Senior AV Installation Technician

About Diversified

Diversified is a global leader in audiovisual and media technology. We design and build innovative spaces and experiences for clients across industries such as corporate, entertainment, sports, retail, and government. Our team partners with organizations around the world to create environments that connect people through technology.

What to Expect

If you're ready to grow, create, and make an impact, Diversified is the place to do it. At Diversified, you’ll work on exciting and complex projects with opportunities to grow your career. We offer a collaborative and flexible work environment, competitive pay and benefits, and a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation.

How You’ll Contribute

• Leads and delegates tasks to install crews, subcontractors, and union trades.
• Makes sure all work complies with Diversified’s and clients' quality control standards.
• Oversees field operations in situations without a dedicated on-site superintendent.
• Executes a wide variety of cabling terminations for all wire and connector types, including verifying crew terminations to our standards.
• Supports the preparation of equipment racks for staging of equipment wire lacing, including installation of power strips, grounding bars, jack-fields, etc.
• Able to read and understand functional design drawings as well as cable riser diagrams.
• Able to perform mounting of base build equipment such as monitor mounts, ceiling speakers, microphones, and projectors.
• Provides a consistent level of technical performance as well as flexibility in work schedule. This position requires periodic overtime and may require regular overtime and weekend work for extended periods to meet client deadlines.
• Able to complete assignments in accordance with or better than established task durations as well as estimate task durations to meet assigned deadlines.
• Provides daily feedback to field site supervisor and/or direct manager.
• Able to build and wire custom panels from engineering drawings.
• Advanced Fiber optic cable handling, installation termination, repair and testing.
• Generates cable labels and manages all wire listing activities for cable labels per our standards.
• Maintains an organized work environment specifically orderliness and cleanliness of the shop and jobsites.
• Responsible for tracking and maintaining their toolkit, company vehicles and installation materials inventories.
• Works with the PM to assure timely delivery of on-site equipment and materials.
• Responsible for tracking and maintaining their personal licenses, certifications and qualifications.
• Keeps daily record of time worked on specific projects for timesheet entry as well as an employee/contractor information log to share with management.

Complexity

This level of technician will be responsible for performing tasks on clients’ job sites with no supervision. This position is responsible for the coordination with clients, contractors, and subcontractors. This position will be the key and only senior field supervisor in many situations and will be responsible for delegating work, monitoring others work, and communicating with key stakeholders on behalf of the PM. This position requires the highest level of technical and people skills.

Decision Making Authority

This position is often alone on the job sites and requires making good judgments about decisions that need to be made. In general, the project manager and a site supervisor are available to answer questions, but this position is very independent and will be looked upon to make many onsite decisions on behalf of the PM. This position requires good diplomacy in working with our clients and other key stakeholders on the job sites.

Physical Working Environment - Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that may be met by an employee. The employee may be exposed to construction site conditions on a regular basis.
• The employee can typically spend at least 60% of their time on their feet and be required to be mobile around the construction site.
• The employee must have the ability to occasionally climb ladders, use stairs, and lift and/or move materials up to 40 pounds in construction areas.
• The individual is regularly required to use keyboards, test equipment, and controls required for SI installation projects.

What You’ll Bring

• Education & Certifications: High school or GED equal. AVIXA CTS Certification is required. Washington E06 Low Voltage Electrician license is required. OSHA 30 Certificate required. Other relevant certifications may be required or preferred based on the technology focus of the position.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Five or more years as an installation technician or related industry experience.
• Familiarity with a wide range of audio, video, and networking equipment.
• Knowledgeable of low voltage electrical concepts.
• Possess advanced carpentry and/or installation skills.
• Proficient use and safety with power tools.
• Good verbal communication skills and good customer service skills.
• Able to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve technical problems.
• Must have a valid drivers license and adhere to our insurance requirements.

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• Associates/Bachelor’s degree preferred and/or equivalent experience.
• AVIXA CTS-I Certification is highly desired.