Theatre Consulting Team Leader

Charcoalblue; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

TWYN leave (Take-What-You-Need)

Annual bonus program

401(k) with company contributions

Healthcare, life insurance, disability

Home working stipend

Laptop and peripherals provided

Job summary

Charcoalblue, based in New York City, seeks a Team Leader to guide theatre consultancy projects across North America. You will drive design and construction integration, mentor junior staff, and coordinate with architects, clients, and internal design teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, travel readiness, and shaping iconic performing arts spaces. The role offers hybrid work with regular site visits, flexible scheduling, and opportunities to grow within Charcoalblue’s global practice,

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in theatre consulting or related industry experience.
• Project management experience in production management, installation management, construction management, or related experience.
• Experience in a professional environment.
• Experience with the standard suite of Microsoft Office programs, and either Adobe Acrobat or Bluebeam software.
• Experience in creating reports and presentations including proven ability to lay out text, photographs and drawings, using Microsoft Office.
• Experience with reading, interpreting and/or creating architectural and technical drawings and specifications.
• Strong listening skills, to avoid a ‘one size fits all’ attitude, taking a proactive approach to finding solutions which meet all the constraints of a given project.

Responsibilities

• Partner on and lead projects, working alongside Charcoalblue’s project principal and experienced design consultant team.
• Attend design team meetings and liaise with the architect, client, and in-house design team on your projects.
• Coordinate with multiple internal team members, including theatre designers, technical systems designers and acousticians.
• Be a key point of contact and coordinate with project architects, including reviewing and commenting on architectural and engineering drawings.
• Coordinate the preparation of design presentations, written reports, and drawing sets to illustrate and document Charcoalblue’s design work.
• Actively project manage the delivery of specific systems to client deadlines; this will involve managing Charcoalblue resources, client resources, and the work of appointed contractors.
• Conduct site visits to construction sites, operating venues, and other project sites; review construction progress on-site, perform measurements and verifications; lead or assist in the witness testing and punch-listing of seating systems and Charcoalblue specified technical systems in conjunction with design team subject matter experts.
• Meet the demands of your projects by ensuring that the quality of work, response time, output, and motivation of the internal/external design and construction teams are upheld.
• Work within multiple project teams simultaneously while meeting deadlines, arranging your calendar, and balancing project deliverables as they occur.
• Collaborate day to day with Charcoalblue’s designers and other Team Leaders, and benefit from mentorship and assistance, as required.
• Some travel to North American projects, as required, and occasional international travel with advance notice.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Communication

Technical drawings reading

Office suite proficiency

Proactive problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat/Bluebeam

CAD (2D/3D)

Revit / BIM

Job description

Charcoalblue, based in New York City, seeks a Team Leader to guide theatre consultancy projects across North America. You will drive design and construction integration, mentor junior staff, and coordinate with architects, clients, and internal design teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, travel readiness, and shaping iconic performing arts spaces. The role offers hybrid work with regular site visits, flexible scheduling, and opportunities to grow within Charcoalblue’s global practice,