Telecommunications Director

Description

Directs all telecommunications activities, primarily for the strategic planning and design of voice, data, video, and image telecommunications systems corporate-wide. Interfaces with other information systems management staff to coordinate telecommunications software, hardware, and systems capabilities including client server architectures. Plans and recommends long- and short-range changes to the telecommunications systems. Prepares cost estimates for current and proposed telecommunications activities. Confers with and advises subordinates on administrative policies and procedures, technical problems, priorities, and methods. Consults with and advises other sections in the use of telecommunications. Prepares activity and progress reports regarding the telecommunications section. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.