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About the Role
The Systems Designer will evaluate project needs and create designs that are safe and functional while ensuring adherence to technical standards and commercial constraints. This role is primarily office-based but requires site visits. The Systems Designer will specialize in one of four disciplines (Audio, Lighting, Rigging, or Video) and work within a team of four, reporting to the Technical Manager.
Responsibilities
- Design event technology systems that are safe, effective, commercially appropriate, and aligned to Encore technical standards.
- Evaluate temporary event and live production requirements, collaborating with Project Managers, sales, and venue staff to create recommended solutions.
- Create detailed drawings, schematics, renderings, access plans, bills of materials, and scopes of work using CAD, Vectorworks, ConnectCAD, and other technical design platforms.
- Support Project Managers, Technical Managers, and operational teams by providing consultative technical expertise and iterating designs to match budget needs, available inventory, and commercial kit allocation.
- Maintain high standards of systems design, documentation, planning, and commercial kit allocation.
- Support Labour Resource Managers by identifying correct skills and competencies required for system delivery and operation.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Encore technical design standards, proposals, document templates, training materials, maintenance plans, and other processes and tools.
- Maintain and grow knowledge of relevant products and advocate for their use in design guidelines.
- Work with procurement to identify, select, and prioritize vendors and equipment.
- Perform post-event analysis to understand design effectiveness and recommend improvements.
- Undertake planned advanced industry training with manufacturers.
- Partner with project management and onsite delivery teams to address operational challenges and suggest design alterations.
- Maintain real-world technician skills through planned onsite time.
- Act as the liaison to third-party vendors, manufacturers, and internal departments.
Requirements
- In-depth knowledge and demonstrable experience in a related field.
- Extensive on-site experience within the temporary live events sector and associated technologies.
- Highly proficient working knowledge of Vectorworks and ConnectCAD.
- Client relationship experience.
- Proficient with Microsoft 365 & office tools.
- Will be required to work at Encore offices and other sites.
- Strong systems thinking skills.
- Excellent written/oral communication and organizational skills.
- Team collaboration skills.
- Works well under pressure.
- Ability to multitask.
- Ability to manage own workload and asset delivery expectations.
- Proficient problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Knowledge of end-to-end audio systems, RF, networking, control systems, cabling requirements, and temporary event delivery standards (for Audio Systems specialization).
- Knowledge of end-to-end lighting systems, control, networking, power distribution, rigging interface requirements, and temporary event delivery standards (for Lighting Systems specialization).
- Familiarity with end-to-end rigging equipment, operations, and relevant temporary event rigging standards (for Rigging Systems specialization).
- Knowledge of end-to-end video systems, all modern display technologies, media servers, projection design, signal distribution, networking, control systems, and temporary event delivery standards (for Video Systems specialization).
Skills
- CAD
- Vectorworks
- ConnectCAD
- Microsoft 365
- Office tools
- Systems thinking
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- Organizational skills
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Troubleshooting
- Audio systems
- RF
- Networking
- Control systems
- Cabling
- Lighting systems
- Power distribution
- Rigging
- Video systems
- Display technologies
- Media servers
- Projection design
- Signal distribution
Location
- Uxbridge, London
Work Type
- Office-based
- Site visits required
Experience Level
- 2+ years of CAD software experience preferred
Salary/Compensations
- £50,000- £53,000
About the Company
- Encore’s UK Technical Delivery Department designs, plans, documents, and supports event technology systems across Audio, Lighting, Rigging, and Video for temporary events and live production.