Job Description

Lead Audio-Visual Technician

High-End Residential AV Integration | Nassau County, NY and the NYC Metro Area | Full-Time

Our client is an established high-end residential audio-video integration firm specializing in custom home theaters, whole-home automation and smart home systems. The Lead Audio-Visual Technician runs the installation work in the field and sets the standard for quality on every job. This is a hands-on position for a technician who works cleanly, keeps several projects moving at once, and knows how to conduct himself inside a client's home. The position is based out of Nassau County and works at client residences throughout the metro area.

Key Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day installation work on high-end residential AV projects from rough-in through final walkthrough.
• Install and configure home theater, distributed audio and video, lighting control, motorized shade and automation equipment.
• Produce top-level wire management in millwork, low-voltage cabinets and main equipment racks.
• Configure installed equipment and apply firmware updates as needed.
• Work from AV schematics, floorplans and scope-of-work documents, and flag field conditions that differ from the drawings.
• Troubleshoot signal, connectivity and equipment problems during installation and on service calls.
• Direct the work of mid-level and junior technicians on site and set the standard for install quality.
• Move between several active projects in a day and keep each one on track.
• Send daily written updates on progress and open issues to the project manager.

Qualifications

• 5+ years installing AV systems, with recent work in occupied high-end homes.
• Strong grasp of signal flow and the ability to work from AV schematics, floorplans and scope-of-work documents.
• Top-level wire management in millwork, low-voltage cabinets and main equipment racks.
• Able to configure installed equipment and apply firmware updates.
• Working knowledge of Savant, Crestron, Control4 or Lutron. Programming and commissioning experience is a plus, not a requirement.
• Comfortable running several projects in a day without losing track of any of them.
• PC fluent and consistent about sending daily written updates.
• Understands how to work inside a client's home: drop cloths, booties, and respect for the property and the people in it.
• Reliable and on time.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• CTS or CEDIA certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Benefits eligibility begins after three months of satisfactory full-time employment.
• Ten paid holidays and ten paid time off days accrued annually.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental and vision plans at low weekly employee cost.
• Long-term disability and life insurance paid entirely by the company.
• 401k with a company match of 50% on the first 5% contributed, available pre-tax or Roth.
• Pre-tax transit and parking program covering MTA, LIRR, Metro North and NJ Transit.

Compensation is competitive and set to the candidate's experience, and this is a full-time position on the company payroll.