Senior Mechanical Project Lead – Live Events

Tait Group; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellness stipend

Voluntary benefits

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

TAIT is seeking a Mechanical Project Lead in Nashville to drive engineering projects from planning through commissioning. You will coordinate fabrication, integration, testing, and installation, leading cross-functional teams to deliver mechanical systems for live events and installations.

The role requires strong leadership, planning, and communication skills, with travel to project sites as needed. Join a dynamic team shaping world-class productions with cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or GED required.
• Technical training, apprenticeship, trade certification, or related education preferred.
• Experience leading projects or significant project scopes from planning through completion.

Responsibilities

• Lead complete project execution from planning through final installation, commissioning, client acceptance, and turnover.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage fabrication, integration, testing, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Own project deliverables related to safety, quality, schedule, budget awareness, and technical performance.
• Organize workflow and assign tasks to project team members to achieve project objectives and deadlines.
• Read, interpret, and utilize engineering drawings, schematics, blueprints, specifications, and project documentation.
• Provide technical leadership related to fabrication, staging systems, rigging, mechanical assemblies, and integration activities.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, fabrication, installation, and field-related technical issues.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mechanical troubleshooting

Planning & coordination

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical training / trade certification

Tools

Epicor ERP

Slack

Box

Microsoft Office

Job description

TAIT is seeking a Mechanical Project Lead in Nashville to drive engineering projects from planning through commissioning. You will coordinate fabrication, integration, testing, and installation, leading cross-functional teams to deliver mechanical systems for live events and installations.

The role requires strong leadership, planning, and communication skills, with travel to project sites as needed. Join a dynamic team shaping world-class productions with cutting-edge technology.