Information Technology Manager 14

Job Description: This position is a manager of professional Information Technology positions within the Office of Michigan's Public Safety Communications System, Integration & Response section. This manager will be the first line manager for this work area and will be responsible for carrying out management duties for their staff. The manager is responsible for providing direction and control of functions and activities in the work area including establishing priorities and allocating staff. The supervisory functions that this position manages include employee evaluation, counseling, selection, provision of technical and policy guidance and training of employees. This position will oversee multiple Information Technology systems and projects.
Responsibilities also include developing processes to ensure DTMB technology standards are implemented and maintained within the area. Serve as the technical escalation point for ongoing projects, participating in or leading project status meetings, reviewing project documentation, reporting progress of ongoing projects and system support to management, and facilitating conversations with other DTMB technical areas, Customers, and vendor personnel related to program areas.
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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Required:

• Knowledge and/or experience in team or workgroup leadership principles
• Knowledge and/or experience in with support and delivery of Public Safety Applications/Systems in a complex enterprise environment
• Knowledge of project management principles
• Knowledge of change control systems and practices

Highly Desirable:

• Knowledge of supervisory and training techniques, employee policy, and procedure.
• Ability to communicate technical technology at a level appropriate to the audience.
• Knowledge of the standard Microsoft Office Suite of tools.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients and matrix support teams.
• Ability to show respect to all team members, actively contribute to team meetings, share information, and treat others fairly.
• Ability to resolve complex problems in a timely manner and seek optimum solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively make oral and written reports and presentations and prepare clear and concise documentation.
• Ability to keep clients and team members informed and respond to client requests in a timely manner with positive communications.
• Ability to delegate tasks and projects to Team Leads or appropriate staff. Mentor and direct employees to the appropriate course of action
• Ability to analyze trends and available data, initiate research, and support state-of-the-art technologies.

You can be part of the state of Michigan team that provides state, local, federal, tribal and private first responders with dependable communication resources that cover the state and are available around-the-clock. The office of Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS) has a focused mission of providing statewide public safety communications for more than 2075 state, local, federal, tribal and private public safety agencies. Through our employees, MPSCS handles the second-largest trunked communication system in the world with 291 tower sites, 90 state and local public safety dispatch centers with 490 radio dispatch consoles and 82 Computer Aided Dispatch consoles, 117,716 radios and 7,046 fire pagers. The MPSCS Network Communication Center(NCC) monitors systems operations 24 hours a day to ensure the system is ready to assist Michigan's first responders.
The function of any public safety communications system is to assure the rapid response and cooperation of emergency personnel. The MPSCS achieves this through reliable, easy-to-use statewide coverage and advanced technology. The ability to share information on demand and in real time, whether it is voice or data, is critical to public safety in Michigan.
IT Signing Bonus Language
This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $3,500. Up to $1,750 to be paid upon new hire and the remainder to be paid after satisfactory completion of the initial probationary period (12-month period). This does not apply to current state employees.
Classifications for the $3,500 bonus are:
Information Technology Manager
Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree with not less than 21 semester (32 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, IT project management or mathematics.
Experience
Three years of professional experience equivalent to an Information Technology Infrastructure, Programmer/Analyst or IT Project Coordinator P11 or one year equivalent to an Information Technology Infrastructure, Programmer/Analyst or IT Project Coordinator 12.Three years of experience as a computer programming supervisor or Information Technology
Supervisor may be substituted for the education and experience.View the job specification at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/InformationTechnologyManager_12732_7.pdf
Candidates selected for this position must complete the Michigan State Police background check. This extensive background check requires fingerprinting for state and federal criminal background records. The background search will include, but is not limited to arrests, criminal charges, criminal convictions, and any information regarding contact with a criminal justice agency.
You must apply for this vacancy through the NEOGOV system; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions in submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications will not be accepted.
If applicable, attach copies of official college transcripts to your application. (Internet version of transcripts will not be accepted) Failure to attach applicable transcripts may result in your application being screened out.

You must attach a detailed resume to your application (word or pdf). You will also need to attach (word/ pdf) a cover letter describing what strengths and work experience you bring to this position. Failure to do so will result in your application packet being screened out as incomplete.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.
The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time