Events & Awards Manager (Maternity Cover) in Birmingham

Events & Awards Manager (Maternity Cover)

Apply for the Events & Awards Manager (Maternity Cover) role at Mott MacDonald.

Location/s: Manchester, London or Birmingham, UK

Recruiter contact: Steven Johnston

Overview of the Role

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Work across the region and units to produce the annual events schedule, with periodic updates.
• Manage the development and continual improvement of event delivery toolkits, processes, and platforms for efficient, high‑quality delivery.
• Lead and manage the delivery of select high‑profile and strategic events, including major exhibitions, flagship events, and campaign‑linked events.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communication Leads to manage and deliver other exhibitions, stand activity, speaking and sponsorship activities.
• Develop and deliver internal and external events such as roundtables, conferences, webinars, socials, townhalls, etc.
• Shape the full event experience – from concept and narratives to project management and delivery – aligning with business objectives and audience needs.
• Work with the Campaign team on event promotion, defining target audiences and creating promotion activity.
• Lead lead‑generation management, event de‑brief, and overall event impact and ROI evaluation.
• Oversee activity connected to priority sponsorships and institutional engagements.
• Provide strategic input into the region’s awards programme and manage submissions, communications, and ceremony attendance.
• Keep up‑to‑date with event best practice and emerging trends.
• Ensure brand, visual identity, tone of voice and technical excellence standards are represented in all activities.

Candidate Specification

We are looking for an experienced events manager to produce and update the region’s events and awards schedule and calendar, deliver a variety of events, and oversee awards activities and key sponsorships. The candidate must work across the marketing function, be an excellent collaborator and team player, confidently take briefs and execute successfully.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile Working

At Mott MacDonald, we offer a hybrid working policy that embraces well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing
  • Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
  • Health cash plan.
  • Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts.
  • Wellbeing support through comprehensive program.
  • Ability to flex salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits.
• Financial wellbeing
  • Match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
  • Life assurance up to 4x basic salary.
  • Income protection scheme.
  • Flexible benefits: critical illness insurance, payroll saving, will writing.
  • Annual bonus schemes.
• Lifestyle
  • Minimum 33-35 days holiday each year; 35 days after 5 years’ service.
  • Employee saving schemes and discounts.
• Enhanced family and carers leave
  • 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave; 2 weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
  • Shared parental leave matches maternity leave up to 24 weeks at full pay.
  • Up to five additional caring responsibility days, two paid.
• Learning and development
  • Annual professional institution subscription.
  • Opportunities to enhance skills through mentoring, training, and self‑development.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes
  • Access to advanced employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers.
  • Contribute to social outcomes.

Apply now.