The Head of Stage (Deputy Technical Manager) Role
This is a very exciting opportunity for the right individual to join and assist in leading the Technical Team at the Liverpool Empire. Reporting to the Technical & Building Manager you will play a key role in ensuring our standards of presentation, both on stage and in the rest of the building, are exemplary. You will assist in the leadership and delivery of the technical operations of the venue.
This role will provide leadership on all day-to-day aspects of the stage infrastructure within the theatre relating to both the production and the building. Working closely with the Technical Manager, you will ensure there is an efficient, cost effective and robust maintenance plan in place, meeting all operational and compliance needs from a stage maintenance perspective. You will oversee casual stage crew and dressers, and alongside the Head of Lighting and Sound oversee the senior technicians and communicate closely with visiting productions & show management to ensure a smooth get in, fit up and get out. This role will involve regular evening and weekend work. Management experience is essential.
The role is offered on an annualised hours contract, meaning that working hours may vary throughout the year and payment for any premium hours, such as get outs, are all included in the annual salary. The role will be subject to a 6 month satisfactory probation period. The role also involves regular evening and weekend work as well as get-ins and get-outs as appropriate.
You will be working in a fast-paced environment, with no two days the same.
This role is based at the Liverpool Empire.
Please note, your role may involve working with children or vulnerable people.
Key responsibilities
- Assist the Technical Manager in the implementation and monitoring of procedures and facilities in accordance with relevant legislation and ATG Entertainment policies.
- Lead on all stage matters relating to visiting productions, ensuring a robust, cost-effective plan is in place for all visiting productions.
- Lead and ensure the smooth running of fit ups, get outs and shows, in line with health and safety legislation and the requirements of the visiting company.
- Alongside other members of the technical department, work on show fit-ups, get-outs and as duty technician on productions. Flexibility is key and the ability to cover absences at short notice is important.
- In the role of duty technician, to respond to fire alarm activations and carry out relevant investigative and evacuation tasks in line with ATG policies.
- Assist in the efficient scheduling of technical staff to service the operational needs of the Liverpool Empire,
- Take the lead in advance communication with visiting productions, ensuring a timely exchange of the productions technical needs, staffing and safety information and to disseminate production information to all affected parties as it is received. To ensure all productions are aware of their responsibilities under the CDM Regulations.
- Ensure that the producers, promoters, touring companies, and production teams receive the highest standards of customer care at all times.
- Assist with generating costings for incoming production companies
- When required, help to arrange hire kit for visiting companies, as well as additional outside crew, runners or catering assistants.
- Manage timesheets for all casual staff weekly, ensuring that they are correct and accurately reflect the needs of the Theatre and visiting production.
- Ensure the safe, tidy and efficient use of all storage areas within the theatre, and to promote good housekeeping throughout the technical department
- Deputise for the Technical Manager in their absence, including weekly Senior Management Team meetings and monthly Health & Safety meetings.
Property, Building and Maintenance
- In conjunction with the Technical & Building Manager, venue maintenance team and ATG Property Services, track and log venue inspections, services and maintenance visits, and actions raised. To communicate with relevant contractors and ensure all visits are scheduled around other Theatre commitments and that all occur within the required intervals.
- Alongside the Head of Lighting & Sound, to take ownership of Tracking This digital compliance system actions as well as monthly workplace inspections.
- Working with the Technical & Building Manager, to manage and monitor the performance of outside contractors where appropriate, ensuring that all work is carried out to the highest possible standards and in line with Health & Safety requirements. This will include both regular servicing and maintenance contractors for the building & stage machinery, and those working on major capital projects.
- With the Technical Manager maintain prioritised lists of projects and requirements, both to be fulfilled in-house and for submission for inclusion in the Theatres 5 year capital expenditure plans.
- Plan and execute certain in-house refurbishment and installation projects, within venue budget and staffing constraints.
- With the Technical & Building Manager, create, review and revise risk assessments, safe working practices, COSHH assessments and rescue plans on a regular basis
Health and Safety
- Implement and comply with the companies Health & Safety Policy and Risk Management System, maintaining the safest possible environment for your colleagues, visiting companies and customers.
