Senior Production Manager — Events & Tenting

Blue Peak Tents, Inc.; Batavia (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Peak Tents, Inc. is seeking a Production Manager to coordinate production plans, manage budgets, and serve as the primary contact for clients, crews, and the office. You may work from the office, visit sites during builds, or travel for select productions.

Responsibilities include planning, scheduling, coordinating lodging, travel, and staging, and ensuring client-ready site execution. OSHA certification is a plus; evenings and some Saturdays required during peak season.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing projects, or field logistics in tenting, events, construction, general contracting, or rental operations.
• Experience managing multiple jobs at once and directing crews, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Ability to translate a job cost sheet into a labor, equipment, and vendor plan.
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication with clients and crews.
• Ability to read site plans and drawings.
• OSHA 10 or 30 certification preferred.
• Ability to work on site and travel for select productions, and to work evenings and some Saturdays during peak season.
• Preferred: experience with tenting, temporary structures, or rental equipment.

Responsibilities

• Review scope for viability, assessing crew, duration, equipment, site access, permits, and engineering.
• Provide Sales with actual labor, equipment, and logistics costs for quoting, including hold periods.
• Build the production plan and milestone schedule with sign-off from Sales, Client and Head of Production.
• Build the load list against the build sequence and manage permits and engineering through issuance.
• Arrange crew lodging, travel, per diem, and staging for out-of-town work; track milestones.
• Sign off the manifest with Warehouse and Sales; provide each crew member a Production Schedule.
• Manage the build against the approved schedule; report progress daily; flag variance.
• Handle production questions from the client; price change orders with written approval.
• Ensure crews are client-ready during hold; support on-site attendants on event day.
• Plan and manage removal, document transfers, and final client walkthrough.
• Reconcile actual costs within the following month; lead post-production debriefs.

Skills

Project management

Crew management

Budgeting

Client communication

Reading site plans

Safety awareness

Job description

Blue Peak Tents, Inc. is seeking a Production Manager to coordinate production plans, manage budgets, and serve as the primary contact for clients, crews, and the office. You may work from the office, visit sites during builds, or travel for select productions.

Responsibilities include planning, scheduling, coordinating lodging, travel, and staging, and ensuring client-ready site execution. OSHA certification is a plus; evenings and some Saturdays required during peak season.