Project Manager - Formula Student (10-month contract)

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 47 000 - 57 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

26 days holiday

Birthday day off

Stakeholder pension

Life assurance

Private health cover

Wellbeing benefits

Résumé du poste

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is recruiting a Project Manager for Formula Student on a fixed-term 10-month contract in London with hybrid working. You will lead delivery of the flagship student competition, overseeing event planning, logistics, budgets and on-site operations while coordinating with universities, sponsors and partners.

You will drive development of the programme, enhance participant experience, and maintain governance and reporting processes, leveraging extensive live

Qualifications

• Extensive live events experience.
• Experience leading complex programmes with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience managing budgets of £1m+ to hit targets and maximise value.
• Experience managing senior external stakeholders relations and sponsorships.
• Experience influencing and managing volunteer or matrix teams.
• Experience managing programme risks, budgets and governance processes.
• Strong commercial awareness including sponsorship and partnerships.
• Willingness to travel with regular overnight stays.

Responsabilités

• Lead delivery and development of Formula Student.
• Oversee planning and delivery of competition events, including the Silverstone live event.
• Manage logistics, suppliers, budgets and on-site operations.
• Coordinate activities with staff, volunteers, universities, sponsors and industry partners.
• Drive ongoing development, identify opportunities to improve participant experience and sustainability.
• 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.

Connaissances

Live events

Programme leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder relations

Volunteer management

Risk governance

Sponsorship management

Travel readiness

Description du poste

Project Manager - Formula Student (10-month contract)

Birdcage Walk, Central London (with hybrid working)

We are now looking for a Project Manager to join us on a full-time basis for a fixed-term contract of approximately 10 months.

About Formula Student

Formula Student is Europe's longest-running educational engineering competition, challenging university teams to design, build and race a single-seat racing car. Recognised across the engineering and motorsport sectors, it equips future engineers with the practical experience, technical expertise and professional skills needed to thrive in industry.

The Role

As Project Manager, you will lead the delivery and development of our flagship student competition, Formula Student.

You will oversee the planning and delivery of competition events, including the annual week-long live event at Silverstone, managing logistics, suppliers, budgets and on-site operations and providing a high-quality experience for competitors, judges and volunteers.

Working with staff, volunteers, universities, sponsors and industry partners, you will manage key relationships and co-ordinate activities to achieve programme objectives.

You will also drive the competition’s ongoing development, identifying opportunities to improve participant experience, strengthen partnerships and support long-term sustainability.

Additionally, you will:

• 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 effective governance and reporting processes

About You

To be considered as a Project Manager, you will need:

• Extensive live events experience
• Significant 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

Other organisations may call this role Programme Manager, Events Project Manager, Events Manager, Event Operations Manager, Event Delivery Manager, Event Logistics Manager, Live Events Manager, Competition Manager, or Project Delivery Manager.

The Salary and Benefits

• Salary of circa £52,000 per annum, depending on experience
• 26 days’ holiday per annum plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Benefits, including a stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance and private health cover
• A range of other wellbeing benefits

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced live events professional with a strong track record of leading complex programmes and managing multiple stakeholder groups to join our internationally respected organisation.

You will have the chance to take the lead on Formula Student, working at the centre of this high-profile programme that gives future engineers practical experience and helps prepare them for careers across engineering and motorsport.

About IMechE

With over 110,000 members in 140 countries, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has been at the heart of the mechanical engineering profession since 1847. We strive to improve the world through engineering by developing engineers, promoting engineering, informing opinion and encouraging innovation.

Webrecruit and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

The closing date for applications is Monday 23 November 2026.