Senior Production Manager – Live & Experiential

About the Role

A leading full-service experience and events agency is looking for a Senior Production Manager to own all physical build, installation, and de-rig operations across its live events and experiential portfolio. This is a senior, commercially accountable role — not just operational delivery, but genuine ownership of budgets, margins, and standards.

What You'll Do

Operations 

• Lead all build and install operations from pre-production through to strike
• Oversee warehouse prep, load-ins, on-site installations, and storage
• Act as senior on-site lead for complex or high-profile builds
• Establish delivery standards, documentation, and H&S best practice

Commercial 

• Own build budgets across fabrication, logistics, install, and de-rig
• Work alongside producers at quotation stage to ensure accurate, viable pricing
• Protect margins through efficient resourcing and cost control
• Develop frameworks for build cost forecasting across repeat activations

Resource Management

• Coordinate internal build crews and trusted external contractors
• Build and maintain a strong supplier and fabricator network
• Allocate resources effectively across concurrent projects
• Contribute to team structure planning as the business scales

Quality, Assets & Innovation

• Oversee fabrication standards and on-site installation quality
• Bridge the gap between creative design intent and physical execution
• Manage physical inventory — scenic assets, tools, and infrastructure
• Identify opportunities to grow and formalise a rental/asset offering

What's In Scope

Brand activations, exhibition stands, temporary retail and window installations, scenic builds, seasonal activations, and experiential environments requiring fabrication, dressing, and physical infrastructure.

Experience Required

• 7–10+ years in live events, experiential, or scenic build environments
• Proven track record leading site installations end-to-end
• Strong budget management and commercial awareness
• Solid logistics and contractor management experience
• Hands-on fabrication knowledge and H&S competency is mandatory

Salary DOE

We are an equal opportunity agency. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic origin or disability status.