Scenic Production Manager - Contract

Role overview

Production delivery

• Plan and deliver scenic workstreams against project objectives, budgets, schedules, and quality standards; translate creative concepts into safe, buildable solutions.
• Review drawings, renders, specifications, samples, mock-ups, and BOQs; conduct site surveys and verify dimensions, access, loading, and venue restrictions.
• Coordinate design reviews across creative, operations, technical, AV, lighting, rigging, MEP, branding, HSE, and logistics teams.
• Develop scopes, specifications, procurement packages, and supplier deliverables; review quotations, tenders, variations, and value-engineering options.
• Manage suppliers, fabrication progress, delivery schedules, and installation requirements; oversee scenic fabrication and technical integration.
• Ensure accessibility, structural, fire-safety, and venue compliance; inspect workshop quality, finishes, dimensions, and production readiness.
• Maintain integrated schedules and coordinate deliveries, loading, storage, installation sequencing, and access.
• Supervise onsite teams and subcontractors; manage inspections, snagging, corrective actions, readiness checks, and handover.
• Support rehearsals and live event operations, coordinate urgent repairs, and oversee safe dismantling, venue reinstatement, storage, and waste management.
• Maintain approval trackers, cost forecasts, reports, risk registers, and close-out records; escalate risks and recommend recovery actions.

Experience and technical qualifications

• Minimum 8–10 years of relevant scenic production, event fabrication, technical production, or large-scale temporary event delivery experience.
• At least 4 years in a management or production workstream leadership role.
• Proven delivery of scenic production for major conferences, exhibitions, summits, broadcast environments, or comparable events.
• Strong knowledge of scenic fabrication, materials, finishes, temporary construction, and supplier, subcontractor, team, budget, and schedule management.
• Ability to interpret CAD and shop drawings, structural details, technical specifications, and production documentation.
• Understanding of integration with stages, platforms, LED screens, projection, lighting, rigging, AV, power, and MEP services.
• Experience with BOQs, quotations, tenders, procurement packages, variations, scheduling, critical paths, progress monitoring, and cost control.
• Familiarity with fire certification, structural documents, risk assessments, method statements, venue approvals, and HSE requirements.
• Bachelor's degree or diploma in a related discipline, or equivalent substantial industry experience.

Tools and competencies

• Microsoft Office proficiency and working knowledge of AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Adobe Acrobat, or equivalent drawing-review tools.
• Strong commercial awareness, negotiation, supplier management, and value-engineering capabilities.
• Strong communication, coordination, leadership, and problem-solving; ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.

Work arrangements

• Work onsite, including evenings, night shifts, weekends, and public holidays, as required by event operations.

Preferred and advantageous qualifications