Engineering Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and lead an agile and responsive team responsible for any and all engineering, programming, and CAD inquiries
• Develops and drives a culture of performance management and accountability
• manage and resolve issues brought forth by the engineering team members
• Mentors and is engaged in the personal development of the engineering team to ensure ongoing growth of technical orgranizational and management skills
• Regularly communicates by using but not limited to, daily huddles with the engineering team to ensure consistency and to ensure timely and accurate complettion of engineering tasks
• Leads the engineering team with a positive attitude that is in alignment with teamwork, mission, vision and values of the organization
• Plans and implements engineering programs, including defining prject philosphy, activities, milestones, and staff requirements in accordance with customer requirements
• Assist in establishing departmental goals, objectives and operating procedure
• Frequent Spot checks of teams work to ensure accuracy and adherence to all company standards
• Call and run lessons learned meetings as necessary
• Review pre-construction design and documentation
• Assist with technical design and pricing as needed
• Customer liaison for engineering inquiries 
• Meet with vendors/prospective vendors to help evaluate products
• Post sales project consultation
• Review project deisgns created by internal and external resources
• Review hour estimation for work based on needs analysis, scope of work and bid requirements
• Identify special requirements for projects, including but not limited to: test equipment, specialized tools and rigging support
• Provide feedback to corporate and development management on process improvement opportunities and facilitate process improvement
• Review/test audio DSP as required to ensure proper functionality as specified 
• Monitor and ensure labor expenditures do not exceed department budget
• Manage internal activities that support client training
• Manage or facilitate field testing of integrated systems and training client on use 
• Remain abreast of A/V advances in the field and be able to identify areas of use in the organization
• Translate customer requirements into functional system designs
• Create and maintain technical documentation in accordance with company guidelines
• Contribute to improving process workfloes and maintaining system administration
• Maintain scheduling and resources for the department
• Other duties assigned as needed
• Travel to various job sites required

Skills and Abilities:

• Proven ability to significantly contribute toward or lead operation inititatives with a results-oriented approach
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Proven ability to mentor, educate, and develop members of the team
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization
• Understanding of engineering aspects of audiovisual systems design and installation preferred
• Ability to motivate and effectively lead large project teams comprised of technical, administrative, and engineering personnel
• Ability to direct a team towards a cohesive set of strategic objectives and maintain efficient timelines in the complettion of tasks
• Understanding of construction project management applied to audiovisual projects
• Proficient with test and calibration equipment preferred
• Ability to work and think independently and ensuring to meet deadelines
• Must have clear and profressional communication skills both internally and externally
• Demonstrated customer service focus and client communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics and architectural blueprints

Education and/or Experience:

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent is required, B.S. degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field is preferred
• At least 10 years of A/V experience with 4 years of Engineering Management experience referred
• Capability of managing multiple million dollar budget integration projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills in a team-oritented, collaborative environment
• Experience operating a complex matrix business environment is desirable
• Experience with planning, implementing and managing the activities of an engineering workforce through recruiting, training, scheduling and best practive techniques
• Excellent PC skills, proficient in Microsoft applications including MS Project
• Valid Driver's License and Motor Vehicle Record that meets AVI-SPL Driving Privileges standards

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accomodations may be made to enable inidividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The work environment is generally moderate in noise.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands of this position are those that are necessary to meet the responsbilities and essential functions of this position. Reasonable accomodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Direct Reports:

This position can have anywhere from 13-15 direct reports.

AVI-SPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer/AA/Disabled/Veteran Protected
VEVRAA Federal Contractor