Lead Telecommunications TechnicianAssistant Project Manager

The Administrative Project Manager covers contracts and situations that require no technical leadership and provides status and progress reporting while providing an administrative connection between onsite contractor staff and contractors home office. The Lead Telecommunications Technician must be able to evaluate analyze develop or improve communication systems procedures and requirements

Individual must be able to attain and maintain a valid U.S. Government security clearance in order to be retained in the position.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot repair program maintain and replace CSU/DSU switch equipment routers and essential network devices.
• Install and maintain specialized communication hardware including telephones paging networks fire alarms intrusion alarms teleconference equipment and computer data circuits.
• Extend test and troubleshoot critical telecommunication circuits including T1 56K ISDN and advanced data lines.
• Evaluate both inside and outside infrastructure cable plants; design and create equipment route paths utilizing copper and fiber media.
• Analyze system failures and unusual network occurrences to isolate the problem source determining technical causality between software hardware or environmental factors.
• Actively manage the daily lifecycle of trouble tickets executing moves adds and changes (MACs) to complete and officially close work orders.
• Perform comprehensive facility site surveys using complex technical documents to assist in the development of project job planning.
• Analyze assign and distribute incoming work orders to technicians as designated by management.
• Assume full operational authority and serve as the acting Project Manager/Supervisor in the absence of the Telecommunications PM.
• Maintain rigorous manual and computerized office records including equipment detail records cabling manifests and parts inventory databases.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor

Education & Experience Requirements

• Education Minimum Must be a high school graduate or equivalent
• Must possess or obtain CompTIA Network or equivalent credential
• Must possess or obtain CompTIA A or equivalent credential Education
• Must possess or obtain a formal Desktop PC Repair Certification
• Must possess or obtain an iBwave Design Level 3 Certification
• Experience Duration Must possess a minimum of five (5) years of documented telecommunications experience

Skill & Certification Requirements

• 5 Years of Documented Telecommunications Experience
• Legacy Voice & Circuit Engineering (T1 56K ISDN) Mandatory / Technical SOW Core Duties
• Network Hardware Configuration (Switches Routers CSU/DSU)
• Facility Communications Maintenance (Paging Fire/Intrusion Alarms)
• Wireless Network Deployment (WAPs Cellular Wireless Technology)
• Physical Cable Plant Infrastructure Mapping (Fiber Optic Coaxial)
• Work Order Lifecycle Management (Trouble Tickets MACs Work Closures)
• Highly proficient in business software applications (i.e.: Microsoft Office Outlook Word Excel Project SharePoint and PowerPoint)
• Strong ability to lead guide and mentor personnel and multitask
• Position requires sitting for long periods of time. (Sedentary Work)
• Most duties require extended use of a keyboard and computer monitor
• Extended Telephone Use
• May require lifting of 20-50 lbs
• LCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer Veteran/Disabled