At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and coordinate scenic projects for live events, ensuring seamless delivery and operational excellence.
- Company: Eclipse, a dynamic company in the live events industry.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, overtime pay, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with a focus on collaboration and high standards.
- Why this job: Join a creative team and make an impact in the exciting world of live productions.
- Qualifications: Strong organisational skills and experience in project management.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 50000 £ per year.
Eclipse is seeking an experienced and highly capable Scenic Operations Manager to lead the operational planning, coordination, and successful delivery of scenic projects across a wide range of live events, productions, and experiential environments. This is a senior role requiring exceptional organisational capability, strong operational leadership, and a highly collaborative approach.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the intake, scheduling, coordination, and operational readiness of all scenic work — including inbound projects from partner companies — ensuring seamless integration with current workshop activity and wider business priorities. Working in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment, the Scenic Operations Manager will play a critical role in aligning project requirements, workshop capacity, logistics, and production timelines to ensure work is delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest operational standards.
Working in close partnership with the Scenic Workshop Manager, this role will ensure projects move effectively through the workshop and wider business, balancing competing priorities while maintaining strong communication, accountability, and operational control.
OverviewThe Scenic Operations Manager will:
- Work in close partnership with the Head of Scenic and Scenic Workshop Manager to ensure the effective and efficient operational delivery of all scenic work.
- Take ownership of all inbound scenic projects, particularly partner-company work, ensuring accurate intake, prioritisation, planning, and integration with existing in-house workloads.
- Lead operational scheduling and resource coordination across concurrent scenic projects, balancing workshop capacity, logistics, deadlines, and business priorities.
- Act as the key operational conduit between Production Management, Project Teams, Logistics, Warehouse, and Scenic Workshop functions to ensure alignment and clarity across delivery.
- Ensure all projects are operationally planned and prepared to a high standard prior to dispatch and site delivery, minimising risk and enabling efficient execution.
- Maintain clear visibility of workshop loading, project timelines, labour requirements, and delivery risks, escalating issues proactively and constructively.
- Support a collaborative and high-performing culture across Scenic, fostering strong working relationships and clear accountability between departments.
- Make informed and timely decisions under pressure, effectively prioritising workload and resolving operational conflicts across multiple concurrent projects.
- Ensure high standards of operational process, documentation, and communication are maintained across all scenic activity.
- Champion safe working practices and compliance, ensuring operational planning aligns with workshop and site Health.
Scenic Operations Manager employer: Eclipse
Eclipse is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Greater London where creativity meets operational excellence. As a Scenic Operations Manager, you will thrive in a collaborative culture that prioritises employee growth and development, with opportunities to lead high-profile projects in the live events industry. With competitive salaries and a commitment to work-life balance, Eclipse ensures that every team member feels valued and empowered to make a meaningful impact.
