Live Events Project Manager - Formula Student (Hybrid)

Institution of Mechanical Engineers; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Private health cover

Birthday day off

Job summary

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) invites applications for a Project Manager to lead Formula Student, a flagship student engineering competition. This full-time, fixed-term role spans approximately 10 months, based in London with hybrid working, overseeing events, budgets, suppliers and stakeholder relationships.

You will develop annual plans, monitor milestones, manage risks, seek sponsorship, and drive the programme's ongoing development to enhance participant experience and

Qualifications

• Extensive live events experience.
• Experience leading complex programmes or large-scale events involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Experience handling budgets (£1m+) to achieve targets and maximise value.
• Experience managing strategic relationships with senior external stakeholders.
• Experience influencing and managing volunteer or matrix teams.
• Experience managing programme risks, budgets and governance processes.
• Strong commercial awareness, including sponsorship and partnership management.
• The willingness to undertake regular travel as required, with frequent overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Develop annual business plans, budgets and project schedules.
• Monitor performance, milestones and programme targets.
• Identify and manage operational, financial and safety risks.
• Develop sponsorship and funding opportunities.
• Maintain governance and reporting processes.

Skills

Live events

Programme leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Volunteer teams

Governance & risk

Sponsorship skills

Travel willingness

Job description

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) invites applications for a Project Manager to lead Formula Student, a flagship student engineering competition. This full-time, fixed-term role spans approximately 10 months, based in London with hybrid working, overseeing events, budgets, suppliers and stakeholder relationships.

You will develop annual plans, monitor milestones, manage risks, seek sponsorship, and drive the programme's ongoing development to enhance participant experience and