Technical and Production Manager

University College London - Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious university department is seeking a highly skilled individual to lead the Making & Production Team, ensuring that the facility supports critical experimental work. The successful candidate will manage technical staff and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to optimize technical capabilities. Strong expertise in technical theatre, project management, and compliance with Health and Safety regulations is essential. This role includes numerous benefits such as generous holiday leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

41 Days holiday

Defined benefit pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

On-site gym

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage technical teams.
• Proven experience managing supplier, distributor, and contractor relationships.
• Broad technical theatre expertise including sound, lighting, and set construction.
• In-depth knowledge of Health and Safety regulations relevant to theatre environments.
• Proven ability to articulate user requirements to aid experimental design.
• Advanced proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD software.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the facility has the appropriate making and production capabilities.
• Lead, develop and line-manage direct reports.
• Collaborate with UCL members and external contacts regarding technical infrastructure.
• Be the main point of contact for technical issues.
• Liaise with users to assist and advise on making and production aspects.

Skills

Technical team leadership

Project management

Technical theatre expertise

Health and Safety regulations knowledge

2D and 3D CAD proficiency

Job description

Overview

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About the role

The Making & Production Team support all aspects of Technical work on projects at the UCL PEARL facility.

• Ensure that the facility has the appropriate making and production capabilities to support the experimental work required
• Lead, develop and line-manage dirent line reports
• Collaborate and build positive relationships with UCL members and external contacts to ensure current and future technical infrastructure requirements and strategy
• Be the main point of contact for technical issues
• Liaise with all users of the facility (internal and external), researchers and research technicians to assist and advise them on making and production aspects of their experiments/events so that they run smoothly and safely
• On-site First (working more than 80% of time on-site)

About you

• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage technical teams, ensuring effective performance and development.
• Proven experience managing supplier, distributor, and contractor relationships to deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Broad technical theatre expertise or similar, including sound, lighting, set construction, design, and stage management.
• In-depth knowledge of Health and Safety regulations relevant to theatre environments or similar (e.g. Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order/COSHH/LOLER/PUWER/working at height).
• Proven ability to articulate clearly to Project teams the user requirements to aid the experimental design process.
• Advanced proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD software.

What we offer

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce, including people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/.

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