Hybrid Resource & Project Scheduler

Havas Lynx Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

28 days holiday + BH

Buy/sell holidays

Early Friday finish

Wellbeing programme

Life insurance

Company pension

Volunteer days

Cycle to work

Medicash healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Havas Lynx Group seeks a Resource Manager in Manchester to coordinate resource scheduling across agency teams and disciplines. You will work with the Operations & Commercial Lead and discipline heads to assign resources for projects from brief to delivery, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met.

The role requires strong project management, teamwork, and commercial awareness, with experience in an agency setting and familiarity with AI tools preferred.

Qualifications

• Worked in an agency in a similar operational role (3+ years).
• Strong project management skills across multiple disciplines.
• Able to work effectively within a team and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage resource scheduling with oversight from Operations & Commercial Lead.
• Book project timelines in Pulse Resource Scheduler and ensure hours stay within SOW budgets.
• Monitor unapproved extensions and escalate issues to discipline leads as needed.
• Ensure briefing processes are followed and resource requests align with written estimates.
• Oversee casting and allocation of time to deliver high-quality work within approved hours.
• Coordinate resource sharing, freelancers and third parties as needed.
• Monitor timesheets and approvals.

Skills

Agency experience

Project management

Team collaboration

Budget awareness

Multitasking

Generative AI tools

Job description

Havas Lynx Group seeks a Resource Manager in Manchester to coordinate resource scheduling across agency teams and disciplines. You will work with the Operations & Commercial Lead and discipline heads to assign resources for projects from brief to delivery, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met.

The role requires strong project management, teamwork, and commercial awareness, with experience in an agency setting and familiarity with AI tools preferred.