Lead Technician - Event Venue

Live Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convention centre group in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Lead Technician (Staging & Exhibition) to manage technical deliveries for high-profile events. You will lead a team, manage event lifecycle phases, and ensure health and safety compliance. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in stage management and a proactive attitude. This role offers excellent career progression and benefits like flexible working and a company bonus.

Benefits

Flexible working

Company Bonus

Excellent Career Progression

Additional Leave Options

Opportunity to work across multiple prestigious venues

Qualifications

• Significant experience in live event technical delivery.
• Proven skills in managing live event setups.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead team of technicians for event builds and breakdowns.
• Manage event lifecycle including Build, Live, and Derig.
• Ensure health and safety during all technical deliveries.

Skills

Significant proven experience in Stage and Exhibition Management

In-depth rigging experience

Strong leadership skills

Experience with Video, Lighting, and Sound equipment

Computer literate

Ability to operate mobile access equipment

Education

Health & Safety Qualification / NEBOSH (desirable)

Job description

Are you a highly motivated and dedicated Lead Technician (Staging & Exhibition) looking to deliver a world-class service for large-scale conventions and events?

Do you want to be a core part of the technical department for one of the UK's leading convention centre groups, using your in-depth rigging, scenic, and stage management expertise?

• Flexible working
• Company Bonus
• Excellent Career Progression
• Additional Leave Options
• Opportunity to work across multiple prestigious venues

The Company

This major convention centre group oversees some of the UK's premier exhibition and event venues, hosting a huge variety of large-scale events, from global conventions and exhibitions to theatrical performances and corporate functions.

They pride themselves on delivering exceptional, world-class experiences for every client. With a focus on safety, quality, and proactive service, they are looking for a skilled Lead Technician (Staging & Exhibition) to join their growing Conventions team.

The Role

Due to continued demand, they are seeking an experienced Lead Technician (Staging & Exhibition) to join their Conventions team.

This is a leadership role, providing essential staging support to all events across the Conventions venues. You will be one of the core personnel for the technical department, requiring you to deliver a world-class service and manage the technical delivery from start to finish.

Role responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Leading a team of other technicians on event builds and breakdowns.
• Working from scale drawings to mark out a floor for an exhibition build.
• Managing the entire event lifecycle: Build, Live, and Derig phases.
• Managing Exhibition load-in with a strong focus on Health and Safety, including knowledge of safe working practices, CDM Regs, LOLER, and PUWER.
• Flying scenic elements, screens, video walls, and graphics using both electric hoists and counterweight fly systems.
• Managing speakers, clients, and presenters backstage, including issuing instructions and microphones.
• Building temporary staging structures.

The Candiate

The ideal candidate will have significant proven experience in Stage and Exhibition Management within live event technical delivery.

You must be an ambitiousLead Technician (Staging & Exhibition) who displays a positive, proactive attitude and a strong work ethic, with a desire to work in a fast-paced, fun, team environment that strives to deliver the best.

Key Skills and Experience Required:

• Significant proven experience in Stage and Exhibition Management within live event technical delivery.
• In-depth rigging, scenic, and counterweight flying experience.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with a focus on building motivated and engaged teams.
• Experience in a theatrical or live event stage manager role, with a basic further understanding of Video, Lighting, and Sound equipment.
• Computer literate with a good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to operate mobile access equipment.
• Health & Safety Qualification / NEBOSH desirable.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity