Head of Technical Production

Head Of Technical Production

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Technical Production to join the senior team at Made Up Ltd.

This is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing and developing the technical production function across our portfolio of experiential projects, live events, scenic builds, retail environments, brand activations and large-scale installations.

Working closely with our Creative, Design, Projects, Production and Fabrication teams, you will help turn ambitious creative concepts into safe, practical and commercially viable solutions. From early-stage feasibility and technical planning through to fabrication, installation and onsite delivery, you will provide technical leadership throughout the full project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will bring significant experience within technical production, experiential, events, scenic fabrication or a related production environment. You will be technically rigorous, commercially aware and confident leading complex projects while developing the people, processes and standards that support them.

About Us

Made Up Ltd is a full-service Creative Production House with over 20 years of experience delivering experiential projects, live events, scenic builds, pop-ups, retail environments and brand activations for some of the world’s leading brands.

Our clients include British Airways, BBC, Google, Netflix, Apple, YouTube, Amazon, Prada, Bentley, TAG Heuer and many more.

What makes Made Up different is that everything is delivered in-house. From creative concept and technical design through to fabrication, build, installation and project delivery, our designers, project managers, fabricators and production teams work collaboratively under one roof from our South London studio and workshop facilities.

This role is primarily studio and workshop-based at our South London HQ, with regular UK and international travel for site visits, installations and live projects.

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and develop the technical production function across Made Up.
• Act as the senior technical authority within the business, providing guidance across complex or technically challenging projects.
• Work closely with Creative, Design, Projects and Production teams from the earliest stages of a brief to assess feasibility, methodology, risk, programme and budget.
• Translate creative ideas into practical, safe and commercially viable technical solutions.
• Establish and maintain technical standards, processes and best practice across the business.
• Identify opportunities to improve production methodologies, materials, systems and technical capabilities.

Technical Design, Production & Delivery

• Oversee technical design development across experiential activations, events, retail environments, scenic builds and temporary installations.
• Review drawings, specifications, engineering information and production documentation ahead of manufacture and installation.
• Advise on materials, construction methods, structural requirements, access, logistics and installation methodology.
• Coordinate with external engineers, specialist contractors and technical suppliers where required.
• Work closely with workshop and fabrication teams to ensure designs can be produced efficiently, safely and to the required standard.
• Support teams in resolving technical challenges during fabrication, pre-builds, installations and live delivery.
• Provide senior technical leadership onsite for complex, high-value or high-risk projects where required.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Champion high standards of health and safety across technical production, fabrication and onsite delivery.
• Ensure projects are designed and delivered in line with relevant legislation, venue requirements and industry best practice.
• Oversee the preparation and review of RAMS, technical documentation, engineering calculations and installation methodologies.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of CDM regulations, temporary structures, rigging, electrical systems and other relevant areas of technical compliance.
• Identify technical and operational risks early and ensure appropriate mitigation is in place.

Commercial, Supplier & Team Management

• Support the development of accurate technical budgets, scopes and production estimates.
• Review technical quotations and supplier proposals to ensure scope, quality and value are appropriate.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with engineers, specialist contractors, suppliers and technical partners.
• Support value engineering and alternative technical approaches where budgets, programme or site constraints require it.
• Lead, mentor and develop technical team members as the function grows.
• Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing across Design, Production, Projects, Fabrication and onsite teams.
• Identify future skills, training and resourcing requirements across the technical function.

Skills & Experience

• Significant senior-level experience within technical production, experiential, live events, scenic fabrication, exhibitions, retail environments or a related creative production environment.
• Proven experience delivering complex and large-scale projects from concept through to fabrication and installation.
• Strong understanding of construction methods, fabrication techniques, materials and temporary structures.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting technical drawings, specifications and engineering information.
• Strong knowledge of onsite production, installation methodology, logistics and technical delivery.
• Good understanding of structural engineering principles and experience working with external engineers and specialist consultants.
• Strong working knowledge of health and safety legislation, RAMS, CDM and technical compliance.
• Commercially aware, with experience managing technical budgets, suppliers and procurement.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to advise both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Highly organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple complex projects within a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make clear, practical decisions under pressure.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within an in-house fabrication or scenic workshop environment.
• Knowledge of CAD and technical design packages such as AutoCAD, Vectorworks, SolidWorks, SketchUp or similar.
• Understanding of AV, lighting, sound, power distribution, lifting operations and rigging.
• Relevant health and safety qualifications such as NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent.
• Experience delivering projects within luxury retail, fashion, beauty, entertainment or global brand environments.
• Full UK driving licence desirable.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, reflective of experience.
• Private healthcare coverage.
• 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus 3 additional Christmas closure days.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Paid overtime or TOIL.
• Opportunities for UK and international travel linked to projects.
• The opportunity to work with world-leading brands across live events, activations, pop-ups, retail and entertainment projects.
• The opportunity to shape and develop Made Up’s technical production function as the business continues to grow.
• A dynamic, collaborative and growing team environment.

How To Apply

If you’d like to apply, please send your CV and any relevant examples of technical production or project experience to careers@madeupltd.com.

Please include Head of Technical Production in the subject line.

This is an opportunity to take a leading role within one of the UK’s established creative production houses, helping turn ambitious creative ideas into exceptional physical experiences while setting the technical standards behind how they are delivered.