Event Festival Support Manager

Hyra; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Downtime during season

Career progression to international f.

Job summary

Hyra is seeking an Events Site Production Manager to lead site advance and on-the-ground delivery for outdoor festivals and large-scale outdoor concert series. You will work closely with the Head of Production, a Site Coordinator, and safety leads to ensure timely builds and seamless operations.

The role requires hands-on site planning, budget control, and strong communication across teams. A clear progression path toward international festival management and performance bonuses are part of the

Qualifications

• Solid background in outdoor festival or large-scale live event site production.
• Hands-on experience across site planning, budget control, infrastructure sequencing and supplier management.
• Strong on-site leadership and clear communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the site advance and on-the-ground delivery for outdoor portfolio
• Coordinate with Head of Production, Site Coordinator, and safety leads
• Manage critical path, deadlines, and dependencies
• Assess access, ground conditions and services during site visits
• Advance structures, fencing, trackway, power, water, waste, welfare and plant
• Prepare budgets, compare quotations, and keep forecasts current
• Lead site mark-out, build, live maintenance and derig with site teams
• Translate venue and heritage requirements into supplier and crew instructions
• Flag risks early with cost options to Head of Production

Skills

Site planning

Budget control

Infrastructure sequencing

Supplier management

Team communication

Job description

Hybrid working: 4 days in office, 1 from home

• Iconic outdoor venues and upcoming international festivals for your CV
• Performance bonuses on top of salary
• Enforced time off during season, not extra weekend working
• Clear progression path toward international festival management
• Flat, supportive team with a genuine no-blame culture

Iconic heritage outdoor spaces, a growing international calendar spanning three continents, and site infrastructure builds at serious festival scale. A boutique independent promoter where an Events Site Production Manager leads the full site advance, earns performance bonuses and lands international shows on their CV fast.

The Company

This is a boutique independent live music promoter with two distinct arms: outdoor greenfield festivals and indoor concert series. The outdoor portfolio runs across some of the UK's most recognised heritage and outdoor spaces, with international shows already on the calendar and more in development. The team is small, hands-on and non-hierarchical, and the Events Site Production Manager sits within strong feedback loops and a culture where problems get raised and solved openly.

The Role

As Events Site Production Manager, you will own the site advance and on-the-ground delivery for the outdoor portfolio, working closely with the Head of Production, a Site Coordinator, and the wider technical, creative and safety leads across greenfield festivals and large-scale outdoor concert series.

• Own the critical path across the outdoor portfolio, including deadlines and dependencies
• Assess access, ground conditions and available services during site visits
• Advance structures, fencing, trackway, power, water, waste, welfare and plant
• Prepare budgets, compare quotations and keep forecasts and commitments current
• Lead site mark-out, build, live maintenance and derig with allocated site teams
• Translate venue and heritage requirements into clear supplier and crew instructions
• Flag risks early to the Head of Production with options and costs

The Candidate

The right Events Site Production Manager will have a solid background in outdoor festival or large-scale live event site production, with hands-on experience across site planning, budget control, infrastructure sequencing and supplier management. You are comfortable assessing a site from scratch, briefing crews confidently, and identifying problems before they affect the build.

Experience in greenfield festival environments is the natural fit, though candidates from large-scale outdoor concerts or touring production with transferable site infrastructure skills are equally welcome. Above all, this role suits someone who leads calmly on site, communicates clearly across teams, and takes ownership without needing to be chased.

Performance bonuses, enforced downtime built into the outdoor season, and a genuine pathway into international festival delivery are all part of the package here.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy Ref: LE19138