Lead A/V Technician
$62,400–$74,880 year
On-siteHouston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Pull, route, terminate, and dress low-voltage and A/V cabling per project drawings and industry standards. Install and mount displays, monitors, projectors, speakers, microphones, and related A/V devices, including commercial hardware like Crestron and QSC systems. Build and elevate equipment racks with proper wiring and cable management. Read and interpret system drawings, schematics, and elevation diagrams to ensure installations meet design specifications. Maintain a safe, clean, and organized job site while working on ladders, lifts, and in active construction environments throughout the Greater Houston area. Coordinate closely with A/V Designers and Programmers to bring large-scale commercial systems to life across college campuses, airports, hospitals, and corporate facilities.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of commercial-specific A/V installation experience (large-scale commercial environments)
- Demonstrated hands-on field installation experience — cable pulling, device install, and rack elevations (not event setup or operation-only roles)
- Ability to read and work from A/V/construction drawings and rack elevation diagrams
- Comfortable working on ladders, lifts, and in active construction environments
- Reliable transportation and ability to work at job sites throughout the Greater Houston area
- Ability to lift, carry, and position equipment and materials weighing up to 50 lbs
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, and reaching throughout the shift
- Comfortable working at heights — climbing and working from ladders, scaffolding, scissor lifts, and boom lifts
- Manual dexterity to handle small components, hand tools, and power tools, and to terminate cabling
- Sufficient vision and hearing (with correction as needed) to read drawings, distinguish wire colors, and verify audio/visual system function
- Ability to work overhead and in confined or awkward spaces as installation requires
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Crestron or QSC systems
- Sound-masking experience (Biamp / Cambridge)
- PA system installation experience
- Industry certifications (e.g., AVIXA/CTS, Crestron, QSC)
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