Building & Technical Manager

Building & Technical Manager

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

About Us

Three Rivers District in South West Hertfordshire straddles the north west corner of the M25 on the edge of Greater London. The district is a mixture of beautiful countryside, villages and small towns. The area has a diverse range of sectors and businesses and is a centre for the film industry with Warner Brothers at Leavesden forming part of a studio cluster along with Elstree and Pinewood at a short drive away.

At a glance

- 700 historic assets and 22 conservation areas, with 77% of the district in the Green Belt

- 1,914 NNDR registered businesses with the economy providing 39,000 jobs

- Very low crime rate

- The district ranks highly for business registrations and start-ups, with a highly skilled and trained workforce and high employment levels, with GVA and weekly earnings above average

We're proud that so many people choose to live, work and visit here, and even prouder that our brilliant team loves working here too! In our latest staff survey, 88% said they find their work fulfilling and rewarding, over 90% said they can rely on their colleagues, and nearly 90% felt they have meaningful goals to aim for.

We are now looking for a Building & Technical Manager to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £35,479 - £37,408 per annum

- 29 days' holiday per annum

- Generous employer pension contribution

- Life assurance

- Flexible working

- Career development opportunities

- Free on-site parking

- Cycle-to-work scheme

- Discounted leisure centre membership

- Employee volunteering schemes

- Access to discounted activities and days out

This is an exciting opportunity for a technically skilled back-of-house theatre professional with strong lighting and sound knowledge to join our forward-thinking organisation.

Alongside a supportive and welcoming team, you'll discover a great benefits package and the chance to get in on the ground floor of our exciting creative theatre programme that is set to make a true difference to our district.

What's more, you'll be able to combine leadership, creativity and technical excellence in a venue that will serve a thriving community at the heart of Rickmansworth's cultural life.

So, if you're ready to take centre stage in your next career move, read on and apply today!

The Role

As our Building & Technical Manager, you will lead all technical theatre operations and building maintenance at Watersmeet, a 515 seat theatre located in Rickmansworth town centre.

You will oversee all production and technical services across the venue's programme, providing support for lighting, sound and projection, and leading pre-rigs, get-ins and get-outs to ensure events run safely and to a high standard.

Acting as Production Manager for the annual pantomime, you will work closely with marketing, front of house, operations and box office teams, while recruiting, training and supervising casual technicians and external contractors.

Alongside event delivery, you will take responsibility for all building maintenance and technical equipment servicing, ensuring compliance with council and venue policies and Health & Safety best practice.

Additionally, you will:

- Liaise with visiting companies and hirers

- Organise room and equipment set-ups

- Manage the technical equipment and repair & maintenance budgets

- Act as Health & Safety Coordinator and keyholder

- Undertake electrical and plumbing maintenance as required

- Carry out administrative duties relating to electoral registration and elections (when the venue operates as a polling station)

About You

To be considered as our Building & Technical Manager, you will need:

- Experience of managing budgets

- Knowledge of all aspects of lighting, including rigging, focusing, plotting, operation and design

- Knowledge of all aspects of sound, including rigging, operation and design

- Knowledge of cinema projection

- Knowledge of stage management, stage rigging and stage flying systems

- Good general technical theatre equipment knowledge

- A Level 3 qualification or equivalent technical theatre experience

You will also need a Health & Safety Qualification, First Aid certificate and IPAF certificate, or be willing to acquire these.

A basic DBS check will be carried out for this post.

The closing date for this role is 23rd March 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Theatre Technical Manager, Venue Technical Manager, Production and Technical Manager, Head of Technical Services, Theatre Production Manager, Building and Facilities Manager, or Building Maintenance Manager.

Webrecruit and Three Rivers District Council are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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