- Support in training for staff across the venue on H&S matters, including manual handling, as required.
- Ensure that any points raised through audits are actioned within the appropriate timescales.
- Assist the Technical & Building Manager in ensuring that productions provide CDM/risk assessment detail, specific to venue, in advance of their visit and that venue policies, including on hot works, are followed throughout their time on site.
Staff Development, Training and Relationships
- Undertake training courses as required to meet the needs of the Theatre and for further self-development.
- Assist in the development of a skilled, cohesive, and motivated team by ensuring high standards of recruitment, communication, development and training.
- Recruit, train, appraise and manage your teams to ensure business and departmental objectives are achieved throughout the team.
- Develop a positive working relationship and continuously manage a healthy communication with trade union members of the technical team.
Other Duties
- At times, and as the business requires, work at other ATG venues
- Undertake any such duties and training as may be considered reasonable
- Be a key holder for the building/buildings call out list in case of emergencies
Your skills, qualities, and experience.
We welcome transferable skills from other industries. If you can demonstrate many of the essential skills, qualities and experience we encourage you to apply. We are able to provide training where necessary.
Essential
- Previous experience working at a senior level within a Technical Department in a large-scale theatre or similar.
- Proven hands-on Technical Theatre experience and knowledge.
- Experience in co-ordinating fit-ups
- Experience of counterweight flying systems.
- Entertainment rigging experience
- Experienced in the implementation of safe systems of work, and developing a safety culture, managing Health and Safety at Work in a theatre or similar context.
- Experienced in risk assessment writing and review.
- Production carpentry experience in a theatre environment.
- Manual Handling experience.
- Working At Height experience.
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Familiarity with digital compliance systems.
- Recognised health and safety at work certification.
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience of scenic construction techniques
- Experience in production or project management.
- Stakeholder management working with producers and clients.
- Large scale touring experience
- First Aid and/or Mental Health First Aid training.
- Experience with Office365
- Experience in delivering staff training.
About Us – Our values
ATG Entertainments values set the tone for how we work, how we treat one another, and the culture we continue to build across the UK and the wider organisation.
- THRIVE doing what we love (with passion and dynamism)
- CONNECT through every act (with collaboration and kindness)
- DARE to do different (with curiosity and courage)
- PERFORM at our best (with customer focus and ownership)
Our Corporate Social Responsibility pillars
Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to play their part in achieving our goals and upholding our Corporate Social Responsibility priorities:
- Inclusion: Committing to creating and upholding a positive, inclusive culture that nurtures potential and supports well-being.
- Sustainability: Playing your part in reducing our environmental impact and finding more sustainable ways of working.
- Next Generations: Encouraging the next generation in live entertainment by contributing to our outreach and training programmes, including mentoring students and trainees, and supporting our Creative Learning and Community Partnerships work.
Our culture
Youll help us uphold a positive culture around meeting our obligations, by having a positive attitude to health and safety, legal and insurance requirements and take care to understand our policies and procedures.
We are all expected to participate actively in the life of the company, and opportunities will arise for you to collaborate with others across the business. Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to be flexible and adapt as the needs of the business change, taking on new or different responsibilities as the need arises.
Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Mission Statement – A Stage for Everyone
Our stages are a platform for compelling stories stories that are for all, by all, and of all. We shine our spotlight on our differences and believe that understanding and celebrating these differences makes us better global citizens. We are passionate about the pursuit of true diversity and equality. We strive to make our venues beacons of these ideals in our communities. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture, one in which everyone can bring their authentic selves. At ATG entertainment, we provide a stage for everyone.
We recognise that we do not have all the answers; but we strive to listen, to learn and to change in order to ensure ATG Entertainment becomes a truly inclusive organisation. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible.
If youd like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please emailrecruitment@atgentertainment.com for a confidential discussion.
Salary: 45,843.69Closing Date: 2026-07-05…