Senior Project Manager- Exhibition Stands Design & Build

Disrupt Talent; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Own team of two

In-house studio

Global exhibitions

Diverse events

Group affiliation

Job summary

Disrupt Talent is seeking a Senior Project Manager to own major live events and exhibitions. You will drive the full production lifecycle—from handover to show and breakdown—while coordinating suppliers, venues and logistics.

Lead two Project Coordinators, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and hands-on support on site. The role is based in Ringwood with three office days per week, offering a hybrid setup, travel to international events, and the chance to shape high-profile brand experiences

Qualifications

• Exhibition project management experience in stand build/design or live events production.
• Production background including stands/structures, materials, site realism.
• Ability to read and interpret AutoCAD and technical drawings.
• Experience managing a team and developing others.

Responsibilities

• Take projects from handover through production, build, show and breakdown.
• Read and interpret AutoCAD/technical drawings; coordinate suppliers, venues, organisers and logistics.
• Lead a team of two Project Coordinators, coaching and moving workload.
• Travel internationally to exhibitions and live events; spend time onsite.

Skills

Exhibition project management

Production background

AutoCAD/technical drawings

Team leadership

International travel

Problem solving

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Senior Project Manager | Live Events & Exhibitions

Exhibition Design & Build Company

Ringwood, Hampshire (hybrid, 3 days a week in the office)

Up to c.£55,000

#ringwood #bournemouth #poole #southampton #salisbury

Events / Exhibitions / Live Events / Stand Build / Production

Our client is an established exhibition design and build company with almost 30 years in the industry and an in-house design studio and workshop. They create standout exhibition stands, live events, brand experiences, pop-ups and conferences for some of the world's best-known brands in sport, superyachts, finance and technology, from Paris to Düsseldorf and far beyond. Their work has taken them across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Now part of a larger group and growing, they need a Senior Project Manager to own their biggest exhibitions and live events projects and lead the team that delivers them. If you're a production-minded PM who obsesses over the detail, this one's for you.

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll take projects from handover through production, build, show and breakdown. You’ll read and interpret AutoCAD and technical drawings, work side by side with the in-house designers and workshop, and coordinate suppliers, venues, organisers and logistics so every stand lands on time, on budget and exactly as designed. You’ll also lead a team of two Project Coordinators, coaching them and keeping the whole project load moving.

You’ll be in the Ringwood office three days a week, with the workshop right there, and travelling internationally to exhibitions and live events, so you’ll spend real time onsite. It suits someone who loves the buzz of a build and the moment the doors open on a stand that owns the floor.

What You’ll Bring

• Exhibition project management experience, ideally at a stand build or design and build contractor, or in live events production
• A genuine production background: you know how stands and structures are built, materials and finishes, and what’s realistic on site
• Confidence reading and interpreting AutoCAD and technical drawings
• Experience managing a team, and the appetite to develop others
• Happy to travel internationally and work onsite at exhibitions and live events
• Calm, organised and solutions-focused, the kind of person who fixes problems before they happen

What’s in it for you

• Salary up to c.£55,000
• Hybrid working, three days a week in the Ringwood office
• Your own team of two Project Coordinators to lead and develop
• An in-house design studio and workshop on your doorstep
• International exhibitions and live events for global brands
• Real variety across trade shows, brand experiences, pop-ups and conferences
• An established, growing business that’s part of a wider group