Senior Project Manager - Auto

Job Title:

Senior Project Manager - Auto

Location:

London/Brackley (Plus travel as required)

We are Strata!

Imagine being part of a fast and exciting brand experience agency whose clients include specialists in new technology, creators of some of the most stunning electric vehicles on the planet, financial institutions, and global leaders in pharmaceutical solutions. As an agency, we elevate these brands and make them heard through immersive and memorable virtual and face 2 face experiences.

As a people-first business, we encourage ambition, support and reward. We’re always listening and open to your ideas, just as we do with our clients.

Our name? It’s Strata, an agency on a mission to be the very best. This means we always want to hear from the very best creative and intelligent souls who genuinely believe that every moment matters.

The Senior Project Manager plays a pivotal role in the Auto Team and will take a lead role in the success of the accounts. You will help to plan, coordinate and deliver a calendar of live events for key automotive clients. These events will be across the UK, including the delivery of National, Roadshow and test-drive events. This role will play a key role in maintaining this client relationship though flawless project management.

* Experience of working with automotive clients in the events industry is essential

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the below experience:

Project management

• Provide first port of call on operational decisions from the wider team, supporting the Head of Automotive Operations and client account lead

• Working with the Head of Automotive Operations and the Resource Manager to resource live projects both pre-event and onsite utilising internal resource where possible, and minimising external time costs

• Interpretation and delivery of the client’s brief through compelling, creative and thorough proposals where required, in conjunction with the wider team

• Liaison with clients on a project‑by‑project basis to implement their requirements with an ability to challenge and suggest alternatives as necessary

• Provide a first line level of project management day to day

• To work closely with the nominated team of core staff and freelance crew and lead on‑site when required

• Communicate with Account Mangers, Account Directors and the wider team to ensure cohesion with client objectives from a project delivery perspective

• Ensure all project material is systematically logged, stored and maintained on behalf of the client and in‑line with Strata operational processes

• Provide continuous clear communication, via all means, email, phone, in person etc. on all managed projects

• Responsible for the preparation and management of budgets, ensuring 100% accuracy and close management and communication of any changes and fluctuation

• Monitor project costs against agreed plans, in particular time booked to the project, and ensure project profitability

• Responsible for the positive project cashflow on all projects

• Ensure that day to day project administration is filed and dealt with correctly

• Prepare onsite schedules and critical paths and input on SOW’s where required

• Manage any scope creep as it arises, with Client Services support as needed

• Liaise with other departments (e.g. Technical, Warehouse Operations, Studio) within Strata ensuring that deadlines and budgets are met and projects delivered on‑time and to expectation

• Demonstrate an understanding of AV / technical solutions specifically in regard to EVs and charging solutions

• Demonstrate an understanding of technical automotive outdoor events, test‑rives and exhibitions

• Liaise with suppliers;
  Lead on briefing, negotiating, agreeing commission, adding markup and ensuring deadlines and budgets are met

• Leadership of the pre‑event and onsite teams (PM’s/Pro‑Co’s etc) ensuring the delivery of the event is seamless and exceeds the client’s expectation

• Ensure that all stakeholders – clients, speakers, crew are well looked after on site and dealt with professionally and with a duty of care

• Prepare and collate all health & safety and crisis management documentation to ensure proactive and thorough disaster recovery is in…