Senior Audio Visual Install Engineer

Senior Audio Visual Install Engineer

Location: South London

Salary: £40,000

Technical Resources are working with a leading AV Technology company and due to sustained growth, we are looking to recruit a Senior Audio Visual Installation Engineer. This role suits a highly skilled Audio Visual professional who can lead onsite delivery, take ownership of installations end-to-end, and hand over fully commissioned systems to a high standard. The position sits within a technical delivery team and involves close collaboration with project managers, contractors, programmers, clients, and mentoring of junior engineers.

Role overview

• Act as the onsite technical authority to ensure systems are installed to specification, fully tested, documented, and professionally handed over.
• Lead day-to-day onsite activity, supervise contractors, and guide junior engineers while maintaining quality, safety, and programme timelines.
• Coordinate with project management to resolve technical issues swiftly, communicate progress, and support change control where required.

Key responsibilities

• Lead installation and commissioning of professional AV, video conferencing, and networked AV systems.
• Install and terminate structured cabling (Cat6/Cat6A), speaker and control cabling with high standards of finish.
• Install displays, projectors, LED, loudspeakers, DSPs, and control systems.
• Build and dress equipment racks with exemplary cable management, labelling, and power distribution practices.
• Commission VC platforms and room systems, including audio tuning, video optimisation, Teams/Zoom configuration, and DSP integration.
• Provide onsite leadership, supervise subcontractors, and mentor junior engineers.
• Work collaboratively with the project manager to provide updates, flag risks, and resolve technical issues.
• Deliver end-user familiarisation and ensure smooth project handovers with as-built documentation.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years' experience as an AV Engineer with strong exposure to commercial/corporate projects.
• Excellent understanding of AV signal flows: HDBaseT, HDMI, AV-over-IP, Dante, AES67, USB.
• Hands-on knowledge of ecosystems such as Q-SYS, Biamp, Crestron, AMX, and/or Extron.
• Confident with networking fundamentals: VLANs, PoE, IP Addressing, multicast.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, construction drawings, and system designs.
• Professional communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
• Experience leading a team or acting as the senior engineer onsite.