Responsibilities of the Role: The primary responsibility of the Scenic Project Manager is to provide experienced leadership in the planning and delivery of scenic production projects true to our values. Project Management: * Oversee the successful delivery of scenic projects from brief to execution. * Work along side Technical Project Mangers to support and share delivery responsibilities. * Work with internal teams and partners. * Meet with clients, listen, and understand their situation, build relationship and rapport, and help articulate their brief. * Prepare designs on occasion or in partnership with the wider Creative Services team that serve the client's situation. * Ensure an exceptional level of build quality within our scenic solutions and work with the team to identify areas to continually improve and develop. * Prepare technical drawings ready for build by the in house carpentry team and for use in on site delivery. * Share knowledge of materials and construction methods with the carpentry team, encouraging development and engagement within the team. * Have a good understanding of materials and costs ensuring scenic solutions and delivery is within budget. The lead person who will: * Produce scenic design and construction plans. * Create and manage delivery timelines for each event ensuring designs are signed off in time and materials are ordered ahead of workshop build. * Book and manage internal team resources and external freelancers in partnership with Technical Project Manages. * Book and manage third-party partners or suppliers. * Prepare and communicate Production documents, CDM documents and plans. * Oversee financial control of the project ensuring it is within budget. * Provide leadership to the onsite team and actively manage the team and third parties. * Project review - did you exceed Client expectations, deliverables, team, and deliver within budget. * To follow and lead the team in meeting the company's Health and Safety policies Client Relationship: * Onsite relationship management with clients, always willing to listen and collaborate with them. * Be adaptable to changes and make decisions to support the team and client. The Person: * Values and invests in relationships with others, team members, and clients. * Driven to learn and innovate to find new scenic solutions, trends and materials. * Listens to understand problems with the view to help find solutions. * Proactive, good stewardship of available resources, and able to use own initiative to solve problems. * Committed to delivering quality and professionalism with a high attention to detail. * Team orientated with demonstrable leadership skills. * Calm under pressure, extremely organised, proactive with excellent interpersonal skills. * Able and willing to travel throughout the UK and occasionally abroad. Skills & Experience * Extensive experience in delivering live event scenic solutions. * Extensive knowledge of build materials and construction methods. * Knowledge of hire management systems, Hirehop is preferable. * Knowledge of safe working practices in key safety areas. * Scenic construction & build etc. * Experienced in effective resource management. * Full Driving licence. * Very competent in communicating with modern digital tools including messaging clients (Microsoft Teams) and email. * Competent in Sketchup and Vcarve for CNC production.