Senior ESS Installation Technician - Southern VA

About Diversified:
Diversified is a global leader in audio visual and media innovation, recognized for designing and building the world’s most experiential environments. Our award-winning team specializes in delivering solutions for the most complex, large-scale and immersive installations. Serving a global clientele that includes major media organizations and retailers, sports and live performance venues, corporate enterprises, and government agencies, Diversified partners with clients to create spaces that bring people together and keep them coming back.
What to Expect:
At Diversified, we're on a mission to create a world without boundaries, where technology enables all people to connect and experience the moments that matter, wherever they choose to be. With clients spanning the globe and an exciting pipeline of projects across industries, Diversified offers more than just a job. We offer a career path with the flexibility to grow personally and professionally, wherever your ambitions take you.
As a Diversified associate, you'll dive headfirst into big, complex, and rewarding projects that push the boundaries of what's possible. Plus, you'll enjoy a flexible work environment, competitive compensation and benefits, and a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT AT DIVERSIFIED.


How You’ll Contribute:
The Senior ESS (Electronic Security) Installation Technician is responsible for performing a wide variety of installation duties on technology projects for our clients. This position is the key field position for the bulk of the actual work that gets done in our clients’ buildings. The install tech needs to coordinate with project management, field superintendents and others to fully understand their role on specific projects. They interpret our drawing packages to create the basis of the finished systems. The installation can include rack and enclosure build outs, panel terminations, device installation, testing and troubleshooting. The Senior Tech will be responsible for our most complex system designs, will mentor other technicians and set an example in all aspects of the job.

What You’ll Do:
• You will be expected to know and learn what is on the BOM for every job and know the material required for your job.
• Maintain timeline of job schedule with regards to when devices/head end work needs to be installed and terminated.
◦ If you are not able to maintain a given timeline, it is expected for you to communicate that with the site supervisor ASAP.
• Take ownership of job schedules for workload given to you.
◦ Prioritize your time properly and be able to manage multiple tasks at any given time.
• Maintain constant communication with the Site Supervisor on a daily basis.
◦ Point out any/all problems found on drawings/matrix to Site Supervisor ASAP.
◦ Communicate with Site Supervisor ASAP if equipment is missing/defective. Getting replacement inventory may be delayed due to lead times, hence it is very important to notify to appropriate party ASAP.
◦ Help Site Supervisor with inventory if and when needed (maintain an online copy on one note)
• Keep written records of the following on One Note:
◦ Work accomplished with technicians/trades (sub-contractors, GC, EC)
◦ Project issues
◦ Discuss problems that may arise
◦ Site Readiness Document
◦ Site Inventory (kept up to date, at minimum, on a monthly basis)
◦ Redlines/RFIs (if required)
◦ Communicate the need for assistance and guidance for any work that is required for the job. This may include labor problems as well as technical issues.
• Assist installation technicians on questions or concerns with installation of devices/head end work to be done.

Complexity: This level of technician will be responsible for performing tasks on clients’ job sites with no supervision. This position is responsible for coordination with clients, contractors and subcontractors. This position will be the key and only senior field supervisor in many situations and will be responsible for delegating work, monitoring others work and communicating with key stakeholders on behalf of the PM. This position requires the highest level of technical and people skills.
Decision Making Authority: This position is often alone on the job sites and requires good judgement about decisions that need to be made. In general, the project manager and a site supervisor are available to answer questions. This position is independent and will need to make onsite decisions on behalf of the PM. This position requires good diplomacy in working with our clients and other key stakeholders on the job sites.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that may be met by an e