Lead Smart Home Engineer

An experienced Lead Smart Home Engineer with proven residential smart home system installation experience is needed to join our team at Avande Select, a leading smart home technology provider based in London, on a full-time basis.

This role is responsible for overseeing the complete installation of our projects, ensuring they are delivered to the highest quality standard, on time and on budget with full customer satisfaction.

The role requires an individual who has proven experience with residential smart home system installation such as Lighting Control, HVAC, Security, Audio Visual, IT/ Networks and Home Cinema.

This is the perfect opportunity to join an exciting company that is rapidly growing and delivering smart home solutions in a unique way!

About Us

Avande Select is a unique smart home technology portal designed for the multi-dwelling unit housing sector. Avande Select enables any home, no matter what its value, to offer pre-designed technology specifically associated with the home through our industry-leading platform.

Select is currently being adopted by almost 47,000 homes, including the largest regeneration in Europe - Greenwich Peninsula, Argents Kings cross scheme and many, many more.

About the Role

This role may suit a skilled installation engineer who wants to take full responsibility for delivering individual customer projects, including site planning, installation, commissioning, and successful handover to the customer.

The right candidate must demonstrate a track record of working on high-end residential projects, delivering the above systems, and being comfortable dealing directly with our clients and their contractors.

The candidate should be London or SE-based and hold a valid driving licence. Work will mostly be in London and the surrounding counties, although projects may be further afield from time to time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Setting the standards for the engineers onsite and leading the engineers
• Making sure projects are planned and executed on time and on budget
• Documenting all projects and technical details
• Capturing variations and being commercially aware
• Making sure all engineers have the equipment needed to deliver
• Health and safety - reviewing the RAMS and keeping all logs and records up to date for the projects the PM is responsible for
• Liaising between the design and commercial departments
• Communicating with all subcontractors and the main contractor for the project
• Updating all tasks for themselves and associated tasks for others on company software
• Developing, improving and implementing operations and production plans to meet company goals
• Lead the handover process from sales to design and from design to operations, making comments on all designs before it is issued to the site
• Quality control - creating QA sheets for all system handovers and stage sign-off (1st fix, 2nd fix, commission, handover)
• Creating detailed project reports, including photos and descriptions; this includes snagging and checking sites throughout the project duration
• Making sure all sites are safe and the correct RAMS, checks, and procedures have been undertaken to ensure the staff go home safe every day

Required Skills:

• Electrical and Audio Visual 1st and 2nd fix
• Eager to develop their skill sets
• Inquisitive
• Passionate and motivated
• Logical thinkers
• Collaborative
• Have a keen interest in smart home and integrated technology
• Competent in AV/IT install and commission
• Data, patch panel and equipment rack build and termination is essential

Desirable Experience:

• Lighting Control - Lutron, KNX
• Control Systems - Crestron, Savant and Control4
• Networking - Draytek, Ruckus, Ubiquiti
• KNX / BMS experience
• Home Cinema, Audio and Video distribution

Sounds interesting? Click the APPLY button to send your CV for immediate consideration.

Candidates with previous experience or job titles, including; Senior Project Engineer, Principal Project Engineer, Project Engineering Manager, Chief Project Engineer, Head Project Engineer, Lead Technical Project Manager, Senior Design and Project Engineer, Project Lead Engineer, and Technical Project Lead may also be considered for this role.