People and Jobs


Online recruitment for the AV and events industry


Selected jobs available this month from www.lavajobs.co.uk


AV Technical Manager Cheshire/Greater Manchester Circa £30,000 p.a. plus benefi ts AV9435


The opportunity


An exciting opportunity for a Technical Manager to join our client’s successful and expand- ing business in the Audio Visual marketplace within both residential and commercial properties. You will be working primarily within the North West of England and will be working with the Operations Manager taking technical drawings and concepts and making them into working solutions for installation at clients’ premises. Working both on your own or leading a team you will ensure projects are completed on time and within budget and to customers’ expectations. You will be responsible for overcoming any technical installation problems and provide ongoing liaison with cus- tomers whilst ensuring your technical skills and competencies are kept up-to-date. You should have great technical and project management experience within the Audio Visual and intelligent systems marketplace and have a good understanding of lighting and intelligent control systems eg Control 4, Lutron and IP Networks. An understanding of Microsoft Offi ce, AutoCAD and DTools along with technical experience of CCTV and intruder detection systems is required.


The organisation


Our client is a specialist, profi table and expanding provider of building and automation technologies and multi-room multi-media solutions who work in in the residential, commercial, education and marine sectors,


Audio Visual Project Manager London


£40,000-£45,000 plus benefi ts AV9408


The opportunity:


This is an exciting opportunity for an AV Project Manager to manage the installations and product delivery of audio visual and video conferencing solutions for our client. You will ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required quality and standards expected by our clients. You will be involved in production of Project


Initiation Documents, Project Plans, Method Statements and Risk Assess- ments whilst also approving costs sheets. You will ensure that all Health & Safety requirements are in place and manage site teams. Responsible for providing user training and contin- uous on-site quality control to ensure successful sign off of the job you will also provide on-site installation, programming and commissioning of all hardware products and software controlled hardware solutions. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Project Manager within in the Audio Visual/ Video Conferencing industry with a proven track record of manag- ing multiple projects. You should have industry knowledge in the AV / VC mar- ket and ideally be Prince2 Practitioner certifi ed but successful experience is more important.


The organisation


Our client is a leading global audio visual communications specialist who create dynamic, collaborative and connected ways of working by setting standards and delivering the WOW factor.


Audio Visual Service and Installation Engineer London & South East £25k-£35k negotiable plus company vehicle & benefi ts AV9436


The opportunity:


An excellent opportunity for an expe- rienced AV Engineer to forge a career with a growing company. Initially based from home, you will be responsible for assisting in the completion of new installations as well as maintaining and servicing previously completed audio visual systems in training, conference, meeting and boardroom environments for our client’s existing customer base. Responsible for installation, termination and testing of on-site cabling and installation of hardware and pre-built equipment racks you will liaise with both site management and the client. You will also be involved in rack building, on-site commissioning, systems confi guration and service visits. When required you will provide a fault diagnosis and repair function and you will be responsible for maintenance of loan equipment and technical site surveys. With a high level of technical competence and a minimum of two years’ service or installation experience within the Audio Visual industry, the candidate must be self-motivated, reliable, articulate, well organised and


able to work to deadlines. The ability to work effectively under pressure and to develop and maintain excellent client relationships is essential along with an interest in AV electronics and an analytical approach to problem solving. A valid CSCS card beyond basic skills level is essential and a PASMA and IPAF certifi cate and/or experience of AMX/Crestron programming would be preferable.


The organisation


Our client is an established AV Solutions provider with a history of providing high quality Audio Visual Solutions, technology services and solutions nationwide varying from simple systems to bespoke, and often technically complex, multi-room installations on a large scale.


Education Sales Consultant West Midlands


£28k-£30k basic £41k-£46k OTE uncapped + mileage allowance AV9461


The opportunity


Our client is looking for an experienced salesperson to join a successful company selling high margin Audio Visual products to schools. This company have a unique market proposition and so if you know how to sell to schools and you can get in front of them you WILL hit your on target earnings and more. Our client is experiencing massive growth in this fast growing sector of the market this year. The company have sole rights for UK sales of a number of products which are selling fast in the Education marketplace. You will be a self-starter who runs their geographical area as if it were your own business – developing new business and managing accounts to achieve results. You will be ICT literate, understand the market and be driven to succeed. Commercially aware, you are able to spot opportu- nities and make the most of them. Targeted marketing will ensure regular enquiries, which together with your own self-generated opportunities will ensure consistent sales and earnings.


The organisation


Our client is a successful reseller who have grown both organically and by acquisition. They have sole distribu- tion rights to key AV products in the education sector which, together with the rest of their portfolio of products and solutions, ensures unique benefi ts to their targeted customer base.


Not all of our job vacancies can be advertised due to confi dentiality – particularly senior positions, so if you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV in confi dence or call Pat for a confi dential discussion. pat@lavajobs.co.uk 0844 884 9150


Lavajobs.co.uk is the AV industry’s leading online portal for candidates, employers and recruitment agencies. Lavajobs.co.uk is visited regularly by trade and end-user organisations looking to employ AV specialists. To advertise your company on Lavajobs.co.uk visit www.avnews.co.uk and follow the lava jobs link for full details.


Summertime and the living is easy?


Well I’m not so sure that’s true but how great to have a summer this year! To follow on from Bryan’s piece on the opposite page what is recruitment like in the AV industry at the moment and is August a good time to hire?


Well as I stated in the April edi- tion of AV News the AV Recruit- ment market is very buoyant indeed – that is there are loads of vacancies about in terms of Sales and Engineering but most people are fi nding them hard to fi ll.


Why? Well, I believe there are several reasons for this:


•There are so many jobs around candidates can pick and choose. Employers no lon- ger hold all the cards – candi- dates do.


•There is a skill shortage in terms of AV/VC/UC/IT skills – some employers are looking for candidates with skills in all of these and yet most candidates have skills in some of these and will need training in oth- er elements – often employers want those skills now and ar- en’t able or willing to train can-


didates who have 80% of what they are looking for. •Some


employers insist on


salespeople having AV indus- try experience and whilst this may be necessary in some in- stances, it isn’t in all. Why not look at good salespeople from a different technology fi eld (IT, Telecoms etc.,) and teach them about your products – selling skills are much harder to ac- quire than product knowledge. Is August a good time to hire? Of course I am going to say every month is a good time to hire! August in some areas of AV is quiet whilst in others it’s manically busy so if your busi- ness is quiet it’s a great time to train new people ready for the busy quarters coming up at the end of the year and beginning of next year. With a lot of senior personnel on holiday during August there may be fewer vacancies adver-


tised and therefore there will be less competition for your particular vacancy and hope- fully more candidates. You may need additional con- tractors if August is your busy time although I’m sure most of these have already been booked by you well in advance. Senior


Sales Managers and


Project Managers are always in short supply in AV (as well as in other sections of our growing industry) but if you know you are going to need them talk to us as soon as you are aware. We have some excellent candi- dates looking for opportunities in all sectors of the AV Market as well as some prime vacan- cies with key employers – if only the two could match every time we would all be happy!


The joys of recruitment eh?


People and Jobs Pat Deeley,


Sales and marketing director at AV Jobs.


From Frontline to Boardroom


The place to be for jobs in AV www.avjobs.co.uk Tel: 0844 884 9150


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