HYBRID WORKING + EXCELLENT BENEFITS - Are you a technically minded live events professional with strong production, design and project delivery experience? This Senior Technical Project Manager opportunity offers the chance to work on complex, high-profile live events within a highly respected technical production and event delivery business.
- Opportunity to join one of the UK's fastest-growing live events and technical production companies
- Key role delivering major festivals, public events, brand activations and large-scale technical productions
- Strong progression opportunities within an ambitious and rapidly expanding business
Working across large-scale festivals, outdoor events, corporate productions and immersive experiences, the Senior Technical Project Manager will lead technical planning, specification, quoting and project development from brief through to delivery.
THE COMPANY
This growing live events and technical production business delivers creative and specialist production solutions across festivals, public events, experiential activations and large-scale outdoor productions throughout the UK.
With multiple specialist divisions covering technical production, event management, pyrotechnics and creative installations, the company provides a fully integrated service across lighting, audio, staging, structures, power and visual experiences.
The business has experienced significant growth over the last 12 months, winning major new projects and expanding its senior leadership structure to support future development. Known for delivering technically ambitious and spectacle-led events, the company offers an exciting environment for a Senior Technical Project Manager looking to work on large-scale, creatively driven productions.
THE ROLE
This position will take ownership of the technical planning and development of projects, working from initial client brief through to structured handover into operations and live delivery.
The Senior Technical Project Manager will play a key role in technical design, tendering, quoting and project planning, ensuring projects are commercially sound, technically achievable and fully scoped before reaching site.
Working closely with senior leadership, production and operations teams, the Senior Technical Project Manager will also attend client meetings, conduct site surveys and support key delivery phases on major projects.
Duties as Senior Technical Project Manager will include:
- Leading technical input on project quotes, tenders and proposals
- Developing technical specifications across lighting, staging, AV, structures and power
- Producing CAD drawings, layouts, schedules and technical documentation
- Managing project planning, timelines and technical development processes
- Conducting site visits, feasibility studies and technical surveys
- Acting as a senior technical contact for clients and stakeholders
- Supporting on-site delivery and key build phases on complex projects
- Ensuring commercially accurate scoping, budgeting and margin protection
- Collaborating closely with production and operations teams throughout delivery
THE CANDIDATE
To be considered for this Senior Technical Project Manager role, candidates must have strong technical production and project management experience gained within live events, festivals, technical production or experiential environments.
Candidates should have strong knowledge across technical disciplines including AV, lighting, staging, structures and power, alongside experience in technical quoting, project planning and client management. CAD experience and a strong understanding of live event delivery processes are essential.
This Senior Technical Project Manager role would suit someone currently working within technical production, senior project management or live event delivery who is looking to join an ambitious and fast-growing business delivering major live events across the UK.
Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.
As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Vacancy Ref: GS17521