Rigging Technical Planner for Live Event Production

Personio; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unified medical insurance

Daily lunches in Dubai office canteen

Annual flight allowance

Team socials and wellness initiatives

Job summary

BeWunder Dubai seeks a Technical Planner, Rigging to develop safe, practical rigging solutions for Event Production projects from tender through on-site delivery. You will translate briefs into technical concepts, create 2D/3D rigging drawings, and perform Braceworks analyses to ensure load safety and compliance.

Collaboration with lighting, audio, and video teams is essential, as is reviewing venue and structural drawings to assess constraints and risks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in rigging technical planning/design within live events, entertainment, experiential, theatre, or a related industry.
• Strong technical understanding of entertainment rigging systems, including truss systems, hoists, suspension systems, rigging hardware, load distribution, and structural interfaces.
• Solid understanding of rigging calculations, point loads, distributed loads, load paths, equipment selection, and safe working practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical planning and design of rigging systems for Event Production projects from tender and concept through to onsite delivery.
• Translate project briefs and creative requirements into practical, safe, and technically sound rigging solutions.
• Develop detailed 2D and 3D rigging drawings in Vectorworks, including rigging plots, truss layouts, suspension points, hoist locations, and equipment loads.
• Use Braceworks for rigging analysis, load calculations, and load distribution.
• Coordinate rigging designs with lighting, audio and video disciplines.
• Review venue, architectural, structural, and production drawings to identify technical requirements, constraints, load limitations, and potential risks.
• Ensure rigging solutions align with project scope, operational requirements, and safety standards.
• Support tendering and pre-production through technical concepts, drawings, calculations, specifications, and equipment requirements.
• Coordinate with project teams, suppliers, subcontractors, manufacturers, and structural engineers to resolve technical and design requirements.
• Identify and resolve rigging risks, clashes, structural constraints, and installation challenges, maintaining accurate drawings and documentation throughout the project.
• Provide technical support during installation and onsite delivery and ensure designs comply with relevant industry, health & safety, manufacturer, venue, and BeWunder standards.

Skills

Rigging planning

Vectorworks

Braceworks

Load calculations

Team collaboration

Education

Rigging qualification

Diploma in Rigging/Technical Production

Engineering background

Tools

Vectorworks

Braceworks

Job description

BeWunder Dubai seeks a Technical Planner, Rigging to develop safe, practical rigging solutions for Event Production projects from tender through on-site delivery. You will translate briefs into technical concepts, create 2D/3D rigging drawings, and perform Braceworks analyses to ensure load safety and compliance.

Collaboration with lighting, audio, and video teams is essential, as is reviewing venue and structural drawings to assess constraints and risks.