AV Project Engineer in Leeds

We are actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.

Location: Leeds (SCC operates hybrid working, which comprises a mix of office and home working)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Package: £38,000-£45,000 plus large company benefits, a broad flexible benefits scheme, and 2 paid‑for volunteering days a year.

Hours: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm Monday – Friday

Interview Process: 2‑stage process

Why SCC?

• An inclusive workplace
• Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
• Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
• Career development and life‑long learning opportunities
• Opportunity to join Europe's largest privately‑owned IT company

Role purpose

The Project Engineer takes ownership of the technical delivery of AV projects and the engineering team assigned to them. Security clearance or willingness to apply will be required for this role. Full UK driving Licence.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the project manager and provide technical oversight of a project from conception through installation and completion.
• Work closely with Project Managers to ensure that engineering components align with project goals.
• Reviewing and refining Bills of Material.
• Address any differing perspectives to avoid project delays and ensure successful project completion.
• Provide technical ownership from project start through installation and completion.
• Develop engineering and architectural (RCP/Floor Plan) drawings, elevation drawings (Using Visio and or AutoCAD), AV line schematics (Using Visio, Auto‑CAD or Stardraw), signal flow, & rack layout drawings.
• Review, amend and update project design, drawings.
• Attend client sites to conduct technical site surveys.
• Create a cable and consumables lists for each project to ensure everything required for a successful install is included and available to the installation team.
• Assist the project manager to complete the scope of works for the project.
• Communicate AV pre‑requirements to Client’s Network teams.
• Determine special requirements for projects, including personnel, equipment, cables and consumables, specialised tools, lifting equipment/scaffold.
• Communicate System implementation plans to Project managers and installation teams.
• Attend site meetings and liaise with building contractors to communicate infrastructure and architectural requirements to construction teams.
• First point of escalation for onsite engineering during the project.
• Responsible for ensuring allocated technical staff have the skills and knowledge to deliver the required solution.
• Meet with current and prospective vendors to evaluate products.
• Plan effectively and manage tasks in a time‑constrained environment.
• Operate and manage in accordance with all company rules and policies.

Skills and experience

• Strong communication and interaction skills with internal employees, clients, and colleagues.
• Participate in ongoing training and professional development opportunities to maintain knowledge.
• Coordinate with other teams and various stakeholders, requiring strong interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of risk management, quality control, and safety regulations is mandatory.
• Ability to diagnose complex system problems and work independently to meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio is required.
• Knowledge of Stardraw is required.

SCC is Europe's largest privately‑owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people, and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non‑membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief. If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the SCC Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.