Event Engineer
New Today
We are seeking a hands-on and proactive Event Engineer to deliver robust, reliable, and innovative technical solutions across a wide range of live events and venues. In this role, you’ll be responsible for deploying and supporting EPOS/MPOS and network infrastructure, ensuring all systems are installed, tested, and compliant to the highest standards. From providing full on-site technical support to maintaining equipment in between events, you’ll play a key role in ensuring seamless operations that enhance the experience for our customers, partners, and colleagues.
*Job Responsibilities*
* Execute event or venue technical solutions, working to Event Pack and Budget guidelines. * Install EPOS/MPOS solutions within a temporary or fixed environment, providing full capability and user training to both internal and external customers. * Ensure deployed solutions are PCI compliant where required. * Ensure, via the team, that all technological solutions are tested and in correct working order prior to live event. * Provide on-site technical support for the deployed infrastructure during an event or venue, monitoring performance, diagnosing, and fixing issues as they arise, providing a fast response service to issues and queries. * Undertake the breakdown of event/venue specific equipment including the de- rigging and storage of any mobile technology upon completion. * Ensure technical and operational issues are escalated in a timely fashion to your line manager. * Maintain all tools, equipment, and spares in a secure, organised, and accessible state. * Ensure that all site Health & Safety rules, procedures and requirements are always adhered to, and safe working practices are adopted. * Report any concerns regarding the suitability, security or use of company hardware to your line manager. * Provide Workshop based equipment maintenance during non-Event time as required. * Take into consideration sustainable solutions and best practice to ensure we take responsibility for reducing our impact on the environment and support the companywide sustainability strategy. * Any other duties that may be required from time to time for the smooth running of the business.
*Job Requirements*
* Technical problem-solving ability * Good planning and time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload appropriately and meet challenging deadlines * Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build effective business and colleague relationships and explain solutions to a non- technical audience. * Ability to work unsupervised, using own initiative, in cooperation with other teams. * Good administrative and excellent time keeping/working to deadlines. * Understanding of events industry/experience of site-based working (exhibitions, conferences, green fields) * Understanding of, and commitment to, safe site working practices. * Understanding of, and commitment to, the unsociable working hours that are necessary in the events industry (working hours will ordinarily be 5 days out of every 7 including weekends and long days at times) * Full UK driving license (with no more than 6 points for minor convictions). * Ability to engage with teams and manage the event successfully. * Ability to work in and react to a changing environment and respond pragmatically to problems as they arise. * Ability to lead a team under pressure. * Good layer 2 knowledge and experience of CAT 5 cabling and fibre, PoE and good IP knowledge including subnets, routing, VLANS etc. * Experience of working in a retail environment, with good working knowledge of payment solutions and EPOS. * Demonstrable experience of deploying and managing wired and Wi-Fi networks within high density environments. * Some planning and budgeting experience. * Training/qualifications in site Health and Safety.
*Job Benefits*
* 28 days holiday allowance, plus bank holidays on top. * Life cover, company pension scheme and employee assistant programme. * Access to Medicash, a healthcare cash plan reimbursing the costs of dental treatments, optical and more! As a Medicash member, you can also access an online GP service as well as gym, and retail discounts. * The opportunity to earn some extra cash by using our refer a friend programme.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: On the road
- Location:
- United Kingdom
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Uncategorized