Job Summary:

WHO ARE WE?

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide.  Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

About Live Nation Entertainment:
Live Nation Entertainment is the global leader in live entertainment, connecting millions of fans with unforgettable experiences. With an extensive portfolio of venues, artists, and festivals, we are dedicated to delivering unparalleled live entertainment worldwide.

THE JOB

Live Nation Entertainment is seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Project Manager to oversee the execution of large-scale, high-impact construction and renovation projects for our venues across the United States. This leadership role requires an accomplished professional with expertise in project management, strategic planning, and operational excellence. The Senior Project Manager will take ownership of multiple projects, managing complexity, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals and priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Project Oversight:

Lead the planning and execution of complex construction and renovation projects, ensuring alignment with company objectives.Develop comprehensive project strategies, including scope definition, resource allocation, risk assessment, and schedule development.Oversee the full project lifecycle, from inception to successful delivery.

Leadership and Team Management:

Provide leadership to project managers, contractors, architects, and cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and accountability.Mentor and guide junior project team members, cultivating a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.Act as the primary decision-maker on project-related matters, balancing competing priorities effectively.

Advanced Budget and Financial Management:

Take ownership of project budgets, ensuring financial performance aligns with organizational expectations.Produce, review, and present detailed cost reports to executive leadership, providing insights into financial progress and risk areas.Implement strategies for cost optimization while maintaining quality and safety standards.

Scheduling and Resource Planning:

Develop, own, and manage detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project, ensuring realistic timelines and resource allocation.Monitor progress against schedules and make adjustments as necessary to meet deadlines and milestones.

Risk Management and Problem Solving:

Anticipate, identify, and mitigate risks impacting project outcomes, employing advanced problem-solving techniques.Lead contingency planning efforts to address unforeseen challenges and ensure project continuity.

Quality Assurance and Compliance:

Establish and uphold quality standards across all projects, ensuring compliance with specifications, safety protocols, and regulatory requirements.Perform regular quality audits and collaborate with teams to resolve any issues promptly.

Executive-Level Communication:

Serve as the primary liaison between project teams and executive leadership, providing concise and actionable updates.Present project progress, challenges, and opportunities to senior management, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

Contract and Vendor Management:

Oversee contract negotiations, ensuring alignment with project goals and budgetary constraints.Manage vendor relationships, monitoring performance and ensuring timely delivery of services and materials.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.Extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager or similar role, preferably in the entertainment or construction industry.Proven track record of managing large-scale, high-profile construction projects from conception to completion.Expertise in developing and maintaining schedules using Microsoft Project.Strong financial acumen, with experience producing and presenting detailed cost reports to executive leadership.Exceptional leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and align diverse teams.Advanced problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making abilities.Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly desirable.Preference will be given to candidates based in Nashville.

If you’re a strategic thinker with a passion for live entertainment and a proven ability to deliver complex projects, we invite you to join our team at Live Nation Entertainment.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. 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. 

Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. 

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.  Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

**Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and Equal Pay Transparency Rules. It is estimated based on what a successful Colorado applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in Colorado or perform the position from Colorado. Similar positions located outside of Colorado will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the CO EPEWA, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.