The Stage
Engineering Assistant Manager (Days)
Royal Ballet & Opera
London WC2E 9DD
Full Time
Administrative RolesManagement
Posted 3 days ago
Closes 2 July 2026
Salary: £58,803 per annum
Full time; 40 hours per week
Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm
Permanent position
Based in: Covent Garden, London with hybrid working options available
Prior to commencing your application, please review our application guide here.
The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.
The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts - we may be a House, but three quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country, and around the world.
Working in tandem with the Estates Engineering Manager (Shift), you will be directly responsible for a small group of qualified engineering staff as well as specialist contractors who deliver ongoing maintenance and work on the RBO Estate. The role acts as an Authorised/Responsible Person where required and works closely with colleagues across the RBO to ensure operational needs are met daily and that the show can always go on.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to lead a multiskilled engineering workforce across a complex Estate, with multiple sites. You will be able to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and make sound decisions promptly and confidently, with the integrity to handle difficult situations.
Technically, you will be able to demonstrate:
Previous experience working with historic or heritage buildings will be highly regarded so please do reference this in your application.
The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK's leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.
We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will endeavour to offer an interview to candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they meet the essential criteria for the role, though sometimes due to the volume of qualified candidates with declarations this is not possible.
The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. Due to our safeguarding promise, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check before commencing employment with us, which will be indicated in the advertising.
A full job description can be found here.
For more information about working with the Royal Ballet and Opera, please review the info pack here.
For a list of potential reasonable adjustments, please review this guidance document. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on hr.recruitment@roh.org.uk
If you are applying as an internal candidate, you might find this guidance document helpful.
Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, Thursday 2nd July 2026.
To ensure a fair process, late applications will not be considered under any circumstances.
Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.
View original listing
Full time; 40 hours per week
Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm
Permanent position
Based in: Covent Garden, London with hybrid working options available
Prior to commencing your application, please review our application guide here.
The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.
The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts - we may be a House, but three quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country, and around the world.
Working in tandem with the Estates Engineering Manager (Shift), you will be directly responsible for a small group of qualified engineering staff as well as specialist contractors who deliver ongoing maintenance and work on the RBO Estate. The role acts as an Authorised/Responsible Person where required and works closely with colleagues across the RBO to ensure operational needs are met daily and that the show can always go on.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to lead a multiskilled engineering workforce across a complex Estate, with multiple sites. You will be able to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and make sound decisions promptly and confidently, with the integrity to handle difficult situations.
Technically, you will be able to demonstrate:
- A trade qualification to HNC level, or Mechanical/Electrical qualification to NVQ Level 3 or similar.
- IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH qualification (desirable)
- Strong understanding of Permit to Work systems and associated safe working practices.
- Comprehensive knowledge of statutory requirements affecting estates and engineering services.
- Demonstrable technical understanding of the full range of engineering services used within the RBO.
- Relevant experience managing direct labour teams, contractors, and complex building engineering systems.
- Substantial operational management experience within estates or facilities environments.
Previous experience working with historic or heritage buildings will be highly regarded so please do reference this in your application.
The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK's leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.
We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will endeavour to offer an interview to candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they meet the essential criteria for the role, though sometimes due to the volume of qualified candidates with declarations this is not possible.
The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. Due to our safeguarding promise, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check before commencing employment with us, which will be indicated in the advertising.
A full job description can be found here.
For more information about working with the Royal Ballet and Opera, please review the info pack here.
For a list of potential reasonable adjustments, please review this guidance document. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on hr.recruitment@roh.org.uk
If you are applying as an internal candidate, you might find this guidance document helpful.
Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, Thursday 2nd July 2026.
To ensure a fair process, late applications will not be considered under any circumstances.
Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.