Essentials Duties and Responsibilities
- Business unit engagement and gathering client requirements
- Providing internal client recommendations & quotations
- Budgeting, Project scheduling, Resource planning
- Solution & design engineering (part of an internal team in partnership with Multimedia Infra Team)
- Engagement with our internal REM (Sourcing) team
- Installation vendor engagement and management
- Integration RFP production and RFP review
- Cost control & reporting
- Drawing and schematic review and approval
- Use of the Ariba platform for RFP production and placing purchase orders
- Vendor quality control
- Change order review and approval
- System commissioning and handover
- TCM turnovers (where relevant)
- Liaison across client, general contractors, electrical contractors, furniture contractors etc prior to and during the Multimedia/AV installation
- Partner with Multimedia Operations, Maintenance and Engineering to ensure consistency with the firm's operational / support / infrastructure & technical requirements.
- Monitor project performance, ensuring that variances and issues are understood and properly addressed
- Troubleshoot and provide direction/solutions during design and implementation
- Mitigate project risks
- Manage internal client expectations
- Review and approve vendor invoices for payment
- Arrange, coordinate and manage project vendor meetings, agenda's, minutes, snag lists etc
- Attend all necessary CS and EIP project meetings
- Snag list production, overview and resolution (across all relevant trades)
- Time logging in PPM system
- Maintain all project documentation following Multimedia standard processes
- Archive project documentation for our support teams including;
- Bill of Materials into asset register, as built schematics, architectural plans and elevations into maintenance folders
Qualifications required
- Project management qualification (Prince 2 or similar)
- Broadcast systems design, project delivery and commissioning experience
- Infocomm CTS-I qualification
- Previous experience as a project engineer / manager
- Extensive knowledge of audiovisual systems and videoconferencing technology
- Understanding of operational processes and procedures.
- Proven track record in the delivery of corporate AV projects to client specification
- Strong logistical and resource planning skills
- Technical understanding and manufacturer training on our core products including but not limited to; Cisco (videoconferencing), Polycom, Crestron, Extron, Panasonic, NEC, Samsung, Sharp, Sony Clock audio.
- Team working & Influencing
- Good communication skills
- Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Project