Lead Project Manager, 59 PRODUCTIONS

Guardian Jobs; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the design sector is seeking a Lead Project Manager to oversee complex projects, manage stakeholder relationships, and ensure successful delivery across various creative and technical disciplines. The ideal candidate will have a PRINCE2 qualification and experience in international project management, particularly in the Middle and Far East. This role offers the opportunity to work within a dynamic interdisciplinary design studio, fostering new connections and partnerships.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing project processes across creative and technical disciplines.
• Experience delivering projects in the Middle East and Far East territories.
• Experience working with architecture firms and interdisciplinary design studios.

Responsibilities

• Oversee stakeholder management, workflow planning, budgets, and resourcing.
• Act as a conduit between project teams and external consultants.
• Manage relationships with clients and collaborators.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Workflow Planning

Budget Management

Agility

Relationship Building

Education

PRINCE2 or equivalent qualification

Job description

This role will oversee and take responsibility for the mechanics of stakeholder management, workflow planning, budgets, and resourcing across a number of large-scale, complex projects, often acting as the conduit between project teams and external consultants and partners, and liaising directly with project management counterparts on the client side.

The successful candidate will have a PRINCE2 or equivalent qualification and significant experience managing project processes across a range of creative and technical disciplines, with a demonstrable track record of agility and the confidence to deliver projects in full amidst ever-changing circumstances. They will also be adept at managing work in different territories with a vast portfolio that demonstrates a range of settings, scales and art forms. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience delivering projects in the Middle East and Far East territories.

An ability to expertly forge new connections and partnerships and to build trust fast, as well as managing existing relationships with clients and collaborators, is essential to this role. The ideal candidate will have experience working within or in collaboration with architecture firms and will be excited by working within an interdisciplinary design studio and thrive on working on design-led work for multiple clients and stakeholders.

We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds to apply for this role. We believe a diverse range of voices, experiences and skills will help to inform, enrich and develop our working practices.

For more information about the role & 59 and to apply for the position, please head to our website links here:
https://59.studio/job-post/lead-project-manager/