Senior Project Manager – Maternity cover in London

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Project Manager. As a Senior Project Manager you will provide outstanding levels of client servicing to both new and established clients. You will get to work across delivering a variety of experiential projects from product launches, Global conferences, cultural events and Global tours.

Key Responsibilities

• Write effective and compelling project briefs and brief internal teams.
• Develop timelines, project proposals and run projects.
• Create concise and well presented proposals.
• Ensure schedules are adhered to and project documentation is complete.
• Maintain a close management of all aspects of your projects and escalate issues as needed.
• Work with the team to plan wider resources effectively.
• Demonstrate understanding of agency services and be able to sell these effectively (Production, Guest Management/Logistics, Creative (2D/3D), Digital, Creative Production).
• Demonstrate successful onsite management and delivery ensuring projects reflect briefs and meet objectives.
• Support pitches working collaboratively with other disciplines and partners to create brave and inspiring agency proposals underpinned by a rigorous delivery plan, budget and schedule.
• Liaise with our in-house legal team and the client as needed.
• Work with internal HSSE Lead to ensure that all aspects of the production of the core events meet HSSE standards and guidelines.
• Adhere to Imagination and ISO processes.
• Should be able to travel internationally a number of times a year for extended periods of time.

Financial / Commercial Management

• Demonstrate financial responsibility through effective proposal costing, budget development and timely reconciliation.
• Hone commercial skills such as revenue maximisation and cost management.
• Assess project spend to maximise value and ROI for clients.
• Track revenue/time spend against a project to ensure project stays on track and does not exceed the allocated budget.

Market Knowledge

• Understanding clients, competitors, market, suppliers, products and strategy.
• A background in luxury automotive would be very advantageous.

Leadership & Mentoring

• Delegate to, manage and oversee team.
• Mentor and develop junior team members.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Solid experience delivering projects within events or brand experience within an agency environment, ideally with knowledge of luxury brands or dealing with high net worth end clients.
• Good interpersonal, presentation, relationship building and negotiation skills.
• You take a hands-on, proactive approach to managing projects, anticipating needs and challenges.
• Good knowledge of key agency disciplines including Creative (2D & 3D), Digital, Logistics/Guest Management, Creative Production and Production.
• You are skilled at identifying potential issues before they arise and can develop contingency plans to address them.
• You are adept at building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal teams and external vendors, ensuring smooth collaboration.
• Experience and ability to solely manage a budget in excess of £1m.
• People management experience.
• Capable of devising and implementing revenue-generating ideas.

What we can offer you:

• Work with a state-of-the-art product and deliver it to exciting and innovative brands.
• Learning and development opportunities that contribute to professional growth.
• Private Medical Insurance (including discounted gym options).
• Discounted Healthcare Cash Plan.
• Help at hand EAP.
• In-Office Gym (London office only).
• Life Insurance 4 x salary.
• Dedicated DE&I Board.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Birthday day off and gift.
• Discretionary Annual Bonus.
• Generous Family Leave policies with New Parent Coaching & Support.
• Various learning & development platforms for e-learning.
• Enhanced pension contribution.
• Income Protection (Employee).
• Subsidised Electric Car Scheme.
• Home technology tax free loan.
• Hybrid Working (3 office days).
• Company socials.
• Pet friendly office.
• Lunch & Learns.
• Wellness webinars.
• Educational webinars.
• Subsidised Cafe (London office only).

WHAT MAKES US, US

We spark the imagination changing the way people think, feel and act. We design experiences that create memories, change behaviours and shape cultures. We specialise in consultancy, brand destinations, live events, content and investor communications. Imagination believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are more than just words, and more than a legal framework or a moral obligation – they are guiding principles that, when acted upon, make us stronger, more innovative and more creative as an organisation. We commit to not only significantly increasing our efforts to effect change today, but also to ensure that our efforts will be sustained for the long-term. To support us on this journey we have appointed a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board to help shape our plans to bring about positive change, to help us learn and keep us all moving forward together. We believe the responsibility for a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace ultimately rests with all of us. We believe that all employees should feel a sense of belonging at Imagination – regardless of their race, religion or belief, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or background. We believe racism has no place within our workplace or our work culture and we reject all forms of hatred, prejudice, intolerance and discrimination. We believe that Black Lives Matter and it is our expectation that all employees become actively committed to making unbiased choices and are anti-racist in everything they do. Our Imagination community must share and live these beliefs, as diversity makes us stronger. Our priority is humanity and our efforts towards a more diverse, more equitable and more inclusive workplace are never done.

Application

If you are not a perfect fit for the description above, please feel free to make a case for why you’re the right person for the job. Send us a cover letter and state why you think we should consider you. Talent comes in all forms and we want to encourage applications from as many different backgrounds as possible.