Audio Visual Technician

Position Summary

This is an ONSITE position located in Bethesda, Maryland.

National Capitol Contracting is seeking an energetic and service-oriented Audio Visual Technician to join a team of professionals at the NIH, the nation’s premier scientific and medical research centers. Your day to day will include systems and space configuration for events and conferences, operating presentation and collaboration technology, coordinating with NIH customers, and maintaining systems to ensure 100% operational readiness. 
   
The successful candidate will join a close-knit, high functioning team that supports a specific conference center. This core team will have access to support, education, and leadership from the wider NCC team at NIH as well as our corporate offices. NCC will, over the next five years, raise the bar on how the National Institutes conducts events, broadcasts important information, and shares research with a global community. This is an opportunity to grow, make a difference, and significantly advance your career, your impact, and your capabilities.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Service and install audio visual systems, mounting/replacing equipment, cabling, testing and terminating cables.
• Performing routine preventative maintenance.
• Testing and calibrating displays and projectors.
• Support meetings and event setup efforts across the NIH campus, acting to reinforce building teams and deliver positive outcomes
• Analyze and troubleshoot AV technical issues that arise. 
• Work with AV Engineering and leadership groups to assess, prioritize, and address outages, change actions, and special requests
• Maintain accurate inventory records.
• Complete and maintain all necessary documentation and reports.

Minimum Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance (must be able to pass a criminal background and credit check).
• 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role supporting and troubleshooting AV systems/components in a conference/event space.
• Previous experience as an installer.
• Knowledge of AV audio technologies such as reinforcement, audio processing, and live event support
• Knowledge of AV control systems such as QSC, AMX and Crestron.
• Working knowledge of networking AV equipment.
• Familiarity with Digital Signal Processing.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Customer service skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• CTS and other AV related certifications desirable, but not required.

Special Position Requirements

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00AM-4:00PM, with flexibility to meet customer's needs.

Environment/Physical Demands: Standing for periods of time, walking throughout campus to each conference room/event space, ability to be mobile to perform above duties.

Compensation

$55,000-$60,000 Annually

The compensation range listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, budget, market data, and relevant laws.

NCC provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an applicant that requires a reasonable accommodation, please email us at recruiting@nccsite.com. Please reference the position in your email.
NCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status, political affiliation, genetic information, or any other legally protected status or characteristic. E-Verify Employer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.