Senior Running Props Technicians

Salary: £47,201.44 pro rata
Contract: Fixed term contract (please see dates below)

Location: London Coliseum

 

We are seeking knowledgeable and proactive Senior Running Props Technicians to join our team for our 2025-2026 opera season.

Senior Running Props Technicians support all aspects of props during rehearsals, performances, and changeovers, ensuring high standards of maintenance, coordination, and execution. The ideal candidate would be a strong team player with excellent communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to remain calm under pressure.

If you are a creative problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced theatre environment, we would love to hear from you.

 

Contract 1: 15/09/2025-14/12/2025 and 05/01/2026-01/03/2026 (21 weeks)

Contract 2: 30/09/2025-27/10/2025 (4 weeks)

 

Requirements:

  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of current prop construction practice and maintenance
  • Props maintenance skills inc. painting, carpentry, sewing
  • A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar position
  • Experience working on load-ins/ load-outs, and backstage on large scale productions
  • Ability to create and follow cue sheets and stage plots required for performances
  • Knowledge of theatrical terminology
  • Basic IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office
  • Awareness of UK Health & Safety regulations
  • Ability to lead a team effectively
  • Excellent organisational skills, with ability to multitask and work well under pressure
  • Self-motivated team player
  • Strong communication skills to ensure effective interactions at all levels across a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team
  • Ability to take direction from senior staff and manage assigned jobs list
  • Ability to solve problems and use own initiative
  • Flexibility to work varied and anti-social hours within a shift-based schedule, including at weekend and public holidays where required
  • Desire to learn new skills and share knowledge with colleagues
  • Ability to work as part of a team, and independently, under minimum supervision

Please see our recruitment pack for more details.

To apply, please send along a CV and Cover Letter/short video detailing your interest and suitability for the role as well as your interview availability and availability for contract dates [email protected] by 10am on Monday 30 June 2025.

Interviews: w/c Monday 7 July 2025 and w/c Monday 14 July 2025

Please also submit our anonymous Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form.

 

English National Opera is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we strive to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the diverse communities we serve. As we work to address underrepresentation in our workforce, English National Opera particularly encourages potential candidates from underrepresented groups and communities to apply, including those from global majority backgrounds and/or with protected characteristics, including race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and religion and belief. We will provide appropriate support for candidates with access requirements if they identify as disabled. This includes during the application process and through candidate assessment stages.