Field Manager

Adelphi Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom is seeking a Fieldwork Manager to take full ownership of complex, high-risk fieldwork projects from setup through to close-out. You will work with the broader project team, applying operational expertise and advising beyond the PM scope.

You will serve as a senior escalation point for issues, helping resolve risks and communicating recommendations to stakeholders. The role requires strong collaboration with internal teams and global suppliers, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented, organised and proactive about delivering high-quality work.
• Strong communication and collaboration with internal teams and global suppliers.
• Technically savvy with understanding of project lifecycles, data management and basic research.
• Committed to compliance, quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of fieldwork project management from setup to close-out.
• Act as an active member of the wider project team and provide informed advice beyond the Project Management role.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for project issues and communicate risks and decisions clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Strong communicator

Collaborator

Technically savvy

Compliance

Job description

• Take full ownership of fieldwork project management for complex, high-risk or strategically important projects, ensuring effective delivery from set-up through to close-out.
• Act as an active member of the wider project team, applying operational expertise and providing informed advice beyond the immediate confines of the Project Management role.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for project issues, facilitating timely resolution and communicating risks, recommendations and decisions clearly to relevant stakeholders.

Job Function

Production

Job Subfunction

Production Operations

Job Description

Fieldwork Manager

Responsibilities

Project Management

• Take full ownership of fieldwork project management for complex, high-risk or strategically important projects, ensuring effective delivery from set-up through to close-out.
• Act as an active member of the wider project team, applying operational expertise and providing informed advice beyond the immediate confines of the Project Management role.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for project issues, facilitating timely resolution and communicating risks, recommendations and decisions clearly to relevant stakeholders.

Project Budget Management

• Provide final fieldwork costs for input to the Budget Definition Form
• Input and update budget details on accounting systems (MIS).
• Monitor fieldwork spend on projects and highlight any over expenditure to project leader
• Check & approve supplier invoices and record to projects/cost centres
• Monitor the financial status of projects using dedicated systems (MIS)

Supplier Management

• Lead preferred supplier reviews, drawing on project feedback and performance data to assess quality, responsiveness, capability and value.
• Recommend and support strategies to improve supplier quality, responsiveness and consistency of delivery.
• Take functional ownership of key external resource relationships, including freelancer engagement and the continued development of the wider supplier network.

Operational Processes

• Ensure that defined processes are followed and relevant practical records, which document the progress of the project, are kept fully up to date Project Knowledge/Understanding
• Understand the project lifecycle and own role at each stage
• Understand the requirements of different project methodologies and their impact on operational requirements
• Understand the basic principles of coding, data processing, analysis and interpretation
• Actively contribute to process improvements and the positive reputation of the Operations team. Champion continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing opportunities to strengthen Project Management quality, efficiency and responsiveness across the wider team.

Team & Functional Leadership

• Provide day-to-day management and guidance to the Project Management team, role modelling high standards of ownership, collaboration and delivery.
• Oversee the allocation of projects across the Project Management team, balancing capability, capacity, continuity and development needs.
• Lead the implementation and consistent adoption of Project Management initiatives, tools and processes across the wider team.
• Identify and drive new opportunities for improvement and development, both internally and through external partners.

Who You Are

• Detail-oriented, organised, and proactive, with a passion for delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communicator and collaborator, comfortable working with both internal teams and global suppliers.
• Technically savvy, with an understanding of project lifecycles, data management, and basic research principles.
• Committed to compliance, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Curious, adaptable, and eager to learn - open to feedback and new challenges.
• Positive, approachable, and a visible team player.

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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