Senior Event Project Manager

About the role

A long-standing global events and communications agency, with over 50 years of experience delivering events and engagement programmes worldwide, is looking for a Senior Event Project Manager to join its growing Singapore team. The agency has teams in the UK and Singapore and works on projects ranging from roundtables to large-scale conferences, exhibitions, roadshows and summits. This is a senior delivery role taking ownership of complex projects from start to finish, working closely with clients, suppliers and teams across Singapore and the UK.

Key responsibilities

• Lead projects end-to-end, from initial planning through onsite delivery to post-event wrap-up
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients and manage client relationships throughout delivery
• Manage budgets, cashflow, suppliers and project profitability
• Deliver a variety of projects including conferences, roadshows, exhibitions, summits and other live experiences
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams and support and mentor junior Project Managers
• Sourcing, negotiating and managing production and supply chain partners
• Work with digital teams on event technology, registration and delegate management
• Identify opportunities to upsell, expand existing projects and support pitches for new work

Required profile

• Strong events agency experience with a track record of leading complex projects end-to-end
• Experience managing large-scale event budgets of c. SGD 800k to 2m
• Experience delivering multiple projects simultaneously, ideally across different event formats
• Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding of project margins, budgets and cost management
• Excellent client, supplier and stakeholder management skills
• Positive, hands-on approach with strong communication and project management skills
• Regional event experience is beneficial but not essential