Senior Technician - #186215

Location: Brixton House, 385 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8GL

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours: 40 hours per week (inclusive of paid breaks), worked across a flexible rota including evenings and weekends

Salary: £34,000 per annum

Reporting to: Technical Manager

About Brixton House

Brixton House is a dynamic cultural and community hub committed to empowering undervalued, unheard, and underrepresented voices through the arts. Emerging from the legacy of Ovalhouse Theatre, we collaborate with artists and communities whose perspectives are often marginalised within mainstream funded culture. Our core values are to be welcoming, radical, collaborative, nurturing, and to celebrate our unique identity.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Technician to play a leading role in the planning, delivery, and technical operation of productions, events, tours, and projects at Brixton House and associated sites. The role requires strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and a proactive approach to health, safety, and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Operational Delivery

• Lead the technical planning and delivery of productions, projects, and events.
• Act as Duty Technician for performances and events.
• Operate and programme lighting, sound, playback, and show control systems.
• Prepare, install, test, operate, and maintain technical equipment for rehearsals, performances, and streamed events.

Team Leadership

• Lead and supervise freelance technical staff and allocated personnel.
• Manage get-ins, fit-ups, get-outs, and vehicle loading/unloading.

Planning & Administration

• Produce technical plans, plots, schedules, and equipment specifications.
• Attend production, planning, operational meetings, and rehearsals as required.
• Maintain a technical archive and contribute to departmental maintenance planning

Maintenance & Safety

• Organise and undertake routine inspection, testing, cleaning, and maintenance of technical systems and equipment.
• Work safely at height and ensure safe working practices across all technical activities.
• Adhere fully to Brixton House Health & Safety policies and relevant legislation.

General

• Work collaboratively across departments to support a positive organisational culture.
• Support and promote environmental sustainability within the technical department.
• Undertake driving duties as required.

Person Specification

Essential

• Substantial experience in technical departments within performance venues or the creative industries.
• Proven experience operating and programming lighting consoles and digital sound desks.
• Proven experience using playback and show control software (particularly QLab).
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to fault-find and problem-solve technical issues.
• Confident working at height and with access equipment.
• Strong understanding of health and safety practices in the entertainment industry.
• Willingness to work unsocial hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Computer literate with good organisational skills.

Desirable

• Formal qualification in performance or theatre technology.
• Experience with sound editing software.
• Experience in set construction, CAD, or lifting machinery in a performance venue.

Additional Information

• All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references.
• Place of work is primarily Brixton House, London.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit the following via Hireful:

• Completed application form
• CV
• Cover letter (maximum two sides of A4, size 12 font) outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the criteria

Application Deadline: 9:00am, Monday 15 June 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 22 June 2026

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