Deputy Technical Manager

ATG Entertainment; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ATG Entertainment is seeking a senior technical leader for the ATG venue in the UK. You will support the Technical & Buildings Manager, supervise a multi-disciplinary team, and oversee safety, planning, and delivery of productions at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.

The role involves coordinating get-ins, is paid on an annualised hours basis, and requires flexible evenings and weekends. You will work across departments to ensure top standards of presentation and safety.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in large-scale productions in a premier receiving venue.
• Experience leading technical teams and coordinating multi-department activity.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety in theatre operations.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for Technical & Buildings Manager when required.
• Ensure safe get-ins, fit-ups and get-outs for all productions within budget and safety guidelines.
• Lead staff training and recruitment of casual team members.
• Collaborate with Visiting Companies to deliver excellent venue experiences.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Budget management

Project management

Stagecraft

Technical theatre

ETC Eos lighting

Yamaha sound desks

Education

General certificate – English and Maths

Tools

ETC Eos family lighting desks

Yamaha digital sound desks

Job description

You’ll report to the Technical & Buildings Manager and collaborate closely with the Technical Team and all other Departments within the Venue.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within, lead and enhance an experienced and motivated Technical Team at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, a busy regional receiving venue.

The role will support the Technical & Buildings Manager in all aspects of technical theatre from advancing productions, creating costings, supervising staff, coordinating fit ups, performances and get outs, liaising with contractors, maintaining theatre systems and equipment, and ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the department whilst maintaining high standards of safety and presentation.

You will demonstrate strong technical theatre knowledge with extensive experience in large scale receiving theatre operations, particularly in stagecraft and counterweight flying systems at a minimum, although a wider skill base and expertise is desirable (i.e. Sound and LX). As you will appreciate, a receiving theatre requires ongoing maintenance. You will be required to identify and resolve issues as they arise, utilising your multi skilled experience.

The role is offered on an annualised hours contract, meaning that working hours vary throughout the year and payment for any premium hours, such as get outs, are all included in the annual salary. The role will be subject to a 6-month satisfactory probation period. This role will involve regular evening and weekend work, including fit ups, performances and get outs. It also varies between office and manual labour duties that can be physically demanding.

You will be working in a fast-paced environment, with no two days the same.

Please note, your role may involve working with children or vulnerable people.

Key responsibilitie

• Deputise for the Technical & Buildings Manager in their absence.
• Ensure departmental interaction with Visiting Companies is enabling, efficient and professional at all times to ensure that the venue provides the best possible experience and customer care.
• Ensure the safe and efficient get-in, fit-up and get-out of all productions, ensuring all Health & Safety guidelines and policies are clearly communicated and followed.
• Assist in ensuring all equipment is maintained and annual testing is completed as part of planned preventative maintenance within budgetary constraints.
• Be a part of the venue Risk Management team as the technical department Risk Champion.
• As requested, represent the technical department at the venue management meetings.
• Assist in delivering regular departmental meetings to communicate company information, procedures and goals and ensure the team is well informed and motivated.
• Initiate projects to aid the future proofing of the venue.
• Adopt a leading role in delivering training to the Casual teams across the venue.
• Initiate and manage the ongoing recruitment of the Casual staff.
• At times, and as the business requires, work at other ATG venues.
• Undertake any such duties and training as may be considered reasonable to the position of this role.

Your skills, qualities, and experience.

• We welcome transferable skills from other industries. If you can demonstrate many of the essential skills, qualities and experience we encourage you to apply. Training can be provided where necessary.
• Extensive experience of large-scale productions in a premier receiving venue.
• General certificate – English and Maths
• Experience in leading teams.
• Experience in Safety legislation in Theatre, implementation of safe systems and developing safety culture.
• Excellent written and oral communication along with planning and organisational skills.
• Highly computer literate – proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook at a minimum.
• Ability to work under pressure and with a high degree of autonomy.
• Ability to lead and contribute to the team and develop, manage and apply systems and procedures.
• Ability to work at height and use of a Tallescope.
• Certification in: IOSH, Management qualification, BS7671, BS7909, rigging awareness, IPAF, C&G PAT, PPE Inspection, Working at height in the Entertainment Industry (and rescue), First Aid, Safe use of mobile Towers (PASMA)
• Understanding of financial management and budget planning.
• Understanding of Employment LAW.
• Experience in Production or Project management and experience of working within a management team.
• Use of ETC Eos Family Lighting Desks (including APEX) and Yamaha Digital Sound Desks (including CL/QL Series).
• Knowledge of AV and Networking infrastructures
• Knowledge of Facilities Management systems and processes
• Building trades

About Us - Our values

ATG Entertainment’s values set the tone for how we work, how we treat one another, and the culture we continue to build across the UK and the wider organisation.

THRIVE doing what we love (with passion and dynamism)

CONNECT through every act (with collaboration and kindness)

DARE to do different (with curiosity and courage)

PERFORM at our best (with customer focus and ownership)

Our culture

You’ll help us uphold a positive culture around meeting our obligations, by having a positive attitude to health and safety, legal and insurance requirements and take care to understand our policies and procedures.

We are all expected to participate actively in the life of the company, and opportunities will arise for you to collaborate with others across the business. Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to be flexible and adapt as the needs of the business change, taking on new or different responsibilities as the need arises.

Our Corporate Social Responsibility pillars

Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to play their part in achieving our goals and upholding our Corporate Social Responsibility priorities:

Inclusion: Committing to creating and upholding a positive, inclusive culture that nurtures potential and supports well-being.

Sustainability: Playing your part in reducing our environmental impact and finding more sustainable ways of working.

Next Generations: Encouraging the next generation in live entertainment by contributing to our outreach and training programmes, including mentoring students and trainees, and supporting our Creative Learning and Community Partnerships work.

Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Mission Statement - A Stage for Everyone