Senior Technical Project Manager

Solotech Inc. • metropolitan borough of solihull, england, United Kingdom • 8h ago

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Overview

The Senior Technical Project Manager will be responsible for planning and creating clean executable work orders. Working closely with both Sales & Operations teams to ensure the smooth delivery of Live Production Events. Translating the client requirement into clear deliverables for the operations teams.

Why Solotech?

As a global leader in live productions, systems integration and virtual technology , our team is comprised of more than 2,000 passionate individuals. Our ambition? To deliver spectacular experiences worldwide.

Your day will look like:

Collate account handlers & client needs to produce clean executable works order.
Creation of lists and fulfilment of all elements of the works order.
Plan lists with asset awareness ensuring maximum utilisation of the asset pool with minimum sub-rent/capex costs.
Liaise with operations discipline managers to ensure all information required to deliver jobs to the highest standard is supplied.
Work with operations discipline managers to ensure QC is maintained throughout.
Utilise software, including but not limited to; Yoda, R2, Vectorworks, Excel, to do power calculations, transport packs.
Train other members of the team on software and tools to deliver a high standard of customer service to the client.
Execute all other related tasks necessary to fulfil this position.
Follow job from inception to completion including post job summaries.
Day to day management of Technical Project Managers to achieve the above responsibilities.
Be a Solotech ambassador at all times.
Any other reasonable ad-hoc requests as required by your manager.

Essential skills / experience

Thorough technical knowledge of the audiovisual sector (sound, lighting, rigging and video)
Basic knowledge of drawing software; Vectorworks and/or AutoCAD
Good administration skills
Excellent communication skills
Willingness and ability to learn quickly
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Ability to use a database software, knowledge of Macs is an advantage.
Initiative and the ability to work unsupervised, whilst recognising when to ask questions.
Experience of working within a similar role

Essential requirements

Right to work and remain in the UK.
Flexibility to work unsociable hours as required in addition to your normal hours of work from time to time.
Willingness to travel to Solotech locations and event sites, including overnight stays where necessary.