Assistant Site Manager (Overnight) – Contract

Role overview

Overnight site operations

• Serve as the overnight on-site operational contact and support approved site and build plans.
• Monitor contractor attendance, work progress, productivity, schedules, drawings, method statements, and site rules.
• Coordinate deliveries, vehicle movements, loading, unloading, plant access, materials, storage, and contractor access.
• Inspect housekeeping, access routes, emergency exits, barriers, lighting, and safe working conditions.
• Coordinate with security, HSE, venue, logistics, technical, production, and facilities teams.
• Maintain progress, delay, incident, damage, variation, incomplete-work, and operational-constraint records.
• Prepare shift reports, photographic updates, issue trackers, and snag lists.
• Escalate urgent safety, schedule, access, technical, and contractor issues.
• Monitor permits, risk assessments, method statements, PPE, and site safety compliance.
• Control access to work areas and support emergency response, incident reporting, work stoppage, and evacuation procedures.
• Hand over completed work, outstanding actions, risks, and priorities to the daytime team.
• Provide operational direction to temporary site coordinators, marshals, runners, and contractor teams as needed.

Experience and qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in event site operations, venue operations, temporary infrastructure, construction coordination, logistics, or event production.
• Overnight event build-up, dismantling, or site operations supervision experience is preferred.
• Experience coordinating contractors, site activities, deliveries, and operational workstreams.
• Diploma or bachelor's degree in Event Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Logistics, Facilities Management, or a related discipline.

Required knowledge and skills

• Understand event build operations, temporary structures, site logistics, and contractor coordination.
• Read and interpret site plans, layouts, schedules, and technical drawings.
• Know permits to work, risk assessments, method statements, toolbox talks, and site safety procedures.
• Prepare shift reports, photographic records, progress trackers, snag lists, and incident documentation.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; able to manage priorities under pressure.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word, and Excel; familiar with radio procedures and escalation protocols.

Advantageous certifications

• Health and safety, first aid, fire safety, working at height, or incident management certifications are advantageous.

Work environment

• Overnight site work in event-build environments may involve outdoor conditions, prolonged standing and walking, noise, and construction-related activity.