Director/Engineering/Wcmu Public Media

Position Number: S-3068
Type of Recruitment: External

Position Summary:
The Director of Engineering for WCMU Public Media is responsible for the management of broadcast engineering, including operations and maintenance for a four-station television and eight station radio network and engineer staff.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience that equates to four years.
Five years of broadcasting television and radio engineering experience.
Component level understanding of television production, distribution, UHF, VHF, and microwave transmission equipment.
Component level understanding of FM production, distribution, and transmission equipment.
Project management experience from design to implementation.
Experience creating and operating IP networks.
Experience with migration to fiber optic-based delivery to transmitter broadcast locations.
Understanding of FCC, FAA, NEC, OSHA, and MiOSHA regulations
Ability to use office productivity software.
Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively, internally and externally.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in a management capacity in a broadcast/IP delivery environment.
Understanding of digital technology and how it can be employed effectively in radio and television broadcasting.
Experience and success in grant applications for external funding of equipment.
Experience in lease agreements, FCC guidelines and requirements.
Familiarity with live streaming and emerging technologies.
Familiar with the nextGen ATSC 3.0 capabilities and requirements.
Understanding of broadband capabilities to expand program dissemination.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Manages and supervises maintenance and operational engineering staff of WCMU Public Media which includes television, radio stations and streaming of both through several platforms. Assuring efficient and effective operation.
Directs, coordinates, prioritizes engineering activities.
Monitors and assures compliance with current Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, National Electric Code, OSHA, and MiOHSA regulations.
Provides leadership and management of a team responding to changing needs, planning, and evaluation of engineering services.
Manages tower leases and relationships within the university to ensure necessary completion of projects through purchase orders, requests for proposal and inventory process.
Works with outside contractors to negotiate and complete projects.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised:
Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others in our teams. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve leadership abilities and demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMUs culture of excellence.

Employee Group: Professional & Administrative -Salary
Staff Pay Level:
Pay Range: $80,000 - $95,000
Division: Government and External Relations
Department: Public Broadcasting
Position Status: Regular
Position End Date:
Employment Status: Full Time
FTE: 1.00
Position Type: 12 month
Weekly Work Schedule: M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; evenings & weekends as required.
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About the Department:


About CMU:
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions - Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more - are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

CMU Leadership Standards:
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

Message to Applicants:
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

To apply, visit https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/39261

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).
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CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.
Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMUs Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Educations Assistant Secretary, or both.
CMUs Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:
Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: [email protected]







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