Project leadership and delivery

• Take overall responsibility for the technical production of multiple concurrent projects, from initial scoping through to final reconciliation and review.
• Establish clear project schedules, milestones, responsibilities, and approval processes.
• Lead internal and external technical teams, ensuring that everyone understands the brief, priorities, dependencies, and required standards.
• Work with senior colleagues to plan project resourcing and balance requirements across the wider production pipeline.
• Anticipate technical, operational, and commercial risks and establish appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.
• Maintain clear communication with project teams and clients regarding scope, deadlines, budgets, dependencies, changes, and approvals.
• Lead technical production meetings, site visits, rehearsals, and show-critical reviews.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, responsibly, and in accordance with relevant legislation, guidance, and company procedures.
• Lead post-project reviews and turn lessons learned into practical improvements for future delivery.

Commercial and financial management

• Own and manage technical production budgets, estimates, forecasts, change control, purchase commitments, and final reconciliation.
• Ensure technical solutions are commercially sound and deliver the best possible value without compromising creative or production standards.
• Monitor project financial performance and provide accurate, timely reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Manage scope changes transparently, clearly communicating their impact on budget, schedule, resource, and risk.
• Negotiate effectively with suppliers, venues, freelancers, and specialist partners.
• Support the development of commercially compelling proposals and contribute to pitches and new-business opportunities.

Clients and stakeholders

• Build strong, trusted, and enduring client relationships.
• Act as a senior technical authority, presenting complex information and recommendations with clarity and confidence.
• Challenge briefs constructively and help clients make informed decisions.
• Manage expectations while remaining focused on finding solutions that protect the creative ambition of the project.
• Represent the business professionally with clients, venues, agencies, suppliers, and other external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to deepen client relationships and expand the services offered by the business.
• Lead, motivate, and support multidisciplinary project teams in high-pressure production environments.
• Engage and manage freelance technical talent, ensuring projects are resourced appropriately and efficiently.
• Build and maintain a strong network of trusted suppliers, specialists, and production partners.
• Provide direction, mentoring, and technical guidance to less-experienced members of the team.
• Set clear expectations for suppliers and freelancers and hold partners accountable for quality, safety, schedule, and budget.
• Contribute to improving production processes, technical standards, documentation, and knowledge-sharing across the business.

Experience and capabilities

You will ideally have:

• Significant experience (8 years +) in technical production or production management, including responsibility for complex or large-scale live events and experiences.
• A strong record of leading projects from pitch or concept stage through to successful live delivery.
• Broad knowledge of live-event technical disciplines and an understanding of how they integrate within a complete production.
• Experience owning substantial technical budgets and managing project financial performance.
• Strong project-planning, scheduling, resource-management, and prioritization skills.
• Experience managing suppliers, venues, freelancers, and multidisciplinary technical teams.
• A practical understanding of production health and safety, risk management, and relevant compliance requirements.
• The confidence and credibility to advise senior clients, creative leaders, and business stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to make complex technical information accessible to different audiences.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
• A working knowledge of Google Workspace, Asana, and Microsoft Office within Mac OS.
• Experience with relevant design and technical documentation tools, such as AutoCAD or Vectorworks and SketchUp.
• A strong understanding of current and emerging technologies and their application to live experiences.
• A collaborative, calm, and solutions-focused approach.

Location

• This role is based in London (SE1), United Kingdom.
• Lar&Co are open to conversation about WFH structure, although we see office time is valuable and expected.
• Travel (national and international) will feature as part of the role.
• An ability to successfully obtain visas (arranged by Lar&Co) is essential.

Salary and benefits

• Salary: For discussion and dependent on experience.
• Holiday entitlement: To be confirmed.
• Annual discretionary bonus.

For more information, please visit www.larandcompany.com/careers.