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.

Desirable

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.

Pay & benefits

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience.
Bonus scheme
25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
Pension scheme.
Access to FEP’s wider employee benefits programme.
A dynamic, fast-paced environment where you can make a genuine impact at some of the UK’s most exciting venues.

The role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for deploying and supporting a range of temporary networks and POS/Payments Technology that delivers flawless payment acceptance across event sites.

This person must have excellent communication, and problem-solving skills will be required as well as some proven experience or interest in the events/payments industry. An ability to successfully lead and manage an event team is highly valuable.