Theatre Consultant – Stage Lighting

Thank you for your interest in Charcoalblue!

We are seeking a Theatre Consultant – Technical System Designer with a Stage Lighting focus to join our global Theatre Consultancy team in the UK. You will be responsible for all aspects of design, documenting, and commissioning Stage Lighting systems on our projects, working as part of our project teams which can include team leads, theatre designers, stage equipment designers, experience designers and acousticians to deliver holistic, bespoke dedicated design solutions.

It would be advantageous for you to have prior experience with theatre and/or presentation technical systems and/or broadcast and media technology, either as a practitioner and/or systems designer and / or experience as a team leader or project manager.

You will report to one of our Associate Directors and your project assignments and workload will be managed by your line manager. You will have the chance to meet regularly with your line manager to ensure you are fully supported in your role and since theatre consultancy is a specialist field, we will provide role‑specific inductions, and ongoing training to help you succeed.

• Provide general support for projects; primarily assisting with the production of drawings, specifications and reports for specific projects, as well as assisting the more senior team members with research on new products, developing the principles of system design and the production of Charcoalblue’s ‘standard’ system information.
• Work to a consistently high standard, in line with Charcoalblue’s quality assurance and control procedures.
• Ensure that the demands of your projects are fully met.
• We aim to be unassailable in the quality of our work, the speed of our response, and to motivate the entire design and construction team by the good humour and competence of our approach.
• Operate with minimal administrative assistance: drafting emails, letters, reports and budgets as necessary.
• We will expect you to be self‑motivated in your own research, expanding your knowledge of the theatre and also of the construction industry. We welcome any particular skills or experience which you may bring to the company. We invite you to highlight these on the attached application form.
• Meeting with clients to evaluate their needs for a project as they relate tostage lighting systems and network systems design (and beyond).
• Working with our internal design team to present a holistic design solution which balances all aspects of performance functionality and budget.
• Communicating with client teams to describe our solutions and ensure they reflect the right fit which balances the needs of various project constituents.
• Describing the functionality and purpose ofstage lighting systems while adjusting communication styles for different audiences – for other creative designers, for experienced technicians, or electrical engineers.
• Working with architectural and engineering teams to ensure that each of the design disciplines includes the required infrastructure, support, and accommodation for all elements of thestage lighting
• Providing cost projections throughout a projectforstage lighting systems integration.
• Conducting value engineering; adapting and revising designs to reduce cost while maintaining as much value and performance as possible, meanwhile being able to describe impacts on functionality.
• Participating insite visits for commissioning, witness testing,construction progress, andother purposes as required.
  
  This position will require occasional travel, including international/overseas
• Working with our Team Leaders to set out project work plans, goals, and deliverables.
• Contributing to the continual development of our internal design and technical…