Senior Project Manager - Live Events

CoCo Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

CoCo Group in London is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale events across the globe. You will own delivery from brief to final report, coordinating multi-supplier logistics, onsite delivery, and post-event analysis.

You will manage a team of Project Managers and Executives, develop client relationships, and ensure budgets, sustainability, and inspiring experiences align with client goals. This role offers hybrid working from London with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in a fast-paced agency environment delivering corporate events at scale.
• Track record of leading and developing a team.
• Confident handling client accounts as well as event production.
• Hands-on experience with Cvent or a similar delegate registration platform.
• A network of trusted industry suppliers and contacts.
• Ability to run multiple concurrent projects without missing details.
• Creative mindset that elevates briefs.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of complex, large-scale events from brief to final report.
• Lead a team of Project Managers and Executives, coaching and setting high standards.
• Manage client accounts and spot opportunities for growth.
• Handle budgets, supplier negotiations, invoicing and post-event reconciliation.
• Coordinate global venues and ground programmes across time zones.
• Incorporate sustainability into planning and delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Project management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Tools

Cvent

Job description

London / Hybrid (2 days per week) | Permanent, Full-Time | Operations | Circa. £50K-£55K

Do you thrive when a project spans three continents, six suppliers, and a client who expects nothing short of extraordinary? Are you the person a room turns to when the brief gets bigger, the deadline gets tighter, and the stakes get higher?

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager who has cut their teeth in the fast-paced world of events agencies, delivering large-scale conferences, exhibitions, gala dinners, activations and incentive programmes that don't just meet client expectations, they exceed them.

This isn't a role for someone who wants to coast. It's for a proven leader who wants to run complex, high-value accounts, build a team around them, and leave every event better than they found it, commercially, creatively, and sustainably.

What you'll be doing

• Owning the big stuff. You'll lead the delivery of complex, large-scale events from first brief to final report - managing multi-supplier logistics, onsite delivery, and everything in between.
• Leading people, not just projects. You'll manage a team of Project Managers, Senior Project Executives, and Project Executives - coaching, developing, and holding the standard high.
• Growing real relationships. You'll hold your own portfolio of client accounts, becoming the trusted partner who spots the next opportunity before the client even asks.
• Making the numbers work. From budget management and supplier negotiation to invoicing and post-event reconciliation, you'll bring commercial sharpness to everything you touch.
• Thinking global. Sourcing venues and DMCs, coordinating ground programmes, managing time zones, and delivering flawlessly - wherever in the world the event takes you.
• Doing it responsibly. Sustainability isn't an afterthought here - it's built into the plan, pitch, and delivery.

What you bring

• 6+ years in a fast-paced agency environment, delivering corporate events including conferences, exhibitions, gala dinners, activations, incentive trips - at scale
• A track record of leading and developing a team
• Confidence managing client accounts as well as event production
• Hands-on experience with Cvent or a similar delegate registration platform
• A network of trusted industry suppliers and contacts you're not afraid to put to work
• The composure to run multiple concurrent projects without dropping a single detail
• A genuinely creative mindset - you don't just execute a brief, you elevate it

Why this role

• Scale that matters. These aren't small activations - you'll be shaping events that make an impact on a global stage.
• A seat at the table. Real client relationships, real commercial ownership, real influence over how projects are won and run.
• A team that grows with you. Direct reports, development responsibility, and genuine investment in your leadership.
• A culture built on craft. Creativity, quality, and sustainability aren't buzzwords here - they're how we measure success.
• Flexibility. Hybrid working from our London base, with international travel when the project calls for it.

Ready to lead events on a global scale?

If you've spent your career turning ambitious briefs into unforgettable, flawlessly delivered experiences, and you're ready to do it with more scope, more ownership, and a team behind you - we want to hear from you.