Americas Area AV Design Consultant Assistant Director

EY•Atlanta, DC

10d•$144,000 - $255,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role drives the strategic planning, design capture and implementation of audio and video service solutions to support EY business needs on all office projects. The role is Area based and develops and coordinates the relationships among related key project stakeholders such as the Real Estate portfolio Deployment Leads, IT PM’s, AV integrators, Facilities teams, project management teams (i.e. CBRE), and architects (i.e. Gensler). The role will meet with the business to understand requirements and advise on current technologies available and application of them to meet requirements or offer alternatives. Working with the broader project team, the role analyzes project floor plans to apply technical solutions as per business requirements and ensure the target rooms are fit for purpose as it relates to room layout, configuration and other room attributes i.e. power and data. The role additionally determines opportunities to eliminate or consolidate redundancies in platforms to ensure optimal end user experience and drive cost efficiency and global consistency in designs and applications. The role will also prepare and submit AV based RFP’s as per the project scope, reviewing and submitting vendor recommendations. The role partners with BRM, RE, FM and Product Portfolio Leads on all proposed design specifications and monitors vendor activities in accordance with the agreed to project plans and business directives. The role is a thought leader in A/V solutions, design and best practices and will maintain an industry expertise on architectural standards, “end to end” implementation solution and emerging technologies.

Requirements

Solid interpersonal skills to engage with others in the Firm as well as non EY entities in cross business discussions within a matrixed, geographically dispersed organization and to build a solid network of peers and others of influence.
Adapts personal communication style to the style of others, develops rapport and stays calm under pressure or escalating issues using advanced oral and written English communication skills.
Projects well-defined consultative skill to conduct effective questioning, hone in on key issues and information to formulate ideas and materials as well as present those ideas clearly and concisely to all levels of the organization including senior and/or executive management.
Maintains an advanced comprehensive knowledge of related technology and solutions as well as the ET vision to recognize and position improvement opportunities in the relevant designs and process’.
Manifests a strong analytical and problem-solving ability to handle multiple and shifting priorities across a broad spectrum of projects and stakeholders and drive solutions that are both financially and technically sound.
Maintains strong project management skills as well as various aspects of technology infrastructure design and implementation, to deliver projects on time and within scope and budget
Maintains appropriate knowledge of services and products of external vendor and suppliers in the Conference Room A/V industry to manage their activities in project deliverables.
Develops an in depth and continuous understanding of EY’s business, the interconnectivity of the OPC team to the Firm’s operating model. Recommends and promotes the benefits and the appropriate use of Conference Room Technology Services and solutions as part of knowledge sharing and platform and services positioning
College degree in related technology field (Computer, Engineering, Science, etc.) or comparable job experiences
Approximately 8 to 10 years of experience in an Consulting or Product/Project Management role.
Able to accommodate a progression of increasingly complex job responsibilities during the period inclusive of consulting through to project completion.
Mastery level of Knowledge of Conference Room Technologies such as :
Expert on AV industry standards and trends
CAD and other relevant architectural standards and tools
Audio Visual transport devices (including AVoIP)
Display technologies including LCDs, projection systems, and direct-view LED
Wireless presentation devices
Room controller systems i.e. Creston, Extron, AMX
Room reservation systems i.e. Outlook room booking, Reserve, Enterprise Recovery Systems (ERS), Enterprise Management Systems (EMS)
Interactive Whiteboards
Standards based Videoconferencing i.e. Cisco, Poly
Microsoft conference room technology including Surface Hubs and Microsoft Teams Rooms

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with: Condeco systems
Familiarity with: Four Winds Technology
Familiarity with: Digital signage platforms
CTS-I, CTS-D preferred

Responsibilities

Partner with BRM on key initiatives and stakeholder engagement
As part of office projects attend steercos with business line executives, OMP’s and decision makers
Develop trusted advisor status
Ensure technologies are applied correctly and aligned to expectations
Drive the AV experience design
Drive the solutioning and design of AV products and services into the office conference rooms
Partner with Real Estate D&P Leads, Facilities, IT PMO, Architecture and PM teams as well as other key project stakeholders to ensure a complete end to end Conference Room Experience is achieved
Manage the RFP process for office projects
Maintain alignment to stated budget targets
Collect feedback and share with the ESPM Product Teams to improve our solutions and experiences