Salary: $29,047.00 – $53,736.00 Annually
Location : Beverly, WV
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 8338
Department: Radio Communications
Opening Date: 06/27/2023
Description
Under general supervision, performs full-performance level electronic and telecommunications work necessary for the installation, maintenance, and repair of electronic and electrical equipment for highway illumination, traffic control, traffic signal, traffic counting, material testing, vehicle weighing, and/or law enforcement. Travel may be required. May be required to be on-call. Performs related work as required. This is a full-time position with state benefits.
Job Duties
Repairs and maintains two-way base, portable and mobile radio stations/systems; communications towers; video recording systems; radar; sirens; lighting systems; or other electronic/electrical equipment in the field or shop. Installs and/or erects new or repaired electronic or telecommunication equipment; such as, two-way base, portable, and mobile radio stations/systems; communication towers; video recording systems; radar; sirens; or lighting systems according to manufacturer’s specifications.
Qualifications
Training: Graduation from a standard four-year high school or the equivalent. Experience: Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid employment in electronics repair or land Mobile radio/microwave equipment repair.
Substitution: Successful completion of an approved vocational school program in electronics of at least 1080 clock hours or an Associate Degree in Electronics or Electronics Engineering Technology from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
Special Requirements: A valid driver’s license and successful background is required.
Additional Information
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: A GENERAL FCC LICENSE MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER HIRE.
Pay Grade: 11 (29,047 – 53,736)
As an agency of State Government, the West Virginia State Police provides a wide variety of benefits to it’s employees. As a WV public employee, some benefits are mandatory to all public employees, while some are completely voluntary. Some benefits are free to employees while others require a monthly premium.
Current year details regarding plan options and monthly premium costs can be obtained by logging onto the PEIA website at
Life Insurance:
- PEIA offers $10,000 life insurance policies for all fulltime employees. PEIA also offers Optional Life Insurance of varying amounts that include $5,000 to $500,000 worth of coverage, subject to an insurability screening. For first time PEIA participants, PEIA allows up to $100,000 of Optional Life Insurance coverage for employees to enroll without the insurability screening. PEIA offers Dependent Life coverage, please visit the PEIA website for plans and pricing
- The WV State Police also offers a $4,000 life insurance policy through UNUM Provident Life Insurance.
Retirement Plan:
- As WV public employees, all full-time public employees are required to participate with the Public Employees Retirement Plan, regulated by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board. Employees hired on or after July 1, 2015 will be members of the PERS II plan, contributing 6% of their gross monthly salary. WV State Police contributes 10% of the member’s gross monthly salary for a combined total of 16%. Please visit to explore the Retirement Benefits and Requirements.
- An additional retirement option is available with Empower Retirement and functions as a 457 Retirement Plan. Please visit to learn more about the retirement options for both pre- and post- tax contributions.
Additional Insurance(s):
- Mountaineer Flexible Benefits offers additional insurance such as Dental, Vision, Hearing, Legal, Short- and Long-term disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (for qualifying employees who enroll in the PPB Plan C Health Plan offered by PEIA). To explore the variety of plans and prices, please visit
about WV State employee benefits.
-WVSP is an Equal Opportunity Employer-