Senior AV Project Manager

Jacobs Massey; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audio-visual integrator is seeking a Senior Project Manager for their Systems Integration team. The ideal candidate will manage multiple projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget while overseeing all financial aspects. Responsibilities include designing AV systems, liaising with contractors, and maintaining high quality standards. This role offers a competitive salary and a chance to influence service delivery within an established company.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management within the audio-visual industry is essential.
• Proven ability to manage project timelines and budgets.
• Strong understanding of technical and contractual aspects of projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects ensuring timely delivery within budget.
• Liaise with clients and contractors, maintaining clear communication.
• Oversee financial management, invoicing, and variations.
• Design AV systems to meet client specifications.

Skills

Good underpinning technical knowledge of electronics and audio-visual systems

Organised and flexible

Understanding of contracts and commercial processes

Ability to plan and organise projects

Ability to prioritise and work under pressure

High level of computer literacy

Teamwork

Lateral thinking for solutions

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Professional approach

Job description

Our client is a leading audio-visual integrator delivering AV and event services.

They are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their Systems Integration team, taking full ownership of projects including contract management, system design, and commissioning, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to a high standard.

This is a great opportunity to join an established organisation with scope to influence and enhance service delivery. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered in line with experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform work on multiple projects within the budgeted cost and to the satisfaction of the client.
• Liaison with other internal departments, clients and contractors.
• Ensure that the H&S files are in place for your projects and that safe systems of work are put in place.
• Design systems in terms of their electronics, mechanics and optics to meet the needs of our clients, using proven technology and also looking for new and interesting solutions to problems.
• Understand the contractual requirements of your projects.
• Ensure that technical and drawing information is available and correct to allow others to perform their works in an efficient manner.
• Physically set up elements of systems to prove the concept.
• Deal with all aspects of the financial management of your projects including invoicing and variations, ensuring that we are not financially exposed and get paid in a timely fashion.
• Liaise with suppliers to research product information and purchase the necessary components for a system ensuring best value for money.
• Deal with all aspects of interfacing audio-visual systems into our clients buildings; this will encompass both hardware and software interfaces.
• Perform on-site commissioning and configuration programming of systems.
• Represent the company at a senior level with the necessary level of professional conduct and presentation.
• Develop your knowledge from both experience and research to become an expert in one or more areas of our project work, to whom others in the organisation can refer.

Desirable Skills

• Good underpinning technical knowledge of electronics and audio-visual systems.
• Organised and flexible with the ability to approach different types of tasks during the working day.
• Understanding of contracts and commercial processes.
• Ability to plan and organise projects and schedule work.
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure is essential.
• Competent to a high level of computer literacy.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Ability to think laterally, finding appropriate solutions to fulfil an application.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate with company executives and building contractors.
• Ability to work to the highest quality standards, with attention to detail, ensuring tasks are completed thoroughly.
• Demonstrate a professional, enthusiastic and committed approach at all times.