Senior Project Manger

Imagination; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Wellness webinars

25 days annual leave

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Cycle scheme

Job summary

A leading experience design agency in London seeks a motivated Senior Project Manager. The role involves managing diverse B2B and B2C projects, ensuring client satisfaction, and overseeing project finance and documentation. Candidates must have substantial experience in delivering projects, demonstrate strong financial management skills, and possess excellent interpersonal skills. The position offers hybrid working, with significant engagement in innovative design solutions and dedicated professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Solid experience delivering projects in events, exhibitions, or brand experience.
• Hands-on, proactive approach anticipating needs and challenges.
• Experience managing mid to large scale budgets.

Responsibilities

• Write effective project briefs and brief internal teams.
• Develop timelines and project proposals.
• Maintain close management of all project aspects.

Skills

Project management experience

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

Financial management

People management

Job description

Job Overview

Senior Project Manager role – motivated and enthusiastic.

As a Senior Project Manager you will provide outstanding client servicing to both new and established clients. You will work across delivering a variety of B2B and B2C experiential projects, communications initiatives, campaigns, digital interactives and design projects.

Application Information

Application Deadline: 1 April 2026

Department: Client Services / Project

Location: London

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Write effective and compelling project briefs and brief internal teams
• Develop timelines, project proposals and run projects
• Create concise and well presented proposals
• Ensure schedules are adhered to and project documentation is complete
• Maintain close management of all aspects of your projects and elevate issues as needed
• Work with team to plan wider resources effectively
• Demonstrate understanding of services and be able to sell these effectively
• Deliver onsite management and delivery ensuring projects reflect briefs and meet objectives
• Support pitches working collaboratively with other disciplines and partners to create brave and inspiring agency proposals underpinned by a rigorous delivery plan, budget and schedule
• Liaise with our in-house legal team and the client as needed
• Work with internal HSSE Lead to ensure all aspects of the production of the core events meet HSSE standards and guidelines
• Adhere to Imagination and ISO processes
• Ensure that all projects over £50K fees are issued with an Imagination Client Survey
• Should be able to travel internationally a number of times a year for extended periods

Financial / Commercial Management

• Demonstrate financial responsibility through effective proposal costing, budget development and timely reconciliation
• Hone commercial skills such as revenue maximisation and cost management
• Assess project spend to maximise value and ROI for clients

Market Knowledge

• Understanding clients, competitors, market, suppliers, products and strategy

Leadership & Mentoring

• Delegate to, manage and oversee team
• Mentor and develop junior team members

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Solid experience delivering projects within events, exhibitions or brand experience in an agency environment
• Good interpersonal, presentation, relationship building and negotiation skills
• Hands‑on, proactive approach to managing projects, anticipating needs and challenges
• Skilled at identifying potential issues before they arise and can develop contingency plans to address them
• Adopt builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal teams and external vendors, ensuring smooth collaboration
• Experience and ability to manage mid to large scale budgets
• People management experience
• Capable of devising and implementing revenue‑generating ideas

Job Benefits

What we can offer you

• Work with a state‑of‑the‑art product and deliver it to exciting and innovative brands
• Learning and development opportunities that contribute to professional growth

Wellness

• Private Medical Insurance (including discounted gym options)
• Discounted Healthcare Cash Plan
• Help at hand EAP
• In‑Office Gym (London office only)
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Dedicated DE&I Board

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Birthday day off and gift
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Generous Family Leave policies with New Parent Coaching & Support
• Various learning & development platforms for e‑learning
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Cyclescheme
• Discounted Private Dental
• Income Protection (Employee)
• Subsidised Electric Car Scheme
• Home technology tax free loan

Perks

• Hybrid Working (3 office days)
• Company socials
• Pet friendly office
• Lunch & Learns
• Wellness webinars
• Educational webinars
• Subsidised Cafe (London office only)

About Imagination

Imagination is The Original Experience Design Agency. Founded over 50 years ago, we apply the power of our collective imagination to creative, commercial, and cultural challenges, creating experiences that move people. We specialise in Consulting, Destinations, Content and Live Events. We have 13 global studios worldwide, united by a deep understanding of what moves people on a human level, and a determinedly independent spirit. Imagination was officially certified as a Newsweek Most Loved Workplace® 2023. Our clients include Major League Baseball, Visa, Amazon, Ford, LVMH, Harley‑Davidson, and Google. For more information, please visit imagination.com or follow @imaginationglbl on social.

Our Beliefs and Behaviours

We have identified four foundational beliefs that underpin Imagination. These motivate us to act, fostering behaviours that lead to success:

• Curiosity – we look at the world with fresh eyes, experiment, invent and upend conventions.
• Rigour – we ask precise, provocative questions to create better choices.
• Bravery – we demand ambition, confident that together we can meet ‘never been done before’ challenges.
• Respect – we recognise the uniqueness and unique potential in each individual, are accountable to each other, and play as a team.

Our Commitment: We expect our team to actively foster a safe, empowering, and inclusive culture. Our commitment extends beyond our workforce to our partners and suppliers, who we hold to the same standards of inclusivity and non‑discrimination.

Global Inclusivity Statement

At Imagination we value diversity, equity and inclusion as principles that make us stronger, more innovative and more creative as an organization. As a team and a business we know that creativity thrives in teams and organisations that comprise diverse groups of people, embracing diverse perspectives, where people feel able to share their whole selves. That’s why we are committed to fostering an environment where every individual, regardless of race, religion, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, neurodiversity, socio‑economic background, or indigenous identity, feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed.