live events project manager Manchester, England
Job description
About Us
We are an established Audio Visual Hire and Live Events Production company based in Salford. We pride ourselves on having a team of talented individuals who are not only technical, but friendly, approachable and willing to go the extra mile. We are a fantastic company to work for and are now looking to expand our team and continue to grow and develop our business.
The Job Overview
Do you enjoy the thrill of seeing a project through to delivery? We are looking for Technical Project Manager who thrives on problem-solving whilst working in a very hands on fast-paced environment, which is live events. This role would suit someone with a few years experience in a similar role or someone who is currently in a senior tech role wanting to take that next step. It will see you assist the new business team, together with managing and supervising project teams, pre-production and onsite to ensure exceptional customer service, best practice and health and safety responsibilities.
The role
- Assess and respond to new opportunities from existing and new accounts in a timely, on brand and coherent way.
- Creation of exciting designs and bespoke ideas for live events.
- Attend client meetings and site visits.
- Manage and monitor the overall budget in line with the quotation.
- Produce technical drawings to provide a detailed plan of the project for others to work from.
- Confident in calculating lens throws, lighting angles, weight loads, speaker dispersion, power draws, sight lines, power, cable runs etc
- Work with project support to allocate and organise crew, book trucking and liaise with third party suppliers.
- Liaise with venues, artists and other third parties.
- Prepare and manage health & safety documents.
- Always be looking for new business opportunities.
- Educate clients and venues on our products and services.
The person
- Must have at least 5 years’ experience in the professional live events industry.
- End to end technical project management experience in live events is essential both hybrid and in-person of all scales.
- Excellent commercial acumen, know what’s going on in the industry and what the competition are doing.
- Must be proactive in seeking out innovations in the industry that may be applied to your projects.
- Have an excellent understanding of technical event production and the effective communication skills to explain technical solutions to clients in a clear and jargon-free manner.
- Be a self-motivated team player with a passionate approach to work and the drive to achieve.
- You will have an engaging and confident personality, with high levels of emotional resilience; you lead by example at all times, responding positively and quickly to change and pace, whilst keeping a cool head under pressure.
- Must have an eye for detail and high standards of presentation.
- Full UK Driving Licence and own transport.
Working hours
Due to the nature of our industry, we require our employees to have a flexible approach to their working hours. We always try hard to manage a work life balance of our team.
Typically, your working day would be 9 – 6 with 1 hour paid lunch break, working a 5 day week which could include weekends. Work outside these hours will be required to meet the needs of our business and this role.
Package includes - Salary is negotiable as this will very much depend on your experience - talk to us... tell us what you can bring to the role!
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (based on 2022 this would be 32 days)
- Car allowance
- Birthday off after 3 years of service
- Employee assistance programme
- Free fruit
- Company social events including staff lunch each month
If you think you've got what it takes and would work well with our team.... get in touch!
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Flexitime
- Free parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Flexitime
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Manchester, M30 9QG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Technical (live events): 5 years (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in MANCHESTER
Reference ID: technical project manager
