Technical Project Manager

Live Recruitment; Bedford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lead own technical team

In-house training

TOIL or overtime pay

Diverse project portfolio

Team socials

Job summary

Live Recruitment in Bedford, UK is seeking an experienced Event Technical Project Manager. The role is office-based, with full ownership from brief to load-out, designing technical solutions across AV, lighting, staging and rigging and leading onsite installations.

You will produce CAD plans, schematics and full documentation, build kit lists and coordinate the technical team across diverse exhibitions and conferences.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing technical solutions across AV, lighting, staging and rigging.
• Experience producing CAD drawings and technical documentation.
• Experience leading live events teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical solutions across AV, lighting, staging and rigging.
• Produce CAD plans, schematics, signal-flow diagrams and full technical documentation.
• Build accurate kit lists and equipment specifications for quoting and prep.
• Conduct site surveys and identify technical risks before they reach the venue.
• Lead onsite installations and coordinate warehouse and freelance technicians.
• Manage power, networking, rigging and logistics planning across each project.
• Take ownership of delivery standards from briefing to load-out.

Skills

Technical design

CAD drawings

On-site leadership

Project ownership

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Office based: 5 days per week

Car launches, gala dinners, pharma conferences and large-scale exhibitions across the UK and Europe, budgets stretching deep into six figures, and full technical ownership from design brief to final load-out. The Event Technical Project Manager role here, in a tight-knit and expanding agency where managing your own team is the next step, not a distant ambition.

• Clear path to managing your own technical team
• In-house training and development support
• TOIL or overtime pay during busy periods
• Varied project portfolio across multiple corporate sectors
• Team socials including go-karting and regular company events

The Company

This is a growing technical production agency supplying kit and services across the UK and into Europe, with a client base spanning corporate, pharma, financial and automotive sectors. Projects run from lean, fast-turnaround conferences to productions in the £250k-£500k range. Strong client relationships and consistent delivery standards are what an Event Technical Project Manager joins here to build on.

The Role

The Event Technical Project Manager takes full ownership of each project from brief to completion, designing technical solutions across audio, video, lighting, staging and rigging, producing CAD documentation, leading onsite installations and coordinating the wider technical team.

• Develop technical solutions from client briefs across AV, lighting, staging and rigging
• Produce CAD plans, schematics, signal-flow diagrams and full technical documentation
• Build accurate kit lists and equipment specifications for quoting and prep
• Conduct site surveys and identify technical risks before they reach the venue
• Lead onsite installations and coordinate warehouse and freelance technicians
• Manage power, networking, rigging and logistics planning across each project
• Take personal ownership of delivery standards from first briefing through load-out

The Candidate

The right Event Technical Project Manager will already have hands-on experience designing technical solutions across audio, video, lighting, staging and rigging, and will have led technical teams on live events. Producing CAD drawings and technical documentation is part of how you already work.

A background in AV engineering, event technical operations or production is the natural fit for an Event Technical Project Manager here, though candidates from adjacent technical disciplines who can demonstrate the same depth of hands-on design and onsite leadership are equally welcome.

Full project ownership, structured development support and your own technical team to lead: this role delivers on all three fronts.

We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy Ref: KS19145