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State of Louisiana

TV ENGINEERING DIRECTOR

State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, us, 70873


The

Louisiana Educational TV Authority (also known as Louisiana Public Broadcasting - LPB)

is seeking a

TV Engineering Director

to be a part of their Engineering team.

Scroll down to find an indepth overview of this job, and what is expected of candidates Make an application by clicking on the Apply button.AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING CORE COMPETENCIES:

Adapting to Change:

The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.Building and Supporting Teams:

The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.Communicating Effectively:

The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.Displaying Professionalism:

The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.Driving Vision and Purpose:

The ability to consistently communicate a compelling picture of the vision and purpose of the organization.Following Policies and Procedures:

The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.Leading Effective Teams:

The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals.Solving Problems:

The ability to discover solutions to problems.Thinking Critically:

The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.Valuing Diversity:

The ability to develop an awareness of DEIBA challenges and craft personal plans that contribute to improving organizational cultures and environments.Applicants that possess experience greater than the minimum qualifications may be considered for a salary higher than the minimum hiring rate utilizing State Civil Service Rule 6.5(g). No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A baccalaureate degree plus five years of professional television engineering experience including transmitters. SUBSTITUTIONS: Experience in television engineering will substitute for the baccalaureate degree on the basis of one year of experience for thirty semester hours of college.Society of Broadcast Engineering certification as Broadcast Engineer, Audio Engineer, Video Engineer, Senior Broadcast Engineer or Professional Broadcast Engineer will substitute for the baccalaureate degree only.Appropriate Federal Communication Commission license or permit will be required.Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.Function of Work: Provides executive level management over technical operations of a large telecommunications center and multi-media production center, six (6) television transmitters, six (6) technology centers, and more than one hundred satellite receive systems throughout the state.Level of Work: Administrator.Supervision Received: Administrative direction from the Executive Director and/or Deputy Director.Supervision Exercised: Direct line over Television Engineer Assistant Director.Location of Work: Louisiana Educational Television Authority (LETA).Job Distinctions: Differs from Television Engineer Assistant Director by overall responsibility for engineering, facilities, and support functions.Preference will be given to the candidate who possesses the following skills:

Provides top level administrative control over operations of multimillion-dollar Telecommunications center, multi-media production center and six (6) television transmitters throughout the state.Prepares and submits cost center and project budgets for the Engineering Department and requests revisions as required along with the approval of purchase requests.Designated the permanent official point of contact for the entire agency for FCC (Federal Communications Committee).Works independently and with TV Engineer Section Managers on developing long range plans for LETA.Responsible for weekly meetings and scheduled travel to meet directly with the equipment manufacturers.Responsible for developing new training and operational procedures for the TV Transmitter Engineers on the newly installed equipment.Develops current and long-range plans for LETA in regard to system design, program development, equipment purchases, and personnel requirements.Develops operating procedures, policies and guidelines to be implemented through subordinate managers and other department heads to provide for and monitor standards of operation.Serves as technical advisor to state agencies and local municipalities.Provides leadership at the state and national level for boards and commissions developing standardization for new technology.Broadcast system design, including wiring diagrams, cable database, and operating flow charts.Supervises the operation and maintenance of Facilities and grounds including the 86,000 square foot Telecommunication Facility building and six transmitter buildings across the State.Responsible for development of new technology and the means of disseminating information utilizing new technology.Reviews FCC rules and complies with the FAA (Federal Aviation Agency), EBS (Emergency Broadcast System) required by the Commission.Provides mainframe computer database management.

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