Festival Ops Project Lead - Production & Infra

Live Nation; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tickets to shows

Unlimited annual leave

Office facilities and events

Job summary

The Festival Operations Project Manager at Live Nation UK Limited delivers projects across the Festival Operations portfolio, based in Farringdon or remote in the UK with travel across the UK and Ireland. The role reports to the Senior Project Manager and leads workstreams within production and infrastructure.

You will build and manage supplier relationships, support negotiations, track performance and ensure projects stay on track with robust documentation and governance.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a similar position within the live events industry.
• Strong understanding of festival and outdoor event business.
• Knowledge of festival and outdoor event management and team structures, process, procedures, design, capacities, and methods is highly preferred.
• Must possess strong task management abilities and seek out direction when task list runs out.
• Self-motivated.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Must be very organised and disciplined with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Personable and always have a professional demeanour - especially in stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the delivery and ongoing development of production-related workstreams.
• Identify and research new supplier opportunities that could improve commercial terms, service quality or innovation across production and infrastructure.
• Assist in the negotiation of new commercial deals and rate agreements with production and infrastructure suppliers.
• Monitor and maintain existing supplier agreements — including an up-to-date record of active deals, rates and contract terms — ensuring contractual terms and service levels are upheld throughout the festival season.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with production and site/infrastructure suppliers across the festival portfolio, acting as day-to-day point of contact and resolving queries as they arise.
• Track supplier performance, maintaining records of deliverables, issues and resolutions to inform future negotiations and identify opportunities for cost savings, consolidation or improved terms.
• Collaborate with event teams to ensure projects are delivered and managed collaboratively with full information, and attend site visits as required.
• Support the research, development and implementation of practical initiatives that improve the sustainability and efficiency of production infrastructure.
• Assist with the coordination of procurement activity and supplier engagement for production-related projects, as directed.
• Cross-Portfolio Project SupportPrepare and maintain project documentation, action trackers, meeting agendas/notes and post-project reviews as required.
• Support project governance by monitoring actions, keeping stakeholders informed, and helping ensure deadlines are met across allocated workstreams.
• Assist with the preparation, formatting and organisation of legal and contractual documentation.
• Support the administrative coordination involved in implementing IT solutions and other operational efficiency initiatives, including data gathering, documentation and tracking of rollout progress.
• Help with process improvements, supporting the delivery of cost and operational efficiencies.
• Build and maintain spreadsheets, trackers and data records supporting projects across the portfolio, including data collection, formatting and basic analysis.
• Handle commercially sensitive information with discretion.
• Undertake additional tasks or projects as assigned, gaining exposure across the wider Festival Operations portfolio, and adapt to the changing focus of the team as directed.

Skills

Project management

Supplier management

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

The Festival Operations Project Manager at Live Nation UK Limited delivers projects across the Festival Operations portfolio, based in Farringdon or remote in the UK with travel across the UK and Ireland. The role reports to the Senior Project Manager and leads workstreams within production and infrastructure.

You will build and manage supplier relationships, support negotiations, track performance and ensure projects stay on track with robust documentation and governance.