Job description

Exhibition Project Director / Senior Project Manager Remote, with regular international travel | Up to £70,000 DOE | Permanent, full time
Package

Up to £70,000, dependent on experience and scope of remit
Remote working, with team attendance encouraged every couple of months
Regular overseas travel, approximately 8 to 10 trips a year, spanning the UK, Europe, Asia and Japan

Disrupt Talent is recruiting on behalf of a well established exhibition agency, delivering global exhibitions and live events for long standing international clients.

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity for a senior exhibition professional to step into a role with real scope, autonomy and client-facing responsibility, working closely with a supportive leadership team.

The opportunity
This role combines senior project management with people leadership, managing your own exhibition projects while allocating resources and mentoring a wider team of project managers, designers and production specialists. You'll work across global exhibition delivery, with full ownership of CAD and graphics oversight, production, suppliers, compliance, safety and budgets.

You'll also play a key role in supporting project managers still developing exhibition specific expertise, and will have genuine input into the wider growth and development of the function.

What you'll be doing

Managing global exhibition projects end to end, from brief through to on site delivery
Overseeing CAD and graphics work, production, suppliers, compliance, safety and budgets
Leading, mentoring and developing a team of exhibition project managers, designers and multidisciplinary creative or production staff
Managing supplier and partner relationships, including sourcing, negotiation, contracting and quality oversight
Owning budgets and gross profit accountability, including cost negotiation, expense tracking and reconciliation
Managing scope, change, risk and issues while keeping clients, budgets and delivery plans aligned
Building and maintaining long term client relationships, including master service agreements, international contracts and repeat business
Representing the business at industry and supplier events
Contributing to RFPs, tenders and new business pitches
Presenting creative concepts and technical proposals, providing credible advice on exhibition design, materials and venue regulations
Supporting process and service improvement programmes across the function

What we're looking for

Extensive experience delivering global exhibitions, exhibition stands and live events, including international contract and supplier management
Strong end to end project management skills, including timelines, milestones, documentation and competing priorities
Experience leading exhibition project managers, designers and multidisciplinary creative or production teams
Proficiency in CAD software
Strong client and stakeholder management skills, including challenging briefs and maintaining clear communication
Commercial and financial management capability, including budget creation and gross profit accountability
Supplier and partner management experience, including sourcing, negotiation and quality oversight
Knowledge of exhibition and event health and safety requirements, risk management and quality control
A structured, process driven operational mindset, with the ability to improve efficiency and productivity
Strategic thinking and creativity, with the ability to develop workable, scalable solutions

Desirable

Experience in audio visual production, and overseeing AV and production suppliers
Experience representing an agency at industry and supplier events
Experience contributing to RFPs, tenders and new business pitches
Awareness of emerging design trends, tools, materials and engagement techniques

Interested? Get in touch with Disrupt Talent for a confidential conversation.