Job description
Agency NT Police Force Work unit Communications and Electronic Systems
Support Section
Job title Technical Officer Designation Technical 4
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $89,637 - $98,223 Location Darwin
Position number 46761 RTF Closing 02/09/2025
Contact officer April Edmonds, Assistant Director on or
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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process
or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit
process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on the merit process or
about Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Provide a high-level specialist technical support service and advice in telecommunications, mission-critical radio,
and specialist electronic services to frontline operational members and civilian employees for the NT Police and NT Fire and
Emergency Service. CESS also supports both agencies, NT Government, federal and state agencies in times of natural and
manmade disasters, recovery and deployment in response to operations.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide effective technical support to ensure projects, routine maintenance and repairs are completed in a timely manner.
2. Repair, maintain, calibrate and service communications and electronic equipment and systems. Systems include P25
digital radio, satellite communications, microwave, digital link equipment, paging, road safety equipment, building and
custody CCTV cell monitoring, access control systems and electronic record of interview devices.
1. Provide technical advice on communications and electronic equipment and systems.
2. Provide delivery of communications and electronic services in urban and remote areas.
3. Ability to initiate, develop and/or update relevant documentation and electronic record holdings.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Associate Diploma in Electronics and Communications, and/or a Trade Certificate Electronics or Radio Fitter, Certificate
IV in Electro Technology or equivalent.
2. Extensive experience in maintenance and fault diagnostics of radio communications and complex electronic equipment.
3. High level written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical issues to
non-specialist audiences.
4. Knowledge and application of applicable National/Australian Standards and legislative requirements.
5. Well-developed strategic, conceptual, analytical and innovative skills to research and report on creative solutions.
6. Ability to display initiative and supervise small teams to achieve outcomes and be self-motivated and self-managing with
limited direction.
7. This position requires travel with expectations for one or more overnight stays to sites across the NT on short notice,
possess an NT driver's licence and travel by aeroplane or helicopter. After an appropriate training period,
this position will be rostered on-call for a week at a time 24/7.
Desirable
1. Qualifications or experience in Motorola digital radio equipment and programming.
2. Demonstrated experience in the maintenance, calibration and servicing of evidentiary breath analysers, speed detection
devices, security access systems, CCTV and electronic recording of interview systems.
Further information
1. Please refer to the Capability Framework
2. The successful applicant must consent to a check by NT Police of criminal records and intelligence data to confirm they
have no significant criminal history record.