Job Description
Commercial Events ManagerSalary from: £47,000 per annumLocation: Wing Water, RutlandPermanentCreate unforgettable experiences. Drive revenue. Own the biggest moments.Are you a bold, organised events professional who thrives on turning ambitious ideas into safe, successful, income-generating events, filming and promotional activities in an outdoor, parkland environment?Do you love balancing big-picture commercial strategy with hands-on delivery, working with partners, stakeholders and operational teams to bring events to life?As Commercial Events Manager, you'll own the end-to-end lifecycle of large scale events across our parks portfolio, from concept and contract through to delivery and post-event evaluation.This is a high-profile, high-impact role where you'll be trusted to :Grow our large scale events, filming an promotional usage offerProtect safety, financial success, compliance and reputationDeliver memorable experiences that generate real returnFrom large-scale public events and festivals to filming, media and specialist commercial hires, if it's complex, bespoke or high-risk, it's yours to lead.We are looking for a creative and driven individual to help us build our large scale events business and grow our current events baseline.
You'll be sales and service focused, bring contacts in the events industry and will work closely with Senior Stakeholders and park delivery teams you will support our One Team, One Experience approach to generate new, exciting events and opportunities on our parks across the Eastern Region.Your events will complement the natural park environments in keeping with each of our sites, Rutland, Grafham, Alton, Pitsford & Taverham Mill. This is a regional role and travel across our parks will be required along with weekend and evening working in line with the event programme we deliver.What You'll Be DoingYou'll be the accountable owner for commercial events, including:Shaping and delivering the commercial events strategy across the parks portfolioIdentifying and developing income-generating opportunities, partnerships, filming and media useLeading event planning, including contracts, licensing, risk assessments and safety documentationActing as the single point of accountability for compliance, delivery and evaluationManaging external stakeholders - organisers, partners, emergency services and authoritiesSupporting and coaching park teams to deliver smaller-scale, value-adding eventsEnsuring exceptional health & safety standards and regulatory complianceMeasuring event performance, impact and ROI, feeding learning back into the sales pipelineWhy AVH Parks?AVH Parks is part of the Anglian Water Group (AWG), and managed 14 parks across the East of England and East Midlands, including Rutland, Grafham, Alton and Pitsford Water. We also provide fishery, estate and grounds maintenance services to third-party operators as a commercially focused leisure and land management business.
We strive to Make Today Great for all of our customers, every day.Who We're Looking ForYou're someone who:Has proven experience managing complex or large-scale eventsIs confident owning contracts, risk, safety and complianceThinks commercially and understands return on investmentIs calm, credible and decisive when plans changeBuilds strong relationships with internal teams and external partnersIsn't afraid to challenge, say no, or reset scope to protect safety, sales or serviceThrives in a fast pace, sometimes high pressure environment and in a role with real responsibility and autonomyExperience in public events, festivals, outdoor venues, filming/media, or destination venues is a strong advantage.As a valued employee, you'll be entitled to:Personal private health care25 days annual leave - rising with length of serviceBank Holiday entitlement added to annual leaveFlexible workingCompetitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%Bonus scheme up to 8.33% (Company performance related)Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.#LoveEveryDropTPBN1_UKTJ