Senior Manager Production & Technical Integration

About the Role

Expo 2030 Riyadh is seeking a Senior Manager Production & Technical Integration to manage the integration of technical systems, site infrastructure, and production requirements across the Events & Entertainment assets, including venues and stages. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Role Overview

The Senior Manager will coordinate technical requirements, interfaces, design reviews, testing, commissioning, and readiness activities. This encompasses audio, lighting, video, broadcast, rigging, show communications, and technical infrastructure. The role ensures that technical deliverables, documentation, and integration activities align with the Master Plan, approved technical standards, operational requirements, and event delivery milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of technical planning requirements across Events & Entertainment venues and stages, aligning with approved technical strategies and delivery objectives.
• Oversee the development and coordination of technical packages, including audio, lighting, video, broadcast, rigging, show communications, and technical infrastructure.
• Supervise the preparation and integration of staging drawings, lighting plots, sound plans, rigging schematics, and related technical documentation.
• Manage technical design reviews to ensure packages are coordinated, complete, and aligned with approved requirements.
• Oversee the management of technical interfaces, dependencies, and design coordination activities with multiple stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Manage the integration of technical requirements into venue planning activities and Master Plan deliverables.
• Oversee the review of venue capacities, infrastructure availability, utility requirements, and technical constraints.
• Manage technical testing, commissioning, and readiness activities to verify compliance with approved technical requirements and performance criteria.
• Oversee technical inspections, acceptance reviews, system validation, and readiness assessments across assigned venues and stages.
• Manage engagement with internal departments, consultants, contractors, operators, and production teams to support technical integration and readiness objectives.
• Prepare and present technical integration, readiness, risk, and progress reports to support management review and decision-making.

Technical Standards and Quality Assurance

• Ensure technical planning deliverables are coordinated, complete, and aligned with creative, operational, and venue requirements.
• Monitor technical planning risks, constraints, and dependencies, recommending mitigation actions.
• Oversee the resolution of technical integration issues, clashes, and design-related constraints.
• Ensure approved technical changes are assessed, documented, communicated, and incorporated into relevant technical packages and plans.
• Ensure venue and technical information remains accurate, coordinated, and available for planning, testing, commissioning, and readiness activities.
• Ensure approved technical standards, quality requirements, and safety-by-design principles are applied throughout technical integration and delivery.
• Coordinate the resolution of technical defects, quality findings, commissioning issues, and readiness gaps.
• Monitor technical readiness status, quality performance, and commissioning outcomes, reporting significant issues.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of experience in a relevant field, demonstrating a strong background in technical integration and production management for large-scale events or similar complex projects.

Application Process

Further details regarding the application process will be provided upon inquiry. The salary for this position is not disclosed.