Job Posting Title:

Senior Audio Visual Systems Installation Technician (Job Site Project Management Specialty)

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Hiring Department:

College of Liberal Arts

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

This position provides life/work balance with a 40-hour, typical work week. Evening, weekend, and holiday hours may be required as project deadlines demand. On-campus work is required. Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship. 

Join Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/laits/), a unique and dynamic service department dedicated to creating, maintaining, and promoting technology within the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package (https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective) that includes:

100% employer-paid basic medical coverage for employee

Optional medical insurance for employee’s dependents - up to 50% employer-paid

Optional dental, vision, and term life insurance for employees and dependents

Paid holiday time off each year; state legislature determines the number of holidays

12 days of paid vacation time off per year for new employees

12 days of paid sick leave per year

Matching contribution to Teacher Retirement System (TRS)

Staff Tuition Assistance Program

Access to Recreation & Health Facilities

Purpose

From basic remodels to large multi-phase capital projects, the LAITS Technology Integration Team works closely with owners, project managers, and architectural designers, to shepherd complex technology projects through consultation, design, purchasing, construction, installation, and commissioning. Our staff also partner with end users and faculty to develop custom control system programming, interfaces, training, and documentation for over six hundred presentation and collaboration systems across campus. Our efforts ensure the successful use of technology to deliver over one hundred and fifty thousand hours of instruction each semester. The Senior Audio Visual Systems Installation Technician position is a critical part of the Technology Integration team. The installation team performs the hardware and physical layer installations that form the foundation of complex, high-quality integrated systems.

Working with the LAITS Technology Integration system designers, the project manager, the work control coordinator, and other both internal and external project resources, this Senior Installation Technician absorbs all details of small projects prior to construction, coordinates project timelines, planning, and communication, leads junior technicians in the active construction process, facilitates the handover process to the support team, and assists in team training and building exercises.

Responsibilities

Performing or supporting senior installation staff when performing the highest level installation work.

Leading junior installation staff in various, more common installation tasks.

Responsible for absorbing project details for all incoming small projects as assigned by leadership.

Attending project meetings with university and external resources to understand timelines and necessary team resources to complete small projects and perform site inspections prior to installation.

Effective coordination with internal team members to achieve project timelines.

Sustained maintenance of available project management applications to keep team members informed of project status and when internal deliverables are due.

Performing the handover to the support team, demonstrating a high-quality, functional system after system installation and commissioning has been completed.

Perform an internal check in after project completion to promote constant improvement.

Required Qualifications

High School Degree or GED

At least 4 years of audio-visual installation experience.

Technical Schooling in AV or IT specific field/s

Skills comparable to four years of experience in the skilled construction and maintenance of audio/visual equipment.

Ability to use hand and power tools, soldering iron, crimpers, multimeters, signal generators, and testers.

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team to troubleshoot and assist with the commissioning of AV systems of varying size and complexity.

Skills comparable to one year of project management in a technical field.

Demonstrated skilled use of various industry standard computer applications for project management.

This position requires the ability to drive a university vehicle.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in construction or management field

More than 6 years of work experience in audio visual systems design and installation.

More than 2 years in AV or IT project management at an enterprise level.

Demonstrated experience with construction project management software such as Fieldwire, Procore, BIM360

OSHA 10+ hour course training.

CTS, CTS-I, CTS-D certification.

Crestron CTI certification.

Biamp DSP training.

Extron AV associate certification.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

Salary Range

$70,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Environmental Demands:

May work in extreme temperaturesMay work around electrical and mechanical hazardsMay work around standard office conditionsMay work around construction sitesOn-campus work is required 

Physical Demands:

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstationUse of manual dexterityClimbing of stairsClimbing and working on laddersLifting and movingExtensive walking from building to building 

Work Shift

Evening, weekend, and holiday hours may be required as project deadlines demand.

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.