DesignScene

Senior Production Manager

DesignScene

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • **ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:**
  • **What do you have to achieve?**
  • · Satisfied clients
  • · Proactive production management and delivery of projects through the triple constraints of cost, time, and quality
  • · Co-ordinate the on-site execution of projects including set-ups and de-rigs
  • · Conduct site surveys and obtain or commission detailed CAD drawings as required
  • · Conduct relevant research and take part in creative brainstorms with the team
  • · To ensure all deadlines, both internal and client led, are met
  • · Efficient production management from design to delivery
  • · Ensure warehouse standards and stock levels are maintained
  • · Management of deliveries and collections including load-lists
  • · Effective and cost efficient supplier management
  • · Efficient and effective pre-production planning
  • · Commercially successful projects - work closely with project lead to feed in costs and managing the production aspect of the budget
  • **Job Activities – what do you have to do?**
  • · Lead the production management process on your projects, and support the team on their projects as required
  • · Manage the onsite production delivery, including client liaison
  • · Interrogate and assess production feasibility of client briefs
  • · Oversee the smooth and efficient running of the warehouse, ensuring all operational issues are resolved with speed
  • · Work with the producers to manage project budgets taking responsibility of the production costs
  • · Communicate regularly with internal team to ensure they are up to date and fully engaged
  • · Conduct detailed site surveys and onsite supplier briefings
  • · Build collaborative relationships, internally and externally
  • · Contracting and management of suppliers, including cost negotiation
  • · Complete project reconciliation including expenses to meet deadlines
  • · Stay informed of industry news and champion new products and technology
  • · Produce detailed production schedules and other project documentation as required
  • · Manage the H&S process, collating 3rd party information and contracting H&S specialists if required
  • · Hold supplier debriefs with the project team to take forward any learnings
  • · Guide junior team members through internal processes
  • · Deal with stress points efficiently and effectively, flagging any critical issues to senior management

Requirements

  • **SKILL SET**
  • **What are the skills required?**
  • · Clear communication and excellent inter-personal skills
  • · Excellent planning and organising skills
  • · A flexible approach with the ability to multi task
  • · Good time management, planning and organisational skills
  • · The ability to identify and manage risk
  • · Quick thinking & analytical
  • · An eye for detail
  • · Detailed knowledge and understanding of event and installation production technology, materials, construction techniques and best practice
  • · Ability to read and interpret CAD drawings
  • · Understanding of creative, design and production technology
  • **What technical knowledge do you need?**
  • · Filming, Live streaming and broadcast knowledge
  • · Digital platform experience
  • · Apple Computers
  • · Apple Keynote Collaborate
  • · Microsoft Office
  • · Google G-Suite
  • · Vectorworks
  • · Knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation
Benefits
  • **Discresionary Bonus -** based on business & Personal performance******Holiday**: 22 days paid holiday per year.******WFH**: Monday & Friday at home, Tues, Wed, Thurs in office for full time staff. Additional 18 bookable WFH/remote days.******Equipment**: Company Mobile with US and UK number, Apple Laptop******Medical: **Vitality Health Medical Insurance

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
event productioninstallation production technologyconstruction techniquesrisk managementCAD drawing interpretationfilminglive streamingbroadcast knowledgeproject budgetingproduction scheduling
Soft skills
clear communicationinterpersonal skillsplanningorganizingmulti-taskingtime managementanalytical thinkingattention to detailflexibilityteam collaboration