Do you have experience leading a team and hands-on proficiency with workshop tools and processes? If so, you could be our new Construction Manager.

Construction Manager is a permanent post within Leeds Playhouse Scenic Workshop. The Construction team, within Scenic Workshop, is made up of the Construction Manager, Deputy Construction Manager, 2 Scenic Construction Technicians and freelance carpenters and metalworkers as required.

Scenic Workshop is made up of Construction Department, Scenic Art and Props Departments and sits as a whole within the Playhouse Production Department. Scenic Workshop build all in-house Leeds Playhouse productions, and a number of co-productions, working closely with Creative Teams and other Production departments to deliver high-quality productions.

You will take a proactive role overseeing and coordinating the construction staff, ensuring efficient resource use and high-quality results, and will oversee the management and operational duties of the construction department, with support from the Head of Scenic Workshop and Deputy Construction Manager.

This is a full time, permanent contract of 40 hours per week over 5 days. Evening and weekend work will be required. Pay for this role is £31,702 per year, plus UK Theatre/ BECTU commercial get-outs and overtime payments. Benefits at Leeds Playhouse include 5 weeks holiday entitlement (plus 1.6 weeks of bank holidays), that increases with length of continuous employment; 2 wellbeing days a year; and discounts across our food and drinks, free show tickets and a local gym and swimming discount. Please see our job pack for more benefits we offer.

To find out more about this role, please download our job pack below.

To apply, please fill in both forms below before the application deadline.

The closing date for applications is now 10am Thursday 21 November 2024.

Interviews to be scheduled for the week commencing 25 November 2024.