Head of Portable Technical Direction

TAIT; Lititz (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

TAIT is seeking a Director, Technical Direction, Portable to lead the Portable Market's Technical Directors and ensure safe, high‑quality delivery across Live and Brand projects. You will shape strategy, staffing, and process, aligning capabilities with market needs and client expectations.

You will supervise executives and the Drafting team across locations, drive standards, training, and performance, and translate market strategy into actionable plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years in technical direction or technical delivery, including 4+ years of demonstrated people leadership.
• Proven track record delivering complex Live, Brand, or portable entertainment projects at scale.
• Broad technical knowledge across automation, rigging, structures, AVL, show control, drafting, manufacturing, and delivery.
• Experience establishing technical and team processes.
• Strong commercial acumen, including experience shaping scope, resourcing, schedules, risk, and budgets.
• Demonstrated ability to translate market strategy and stakeholder needs into actionable plan.
• Clear and credible communicator with the ability to represent TAIT with clients, market leaders, and technical teams.
• Experience leading teams across locations and supporting projects around the globe.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, team development, workload planning, and resourcing of Portable Technical Direction across Live and Brand projects.
• Represent Innovate within Portable Market Leadership, advising and informing on technical solutions, capacity, and priorities to market strategy and planning.
• Shape the Portable Technical Direction operating model, including role expectations, decision rights, engagement points, and cross-functional handoffs.
• Define and evolve the Technical Direction strategy for portable work, including expanding the role of Technical Directors within Live toward a broader industry-recognized model.
• Refine and enforce Technical Direction’s role in TAIT Project Process, including interactions with Market leaders and other capabilities.
• Sponsor standards, process, and training that drive efficient, high quality, and consistent technical delivery.
• Build and maintain a workforce and succession plan for Technical Directors and Draftspeople, aligned to the Portable pipeline and evolving market needs.
• Set clear expectations for direct reports, coach and hold leaders accountable, and ensure effective performance management and development pathways throughout the organization.
• Partner with the Director, Technical Direction, Fixed to align core Technical Direction processes, standards, metrics, talent practices, and shared learning across markets and Innovate competencies while preserving market-specific needs.

Skills

People leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Technical leadership

Cross-location collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Drafting (CAD)

Show control systems

Job description

TAIT is seeking a Director, Technical Direction, Portable to lead the Portable Market's Technical Directors and ensure safe, high‑quality delivery across Live and Brand projects. You will shape strategy, staffing, and process, aligning capabilities with market needs and client expectations.

You will supervise executives and the Drafting team across locations, drive standards, training, and performance, and translate market strategy into actionable plans.