Project Manager

Project Manager / Senior Project Manager

Location: Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Hybrid Working: 4 days in the office

Role: End-to-End Delivery for Major Automotive Account

This is a fast-paced agency role demanding strong logistical expertise, commercial acumen, and meticulous end-to-end event management. You will report directly into the Account Director.

Full driving licence and willingness to travel frequently across the UK are essential.

What’s Different About This Role

• Diverse Portfolio: Own the full project lifecycle for events including conferences, exhibitions, drive & rides, and significant large-scale outdoor events.
• Logistics & Inventory Focus: Hands‑on role managing suppliers (venues, caterers) and overseeing deployment of agency stock (e.g., marquees and stored event assets).
• End‑to‑End Ownership: Manage budgets typically up to £100k, working autonomously to deliver projects from brief to reconciliation, supporting the Account Director on pitches when necessary.
• Fast‑Paced Agency: Join a growing team requiring high energy, flexibility, and a collaborative, “team player” mentality.

What You’ll Bring (Skills & Experience)

• Proven Experience: Demonstrable experience as a Project Manager in a fast-moving agency environment (Events/Communications).
• Budget Management: Experience managing project budgets up to £100,000, handling financial tracking and supplier negotiation.
• Logistical Expertise: Strong background in event logistics, including coordinating venues, catering, and supplier management.
• Team Player: Used to working collaboratively in a busy team, reporting into a senior lead (Account Director).
• Travel Ready: Comfortable with significant UK travel; must hold a full driving licence.
• Practical Mindset: Hands‑on approach to managing physical assets (productions managers exist).

What You’ll Do

• Work autonomously to manage multiple projects end-to-end (conferences, exhibitions, ride & drives, outdoor events).
• Take full responsibility for supplier relationships, negotiation, and contract management (venues, caterers, etc.).
• Oversee the practical logistics of large outdoor events, coordinating agency stock and physical event assets from the company stores.
• Maintain strict budget control, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within the agreed financial parameters.
• Provide support to the Account Director during the pitching process for new business and account growth.

The Ideal Fit

You are an experienced Project Manager with impeccable logistical skills who thrives in a demanding agency environment. You are a natural team player, comfortable owning projects entirely, and happy to be office-based in the Northamptonshire area to support a major automotive account.

Ready to own your next portfolio of events? Apply now and let\’s discuss this exciting, immediate opportunity.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Project Management and Administrative

Industries

Events Services, Marketing Services, and Public Relations and Communications Services