Lead AV Engineer
You will lead Audio, Video, and Broadcast designs on some of the most visible venues being built in the United States: professional stadiums and arenas, major collegiate facilities, and the complex renovations that keep iconic buildings relevant. You will set the vision with the owner, steer a team through all major decisions, and stay with the project until the systems are commissioned and the building is live.
This is a role for someone who is energized by the moment a client turns to you in a room full of people and asks what we should do.
What You'll Do
- Lead multiple large-scale audio-video and broadcast projects from programming and concept design through construction, integration, and commissioning.
- Serve as the primary technical voice to owners, architects, venue operators, broadcasters, and contractors.
- Set project requirements, design direction, scope, deliverables, and priorities, then hold the team to them.
- Lead and develop project teams comprising design engineers, designers, and subject-matter experts.
- Direct the design of large-format bowl audio, distributed audio, video distribution and IPTV, LED display systems, video production and broadcast infrastructure, control systems, DSP, and AV networks.
- Coordinate audio-video and broadcast systems with architecture, structural, electrical, mechanical, IT, security, and low-voltage trades.
- Review drawings, specifications, narratives, equipment selections, and cost estimates before they leave the office.
- Lead client workshops, design presentations, and milestone reviews.
- Provide technical leadership through bidding, construction administration, integration, testing, and commissioning.
- Participate in pursuits, interviews, and proposals, and build the client relationships that carry into the next project.
- Help shape technical standards and mentor the engineers coming up behind you.
What You'll Bring
- Ten or more years in professional Audio Video consulting, design, engineering, or integration.
- Delivered stadiums, arenas, large public assembly facilities, or projects of similar complexity and visibility.
- A track record of managing multidisciplinary teams and large audio-video scopes.
- Fluency in the design and construction process, including how a design decision impacts a submittal, an RFI, and a punch item.
- Strong command of large format sound systems, DSP, control, IPTV, AV networking, broadcast systems, and venue infrastructure.
- The judgment and presence to lead a room, and the communication skills to make a complex recommendation land with a nontechnical owner.
What Would Make You Stand Out
- Experience in the design or operation of sports venues, or other facilities of equal complexity.
- Working knowledge of SMPTE ST 2110, Dante, AES67, Q SYS, HDR video, and IP-based media systems.
- Existing relationships with professional sports organizations, venue operators, or major sports architects.
- CTS, CTS D, PE, or comparable credentials. Preferred, not required.
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