Operations Manager (site Management & Logistics)

Operations Manager, Specialising in Site Management and Logistics

Company: DF Concerts and Events

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Reports to: Senior Operations Manager

Working Hours: Full time plus evenings, weekends, and public holidays as required by schedule of concerts and events

Job Type: Permanent

Role Description

As an Operations Manager, specialising in Site Management and Logistics, you will maintain full oversight of all aspects of infrastructure design, procurement, and management for our award-winning portfolio of outdoor concerts and music festivals.

Join us as we shape the future of live events in Scotland, pushing the envelope on sustainable design and reimagining the future of events.

You will work closely with several external teams to deliver our events, including stakeholders such as suppliers, landowners, local authorities, sponsors, and media partners. This role requires a candidate with a strong technical background, excellent financial analysis skills, and the ability to negotiate and collaborate with diverse teams.

Our Team

We are a small, dynamic team of event professionals with a passion for producing exciting, well-managed, safe, and sustainable events for our fans, artists, and staff. We collaborate with multiple departments, external suppliers, and stakeholders such as local authorities, sponsors, and broadcasters. Our ability to bring people together and develop strong working relationships is key to our success.

Our team are fun, resilient, hardworking, and supportive - committed to consistently high standards of performance and delivery, while contributing to a positive and empowering team culture.

Who You Are

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Significant experience as a site manager or complex logistics planner in the temporary live-events sector
• Proven track record delivering safe, sustainable, and commercially robust site footprints, across concurrent projects
• Strong numerical and financial analysis skills: budget tracking, cost-control, and variance analysis
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and GPS/GIS systems for accurate site layouts
• CDM Coordinator qualification or equivalent health & safety credentials
• Strong understanding of CDM requirements and local authority standards and submission processes
• Expertise managing plant, transport, and workforce schedules to tight deadlines
• Exceptional supplier and contractor management: sourcing, negotiation, and SLA review and management
• Data-driven approach to site financial analysis and value-driven optimizations
• Experience acting as the primary interface for internal teams (Technical Production, Health & Safety, Sponsorship, Landowners)
• Demonstrable ability to manage multiple complex projects and lead several delivery teams concurrently, maintaining detailed records, specifications, and schedules

Behaviours

• Methodical and highly organized, with a "no detail too small" mindset
• Calm under pressure and decisive in tactical/bronze-level capacity
• Resourceful problem-solver who anticipates and mitigates risks
• Strong relationship-builder and confident negotiator with colleagues and external partners
• Proactive, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement
• Innovative thinker who can identify and develop new opportunities, venues, and spaces for future business development

What the Role Includes

• Conduct detailed site surveys and produce comprehensive layouts (AutoCAD/GIS)
• Own and monitor site-specific budgets, analyse variances, and drive cost-effective recommendations and negotiations
• Develop, maintain, and execute detailed build and break schedules, ensuring safe and efficient workforce logistics
• Manage CDM obligations and enforce site safety plans alongside H&S colleagues
• Source, negotiate with, and oversee suppliers ensuring SLAs and quality standards are met
• Act as the main point of contact for all internal departments, translating their resource needs into cohesive site plans and specifications
• Develop the commercial integrity of site designs by optimizing and innovating layouts for sponsorship, F&B, and partners
• Champion our sustainability action plans across sites, leading on operational implementation; set and hit targets on waste diversion, energy use, and carbon footprint per event
• Provide on-site tactical decision-making (bronze level), ensuring continuity and rapid response to emerging issues
• Lead post-event debriefs to capture lessons learned and inform continuous process improvements

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It's talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or caring responsibilities.

The Company

DF Concerts and Events is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media, and Artist Nation Management. DF Concerts & Events bring the best live music and life affirming experiences to music fans across Scotland, year after year through a range of large outdoor festivals, stadium shows, and indoor concerts. DF Concerts works with the biggest names in music as well as championing the career progression of emerging acts by operating, "quite possibly the finest small venue in the world", King Tut's Wah Wah Hut – supporting the vibrant music scene from grassroots level, up.

Application Deadline: 24th September 2025. We reserve the right to close applications at any time.