Job Title: Head of Estates Engineering Services
Salary: To £88,000 per annum with excellent benefits package
Job Description:
Lead the strategic direction of all aspects of engineering services, creating a culture of exceptional service delivery focused on enhancing the visitor experience.
The estate of the Royal Ballet & Opera comprises three sites: the main site in Covent Garden, which includes a 2,000+ seated theatre dating from 1858, along with redeveloped stage, rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, workshops, offices, and ancillary spaces, completed in 1999. The estate also includes a second theatre and refreshed front-of-house spaces delivered via the Open Project in 2018. Additionally, the Production Workshop and Costume Centre are located in Thurrock, Essex, and a 14,000m2 store in Aberdare, Wales.
These facilities support a complex production schedule and serve thousands of staff, artists, and creative personnel to stage opera and ballet to exacting standards.
The Head of Estates Engineering Services will oversee strategic planning and delivery of engineering services across all Royal Ballet and Opera sites. Responsibilities include building and fabric maintenance, utilities, installation, capital works engineering, and energy-saving and carbon-reduction projects.
We seek an individual with proven experience leading engineering services in a comparable, live operational estate. Outstanding stakeholder engagement and team leadership skills, along with a proactive and engaging approach, are essential.
The candidate brochure can be viewed at Head of Estates Engineering Services - Royal Ballet & Opera.
Applications should include a CV and Cover Letter and be sent to email@example.com before the closing date.
Closing date for applications is Sunday, 25th May 2025.
The Royal Ballet and Opera are committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, particularly those who are ethnically diverse and/or disabled. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.
Applicants must have eligibility to work in the UK.
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