Education AV Solutions Designer

University of Surrey; Guildford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible working options

Blended home/campus working

Job summary

The University of Surrey seeks an AV Solutions Specialist to join our IT Services team for a fixed-term period of 2 years. You will design, document and plan lifecycle activities for audiovisual solutions across teaching and meeting spaces from totem installations to large theatres.

Working with the AV Technical Manager, you will ensure AV systems are reliable, scalable and aligned with institutional requirements, improving usability and collaboration spaces across campus.

Qualifications

• Experience in audiovisual design and documentation.
• Ability to translate stakeholder requirements into reliable AV solutions.
• Experience with lifecycle planning and asset management.

Responsibilities

• Design and document AV solutions for teaching, learning and meeting spaces, including totem setups, small teaching rooms, medium and large teaching rooms, lecture theatres and specialist environments.
• Work with the AV Technical Manager to develop, apply and maintain AV standards, reference designs and supported technology patterns that promote consistency, scalability and serviceability.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, including room specifications, schematics, signal-flow information, bills of materials, network and power requirements, control and interface requirements, support notes and handover packs.
• Gather and analyse requirements from academic, professional service and project stakeholders, translating teaching, collaboration and operational needs into practical AV designs within agreed standards and constraints.
• Support procurement, supplier engagement, installation planning, commissioning and acceptance testing, ensuring installations meet quality, health and safety, information security and accessibility expectations.
• Maintain lifecycle and asset information for AV systems, identifying obsolescence, risks, refresh priorities and opportunities to rationalise or standardise components across the estate.
• Provide specialist technical advice to AV support colleagues and project teams, supporting problem resolution, service transition, training and knowledge transfer for new or changed spaces, and contributing to continuous improvement of AV designs, standards and processes.

Skills

AV design

Documentation

Stakeholder liaison

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in AV/Engineering

Job description

The University of Surrey seeks an AV Solutions Specialist to join our IT Services team for a fixed-term period of 2 years. You will design, document and plan lifecycle activities for audiovisual solutions across teaching and meeting spaces from totem installations to large theatres.

Working with the AV Technical Manager, you will ensure AV systems are reliable, scalable and aligned with institutional requirements, improving usability and collaboration spaces across campus.