Senior AV Installation Engineer
Posted 3 days 1 hour ago by Solutions Engineering Recruitment
Glasgow
£33,000 - £34,000 + Benefits & Overtime
A new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Audio-Visual Installation Engineer to join a growing organisation operating across the UK. This is a hands on, field based position working on a wide variety of commercial projects, including high profile venues and dynamic installations across education, corporate and construction sectors.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong technical background, leadership capability, and a proactive, "can do" mindset.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and support installation teams on client sites
- Preparation of equipment ahead of deployment
- Installation of cabling and containment systems to industry standards
- Mounting, connecting and commissioning audio visual, specialist lighting and control equipment
- Troubleshooting, testing and sign off of AV systems
- Demonstrating equipment to clients and ensuring technical compliance
- Assisting other departments with technical queries
- Attending project meetings and contributing to planning
- Mentoring and coaching junior engineers
- Maintaining accurate records via a cloud based job management system
- Interpreting technical drawings, schematics and rack layouts
- Minimum 5 years' hands on experience in an AV installation role
- Commercial installation experience including construction site environments
- Strong knowledge of digital and analogue audio/video signal flow and routing
- Ability to plan, install and commission video distribution systems (HDCP, EDID, resolution/scaling, latency etc.)
- Confident with control protocols such as RS232/485, IR and TCP/IP
- Understanding of AV over IP technologies (Dante, VoIP etc.)
- Good working knowledge of IP networking principles (VLANs, IP addressing, multicast/unicast, IGMP)
- Experience with commercial TV distribution systems (IRS / IPTV)
- Competent terminating connectors including VGA, BNC, F type, RCA, XLR, Jack, RJ45
- Experience building and commissioning equipment racks
- Ability to produce RAMS and work safely at height
- Full UK driving licence
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise work effectively
(Training can be provided where required)
- IPAF 3a/3b / IPAF 1a/1b
- PASMA
- Asbestos Awareness
- Ladder Safety / Working at Height
- Emergency First Aid at Work
- Disclosure certification
- Digital signage systems (Onelan, BrightSign, Scala etc.)
- Experience with lighting control systems (DMX, ArtNet)
- Electronics, Data/Comms or fibre termination skills
- CAD literacy
- Full time permanent role
- Field based - regular travel and occasional overnight stays
- Standard hours: 08:00 - 16:30, Monday to Friday
- Regular paid overtime available
Company van • Fuel card • Laptop & tools provided • Uniform supplied • Daily expense allowance • Overnight allowance where applicable • Company pension
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