Job Description

Job Title: Audio Visual - Senior Design Engineer

Location: London - Remote / Office based with travel as required.

Hours of work: 8am - 5pm + additional hours as required. Mon - Fri with occasional weekend working.

Salary Range: Package; Competitive Package (Laptop + Mobile Phone + Pension )

Company Overview

Snelling Business Systems is a leading national provider of integrated audio visual systems and communications technology. We are committed to delivering innovative solutions through consultancy, design, installation, and ongoing maintenance to meet our clients' evolving needs.

Summary of Position

Supporting a sales environment in the preparation, creation and administration of tenders bids and pre-qualifications, etc. as required by client organizations.

Delivery a compliant design based on clients specification / requirements.

On-going liaison with the appointed Account Manager, Project manager & Engineering and Accounts team regarding design changes and cost advice.

Provide a pre-construction role involving site and office based coordination with the client team and key interfaces to establish detailed working drawings in order to handover to the appointed project manager for implementation.

Developing relationships with manufacturers to ensure most up to date product information is available to all parties.

Understanding new technology entering the market and how this can benefit the design proposals submitted back to our customers.

Meeting with sales colleagues to take the brief and understand the sales arguments.

Administration and coordination of proposals in support of the relevant Account Manager.

Providing outlined & detailed designs to verify proposal submission.

Operating within the engineering department team to share/gain information including best practices, current hardware limitations and potential alternative solutions, whilst complying with company/engineering defined processes.

Form part of the Snelling bid team at client interview.

Review of new technologies with a view to present to the wider team (Engineering, sales and Service) and all the supporting documentation.

Assist in the standardisation of design and products

A very good working knowledge of current AV systems, associated IT elements and their installation (including AMX, Crestron, Extron, audio DSP, Video conferencing etc.)

Primary Responsibilities

Architect of Audio-Visual system design including CAD schematics, Drawings & BOM. Producing / preparation of tender technical responses Production of technical documents (Schematics, rack drawings, layout drawings and detailed technical info for IP systems) for handover to Project Management. Making technical presentations and demonstrating with the assistance of the manufacture on how a product will meet client needs Technical Market research & Review of New Technologies

Personal Specification

Qualifications& Training

Essential

Degree level qualification Highly computer literate MS office & AutoCAD. Industry trained (AMX Crestron / Polycom / Cisco-Tandberg / Extron). Avixa CTS

Desirable

Cisco CCNA Microsoft MCSE Avixa CTS-D BIM / Revit

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable track record of successfully supporting sales teams with technical designs, proposals and tender responses for professional AV equipment and systems into the corporate, education and / or public sector in southern UK.

Desirable

Experience of SAP business One. Range of contacts and potential prospects gathered from prior experience.

Qualities & Attitude

Essential

Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality and business profit. A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance. Mature, credible, and comfortable in dealing with senior company or public sector executives. Reliable, tolerant, and determined. Empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person's point of view. Well presented and businesslike. Sufficiently mobile and flexible to travel as required. Keen for new experience, responsibility and accountability. Able to get on with others and be a team-player.

Desirable

Able to travel and stay nights away as required. Able to commute reliably to office base. Able to work extended hours on occasions when required.

Product Knowledge

Essential

Detailed knowledge of all professional Audio Visual system components, complexities and commercial realities.

Desirable

Self develops knowledge - interested in the technologies beyond immediate need.

Competencies

Capable of translating client requirement into detailed technical design for audio-visual systems that meets functional and budgetary requirements. Capable of explaining the features and benefits of complex integrated AV systems to both technical and non-technical individuals. Capable of completing technical PQQ's Capable of completing technical aspects of ITT's and Tender Documents Vision including ability to read computer monitor and identify colours. Speaking, hearing and understanding English language
Join us at Snelling Business Systems and be part of a team that transforms communication through innovative AV solutions. Apply now to make your mark in the industry!'

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance Sick pay Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Norfolk NR18 9SB