Audio Visual (AV) Engineer

Contract: AV Engineer
Start Date: ASAP (after background check completion)
Duration: 4 months
Location: City of London
Rate: £295-£305 a day (deemed inside IR35 via umbrella solution)
Reference: 20642

Experienced AudioVisual AV Engineer to support our client with a new office build, delivering audio visual, unified communications, and telephony infrastructure across meeting rooms, boardrooms, and collaboration spaces. You will have hands-on experience installing, configuring, and supporting AV/UC systems in large enterprise client environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and commission AV equipment across meeting rooms, boardrooms, and collaboration spaces as part of a new office build
• First and second fix AV cabling, including HDMI, network, and speaker cabling, in line with structured cabling standards
• Mount, align, and configure displays, projectors, screens, cameras, microphones, and speakers
• Deploy and configure video conferencing platforms, including Zoom Rooms, Microsoft Teams Rooms, and telephony/UC endpoints
• Test and calibrate room systems end-to-end, ensuring audio, video, and control systems function reliably
• Configure and support AV control systems and room scheduling panels
• Work closely with project managers, electricians, and other trades to deliver AV works to programme
• Provide day one and post-installation support, troubleshooting AV, telephony, and UC issues
• Produce and maintain as-built documentation, including cabling schedules and room configurations

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as an AV Engineer, including new office build or fit-out projects
• Hands-on experience with structured cabling, including containment, first fix, and second fix AV/data cabling
• Strong working knowledge of boardroom and meeting room AV systems (displays, projectors, cameras, microphones, speakers, DSPs)
• Experience configuring and supporting Zoom Rooms and/or Microsoft Teams Rooms
• Familiarity with telephony and UC platforms (eg Zoom Phone, Teams Calling, Cisco/Poly endpoints)
• Understanding of AV control systems (eg Crestron, Extron, Q-SYS)
• Basic networking knowledge (IP Addressing, VLANs, PoE) as it relates to AV device connectivity
• Comfortable working from technical drawings, cabling schedules, and room layout designs
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work on-site during a live office build programme

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