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AV Lead Technician - Bay Area
Position summary
Audio Visual Lead Technician (IT knowledge is a plus) responsible for supervising field crews, delivering high-quality AV and IT installations across corporate sites in the Bay Area and San Francisco area, ensuring safety and schedule compliance, and acting as the on-site technical journeyman single point of contact.
Core responsibilities
- Perform hands-on installation: cable pulls, terminations, rack builds, equipment mounting (displays, projectors, speakers, mics, cameras), decommissioning equipment.
- Lead and supervise field technicians on-site; assign tasks, verify work quality, and sign off on installations.
- Interpret and redline design drawings; take measurements and enforce installation standards.
- Troubleshoot and resolve site technical issues to keep projects moving.
- Coordinate with PMs, engineers, clients and other trades; document changes and produce clear daily reports.
- Enforce and model onsite safety and PPE compliance.
- Mentor and train junior techs; run short on-site coaching sessions and QA checks.
- Escalate project risks on time and provide mitigation recommendations.
Required
- Minimum 4 years AV/IT field experience with progressive responsibility.
- Proven crew leadership experience onsite.
- Proficiency with major VC platforms (Cisco, Zoom, Teams, Google Meet).
- Comfortable working at height, lifting equipment, climbing ladders.
- Excellent technical English (spoken & written); clear reporting skills.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel within the Bay Area metro area.
Nice to have
- Commission, program and validate DSPs, control systems, video matrices and conferencing endpoints; upload/tweak control code and DSP presets.
- AVIXA certifications (AV technologist, CTS prep) and vendor certs: Dante (Lv1 ), QSC Q-SYS, Crestron, Shure MXA series.
- Experience validating per AVIXA functional/installation standards.
- Experience with structured cabling standards and rack standards.
- OSHA 30 or equivalent jobsite safety certification.