Theatre Technical & Facilities Lead

ATG Entertainment Limited; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

ATG Entertainment’s Grand Opera House York is seeking a Technical and Buildings Manager to lead the Technical Team and Maintenance Supervisor, working with Theatre Director and Heads of Department to deliver a safe, high‑quality events programme.

You will manage budgets, schedules, and facilities maintenance, ensure health and safety compliance, and coordinate with ATG’s central operations to keep the venue at its best for audiences, productions and community events.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading technical teams in live venues.
• Proven staff management and training abilities.
• Strong knowledge of safety regulations and safe working practices.
• Experience in managing buildings and facility operations.
• Understanding of ETC systems, flying systems, sound systems.

Responsibilities

• Take the lead role in ensuring a cohesive, efficient, cost-effective, and robust technical and maintenance structure for the venue.
• Act as the main point of contact for Producers, Tour Managers and Contractors ensuring all visitors and companies receive the highest standards of customer service.
• Manage the implementation, monitoring and cultural approach to workplace safety and compliance across all the technical operations.
• Play an active role in the venue senior management team participating in management meetings and contributing to the overall success of business.
• Manage building and technical expenditure and projects, and to ensure the building is presented to the highest standard day‑to‑day.
• Liaise and align work with ATG’s central Operations team consisting of Property, Technical, Facilities, Risk and Procurement.
• Lead the technical staff which will require an amount of time working on stage as an active member of the technical team.
• Plan as far ahead as possible ensuring all technical personnel are scheduled efficiently and effectively and produce and approve rosters in good time.
• Ensure budgets are met and all regulations and good practice adhered to.
• Play an active role in ATGE-wide technical, production and health and safety activities.
• Work with the Theatre Director and other senior management to ensure all operations and procedures within the theatre meet current legislation, industry best working practices, and ATGE policies.
• Lead on the development and monitoring of risk assessments relating to the building, plant, and technical operations.
• Ensure that suitable levels of competencies for staff and third parties can be demonstrated for any works being undertaken.
• Along with the Theatre Director prepare all budgets relating to your areas of operation and then ensure that these budgets are achieved, reviewed regularly, and reported on.
• Be responsible for all purchases and investment relating to the building, facilities, and technical works.
• Ensure that materials and services required by the technical and maintenance team are ordered in accordance with the company’s approved procedures, supplying information for accounts and calculating contra charges.
• Ensure that the property, soft & hard services, plant, and equipment relating to the venue is maintained, tested, inspected, and presented to the highest standard.
• Prepare and update maintenance plans to facilitate the planning of investment across the venue.
• Develop a skilled, cohesive, and motivated team by ensuring high standards of recruitment, communication, development, and training.
• Recruit, train, appraise and manage your team to ensure business and individual objectives are achieved.
• Lead on all other personnel matters relating to your team. Ensure all ATGE’s HR policies and procedures are met and implemented.
• In conjunction with the Venue Administrator, ensure all personnel changes or updates for the BOH employees are processed in accordance with the company’s procedures.
• Co‑ordinate timesheets (and relevant ATGE systems), ensuring that they are correct and ready for processing by the Administrator.
• Set up regular team meetings to ensure the team is well informed and motivated.

Skills

Tech team leadership

Live performance venues

Staff management

Safety legislation

Building facilities

ETC & flying tech

Computer literacy

Autonomy under pressure

Job description

ATG Entertainment’s Grand Opera House York is seeking a Technical and Buildings Manager to lead the Technical Team and Maintenance Supervisor, working with Theatre Director and Heads of Department to deliver a safe, high‑quality events programme.

You will manage budgets, schedules, and facilities maintenance, ensure health and safety compliance, and coordinate with ATG’s central operations to keep the venue at its best for audiences, productions and community events.