Audio Visual Systems Installation Technician Job at The University of Texas at A

Audio Visual Systems Installation Technician

Department: College of Liberal Arts

Applicants: All

Weekly Hours: 40

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Earliest Start Date: Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue

Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details: 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 service department dedicated to creating, maintaining, and promoting technology within the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin.

Benefits

• 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. The Audio Visual Systems Installation Technician is a critical part of the Technology Integration team, performing the hardware and physical labor installations that form the foundation of complex, high-quality integrated systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform hardware and physical labor installations forming the foundation of integrated systems (pulling cable, terminating connectors, wiring and setting up equipment racks, installing equipment mounts, basic metal fabrication).
• Use hand and power tools, soldering irons, crimpers, multimeters, signal generators, and testers for installation and service tasks.
• Interpret electronic schematics, architectural blueprints, and other diagrams.
• Maintain regular communication with the AV Systems Installation Manager and team.
• Drive a university vehicle to transport equipment and staff to on-campus and off-campus installation sites.
• Perform other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Approximately two years of experience in skilled construction and maintenance of audio/visual equipment.
• Ability to interpret electronic schematics, architectural blueprints, and diagrams.
• Proficiency with hand and power tools, soldering iron, crimpers, multimeters, signal generators, and testers.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to troubleshoot and assist in commissioning AV systems of varying size and complexity.
• Must be able to drive a university vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Degree or GED.
• Bachelor's degree.
• More than four years of work experience in audio visual systems installation.
• Technical schooling in audio, video, IT, or electronics fields.
• OSHA 10+- hour course training.
• CTS or CTS-I certification.
• Crestron professional installation certification.
• Crestron DMC-T or -E certification.
• Biamp AV lab training.
• Extron AV associate certification.

Driving Required

This job requires a class “C” operator's driver’s license. Applicants must provide a current three-year driving record from state of residence. Non-residents must obtain a Texas driver’s license within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing.

Salary Range

$45,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Environmental Demands

• May work in extreme temperatures
• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards
• May work around stand office conditions
• May work around construction sites
• On-campus work is required

Physical Demands

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Climbing of stairs
• Climbing and working on ladders
• Lifting and moving
• Extensive 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 contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

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.

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.

Background Checks

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

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.

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 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.

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.

E-Verify

The University of Texas at Austin uses 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 and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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) and other university policies. If this position is identified as 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.