Reference: R0002608
Service Area: Regeneration
Directorate: Growth and Place
Salary: £32,798 – £34,373
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contractual Status: Permanent
We are looking for a Technical Manager to join the Venue delivery team here at Middlesbrough Council.
Working across Middlesbrough Town Hall and Middlesbrough Theatre to deliver an extensive range Professional and community program. Due to the broad scope of program across the venues the right candidate will need to feel at home managing the technical delivery of everything from Rock Gigs to Pantomimes, Exhibitions to Graduations and everything in between.
Having either Lighting or Sound delivery as a specialism would be desirable but experience of delivering both skills is essential.
Main responsibilities:
To ensure that technical requirements, including staging, lighting, sound, and furniture set up for all events at MT & MTH are met, with prime responsibility for the provision of lighting and/or sound.
To liaise with visiting companies and hirers to ensure that their technical requirements are fulfilled.
To manage as appropriate technical assistants, casual crew, road crews, artists, visiting companies and outside technical staff to ensure the provision of full technical support is delivered
To manage the health and safety of the technical team activities and processes.
To manage the technical budgets associated with each venue
To supervise and train all voluntary staff to help carry out backstage work for all events, shows and performances.
To maintain all stock, stage and technical equipment in good order.
To ensure that all backstage areas are maintained in clean and safe condition and to carry out minor building repairs as appropriate.
To work irregular hours including evening and weekends as required by the programming of the MTH & MT. Hours of work are to be agreed in advance with the General manager of each venue
Any other duties as shall be deemed appropriate from time to time by the venue General Managers
Closing date: Friday 14th October 2022 by 12 midnight
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