Event Operations Manager

Live-Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Annual bonus

Gym facilities

Birthday off

Phone allowance

Cycle-to-work

Christmas shutdown

20 days holiday

Job summary

Live-Recruitment is seeking an Event Operations Manager for a hybrid role in Greater London. You will own end-to-end delivery of large touring activations and bespoke temporary structures, with responsibility for international logistics and on-site operations.

The role offers a two-day office pattern, private healthcare including mental health support, 20 days holidays plus Christmas shutdown, an annual bonus, wellness facilities, and lifestyle allowances such as a phone/gym stipend and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in event operations management.
• Proven track record coordinating large touring activations.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery of large touring activations and bespoke temporary structure builds.
• Managing international project logistics, scheduling and on-site operations.

Skills

End-to-end project management

Logistics management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Job description

Hybrid working: 2 days in office - 12 month fixed term contract!!!

Large-scale bespoke steel builds, premium sporting and live events across Europe, blue-chip clients the industry aspires to. An Event Operations Manager position with full end-to-end ownership, a boutique permanent team, and a working pattern rare for any build-facing role.

• Two-day office week, flexible scheduling. Rare for a build-facing role
• Private healthcare including mental health and CBT module (Vitality)
• 20 days holiday plus full Christmas shutdown (roughly two additional weeks)
• Annual bonus scheme, performance-linked pay reviews
• Premium wellness and gym facilities included at no cost to you
• Birthday off, £50/month phone and gym allowance, cycle-to-work

The Company

This is a specialist supplier of temporary and demountable steel structures, designing and fabricating bespoke builds for the premium end of live events and sport. The work is construction-grade in complexity and high-profile in profile, with a roster of blue-chip clients across Europe and beyond. The permanent team is boutique, scaling with a strong freelance network across peak season. The culture is flat, technically rigorous and genuinely ambitious.

The Role

The Event Operations Manager sits at the senior end of the project management team, taking full commercial and operational ownership of multiple simultaneous builds, with a clear opportunity to develop two junior project managers as the business scales.

• End-to-end delivery of large touring activations and bespoke temporary structure builds
• Managing international project logistics, scheduling and on-site operations