Telecommunications Supervisor
Philadelphia, PA - USA
Job Summary
The ideal candidate will have five to seven years of experience in telecommunications cabling low-voltage infrastructure or IT infrastructure support along with prior experience supervising technical staff and managing day-to-day operational activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate daily activities of Cable Technicians and PBX/Telephony staff.
- Assign tasks schedule work and prioritize activities based on operational needs service tickets and project requirements.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for telecommunications issues escalations and coordination with other IT teams.
- Oversee the telecommunications ticket queue to ensure timely response resolution documentation and escalation.
- Review work orders service tickets and reports to ensure quality accuracy and completion.
- Coordinate cabling telephony and telecom support activities for projects moves adds and changes.
- Ensure telecom work complies with applicable standards procedures documentation requirements and safety guidelines.
- Maintain documentation related to telecom infrastructure workflows telecom rooms and operational procedures.
- Coordinate with vendors contractors and internal stakeholders for telecom-related services installations repairs and projects.
- Prepare operational reports workload metrics ticket status updates and telecom performance summaries.
- Support PBX VoIP voice infrastructure structured cabling fiber copper and telecom room operations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Five to seven years of experience in telecommunications cabling low-voltage infrastructure or IT infrastructure support environments.
- Experience supervising technical staff assigning work and managing day-to-day operational activities.
- Working knowledge of low-voltage cabling including fiber and copper cabling.
- Knowledge of structured cabling standards and telecom room operations.
- Familiarity with PBX/telephony systems VoIP and basic voice infrastructure concepts.
- Experience managing service tickets work queues operational reports and workload tracking.
- Strong communication and coordination skills with both technical and non-technical teams.
- Ability to act as a clear escalation point and decision-maker for telecommunications issues.
- Ability to coordinate multiple priorities vendors staff assignments and project-related telecom tasks.
Preferred Qualifications
- Supervisory or telecom-related certifications preferred such as BICSI Avaya or equivalent.
- Experience supporting public-sector government municipal or large enterprise IT environments.
- Experience with telecom documentation operational reporting and vendor coordination.
- Knowledge of MAC activities including moves adds and changes for telecom and cabling services.
Required Skills:
Five to seven years of experience in telecommunications cabling or IT infrastructure support environments. Experience supervising technical staff assigning work and managing day to-day operational activities. Working knowledge of low-voltage cabling (fiber and copper) structured cabling standards and telecom room operations. Familiarity with PBX/telephony systems VoIP and basic voice infrastructure concepts.
Required Education:
Bachelors degree in information systems Computer Science or equivalent experience