
• Identify, document, and manage project issues to ensure timely resolution. Escalate to management as appropriate.
• Develop specific project deliverables, including requirements documents, implementation plans, task lists and project plans, issue and action item logs, and other project deliverables.
• Coordinate development activities in conjunction with project team members from the Office of Information Resource Management, and third party vendors.
• Work with end-user departments to implement associated operational changes.
• Report status to the Program Manager and other managers within King County.
• Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Five years of increasingly responsible technical planning and implementation expertise with private radio systems; including three years of direct lead or oversight for a specific radio system implementation.
• Demonstrated experience with Intermodulation studies, FCC regulations, procedures and waiver processes; radio hardware and software and radio communications standards and protocols.
• Proven ability to develop project plans, manage project tasks and issues, report status, and analyze project risk.
• Experience managing vendor activities within the course of technology projects.
• Past responsibility for creating and issuing procurement requests (RFP, RFI, RFQ) and/or managing vendor selection activities.
• Proven ability to lead the development of project deliverables.
• Proven ability to manage project budgets.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Good working knowledge of business and/or systems analysis.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and assessing engineering documents.
• Ability to clearly articulate technical issues for a wide audience of business leaders, IT professionals, and non-technical personnel in a manner that is understandable to all.
• Experience managing multi-million dollar, multi-agency projects.
• The ability to create and maintain effective working relationships.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of digital land mobile radio systems.
• Knowledge of digital microwave systems.
• Knowledge of trunked radio system operation.
• Experience with radio site selection and negotiation experience leading to lease agreements with site owners.
• Working knowledge of structural upgrade processes for radio towers.
• Professional experience in the public sector.
• PMI Certification.
NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• Must have a valid Washington State driver's license and a good driving record.
• Candidates selected for this position will be required to pass a background investigation.
SELECTION PROCESS: Applications will be screened for qualifications, clarity, and completeness. Applicants who are most competitive will be invited to participate in an interview. Applicants may be invited to participate in a testing that simulates job related activities including producing sample project documents. Salary will depend on qualifications.
WHO MAY APPLY: This position is open to the general public. This term-limited temporary position is fully benefited (medical, dental, and retirement) and is expected to continue for up to 60 months.
WHERE TO APPLY: Required application materials can be mailed or faxed
to: Meg Safranek, 401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104, Fax 206-296-6511. Email applications in WORD format are encouraged at HROIRM@.... All application materials must be included. Applications materials must be received by 4:30 p.m. on the closing date. Postmarks are not accepted. PLEASE NOTE:
Applications not received at the location specified above and those that are not complete may not be processed.
FORMS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED:
• A King County application form. Application forms may be found at
http://www.metrokc.gov/ohrm/jobs/JobApplications.htm
• Resume – documents submitted via email must be in WORD format • Letter of interest detailing your background and describing how you meet or exceed the requirements.
WORK LOCATION: 401 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA.
WORK SCHEDULE: This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and is not overtime eligible. The 40-hour workweek is normally Monday through Friday.
UNION REPRESENTATION: This position is represented by the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers L17 Information Technology Bargaining unit.
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