Site Supervisor – Outdoor Event Structures

Sail & Peg

Tonbridge

On-site

GBP 22,000 - 36,000

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay
Access to top venues
Leadership role
Varied outdoor work

Job summary

Sail & Peg is seeking a Site Supervisor – Outdoor Event Structures to lead luxury tent installations and dismantles at top venues around London and the surrounding counties. You will oversee a crew of 8–12, ensure on-site health and safety, train new members, and keep builds efficient while maintaining equipment and standards.

Strong practical skills, leadership, and the ability to keep a team moving on site are essential; a full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

  • Strong practical skills and initiative.
  • Confidence leading a team.
  • A good eye for detail and presentation.
  • Physical fitness for outdoor work.
  • A full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

  • Leading Luxury Sailcloth Tent installations and dismantles.
  • Running the crew and keeping builds efficient.
  • Solving on-site problems when plans change.
  • Training newer team members.
  • Maintaining equipment and keeping standards high.
  • Ensuring health & safety on site.

Skills

Practical skills
Team leadership
Attention to detail
Physical fitness
UK driving licence

Job description

Site Supervisor – Outdoor Event Structures

Shipbourne, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 | Seasonal (May – September)

What You’ll Get
  • Competitive pay. Tell us what you're worth
  • Work at some of the best venues in London and the surrounding counties (we’re the preferred supplier at many of them. You can check them out on our website)
  • A leadership role where you run the site and lead your own crew
  • A hardworking team that backs each other
  • Build high-end wedding and event spaces that genuinely impress clients
  • Varied outdoor work. No two weeks are the same
The Role

You’ll need:

  • Strong practical skills and initiative
  • Confidence leading a team
  • A good eye for detail and presentation
  • Physical fitness for outdoor work
  • A full UK driving licence

We’re looking for someone practical, organised and confident who can lead a team on site.

You’ll be:

  • Leading Luxury Sailcloth Tent installations and dismantles
  • Running the crew and keeping builds efficient
  • Solving on-site problems when plans change
  • Training newer team members
  • Maintaining equipment and keeping standards high
  • Ensuring health & safety on site

Most builds involve leading a team of 8–12 people, depending on the installation.

You’ll be trusted to take ownership on site, lead the team properly, and make decisions when needed.

What We’re Really Looking For

You don’t haveto come from the marquee industry.

What matters most is practical problem-solving, leadership, and the ability to keep a team moving on site.

Great candidates often come from backgrounds such as:

  • Carpentry
  • Construction
  • Scaffolding
  • Stage/rigging
  • Landscaping
  • General skilled trades

If you want a role where you’re trusted to lead builds at some of the best venues in London and the surrounding counties, we’d love to hear from you.

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