Audio Visual Design & Commissioning Engineer

The Opportunity

This is a great position for an Audio Visual Design and Commissioning Engineer to work for a successful Audio Visual Technology Integrator in the Midlands.

As a member of the Pre-Sales & Engineering teams, you will be responsible for designing solutions to meet the customers requirements. Part of this process will involve creating technical drawings and writing up the functionality of the system in order to make up part of the proposal documentation.

Another aspect of your responsibilities will involve being on hand for the sales team to provide them with technical support during the sales process, carry out site surveys to ensure all aspects of the customers requirements are met and the solution proposed technically fits the environment, and specifying the correct amount of labour required to carry out the installation successfully.

An element of project management is also required in this role, as you will often be expected to attend project meetings and ensure installations are carried out to a high standard and handed over to the client in a professional manner.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

Design and commission Audio-Visual solutions to meet customer requirements.
Producing an equipment list of everything required for the solution specified.
Produce schematics and technical documentation.
Attending meetings with business development managers, acting as a technical expert.
Program systems (Crestron, Extron, QSC and AMX) Crestron and Extron essential Commissioning AV over IP systems with network configs

Based in the Midlands area, salary is £50k-£55k doe, plus car or car allowance and benefits.

Your skills and experience

Minimum of 2 years in a similar role.
Minimum of 2 years working in a customer facing role.
Good knowledge of AV technologies, including VC and UC.
An ability to communicate technical information to non-technical staff across all levels in a way that is easy to understand.
High quality written and verbal communication.
Competent in MS Office and Visio.
Able to produce accurate schematics/technical drawings from customer requirements.
The ability to work under pressure and to timescales, often working on multiple projects simultaneously.

Advantageous:
CTS, CTS-D or CTS-I qualification.
ECS certification.
Previous experience in an AV/IT role.

Key Competencies:

Excellent communication skills.
An in-depth understanding of AV technologies.
Lateral thinking and problem-solving skills.
Good Audio and DSP knowledge
Ability to produce system schematics
Good with people and able to train users
Willingness to work with clients and attend sites
Some project management skills
Knowledge of installation processes
Works well both on their own and as part of a team.
Flexible and adaptable.
A full and clean driving licence.
Awareness of emerging technologies.

The Organisation

Our client is a successful and growing integrated solutions provider with a strong customer service ethic and loyal customers. They are looking to expand their team due to newly won frameworks and accounts.

The Recruiters

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