Senior Project Manager

Job Description

McCann Birmingham is part of McCann, the UK’s largest integrated agency. Over 800 individuals work together to help brands play a meaningful role in people’s lives. We are also part of McCann Worldgroup, a global agency network that delivers culture‑shaping work for some of the world’s biggest brands. Adding to the wheelbarrow of awards we’ve earned—including Euro Effies for most effective global agency, Cannes Network of the Year, Campaign’s European Integrated Agency of the Year, and recent awards at Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show, D&AD, LIAs, Golden Drum & Creative Circle Awards—creativity is at the forefront of everything we do. We’re a team of passionate creatives, strategists and marketers from a wide mix of backgrounds, united by a deep care for everything we make and a commitment to continual learning.

As a Senior Project Manager you will handle multiple top‑tier projects, ensuring consistency and quality of delivery. You will manage campaigns from start to finish, umbrella the whole project, and work closely with all disciplines and agency partners. Client‑facing, you will own timing, scope, staffing plans, budgets and logistics, becoming the trusted face of delivery. You will refine processes, become the backbone of every project and be the client operations expert on every account.

Minimum Requirements

• Proven experience in scoping, planning, and delivering projects, including detailed timing plans and project‑management tools.
• Strong client‑facing experience, with the ability to speak up and push back when necessary.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience managing and mentoring junior project managers in an agency environment.
• Strong financial control and ability to manage project budgets effectively and provide updates to the leadership team.
• Familiarity with both online and offline production, and experience working with external agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead forward planning and set up & lead ignition meetings, ensuring all actions and timelines are clear.
• Collaborate with Account Handling and discipline leads to manage client scope and work with multiple agency partners.
• Produce fee estimates, scope of work documents, and manage project budgets and timelines.
• Create and track accurate timing plans, ensuring alignment across teams and experience in using project‑management tools.
• Coordinate resource bookings and ensure creative review meetings are on time with clear deliverables.
• Manage client expectations and ensure communication is consistent and transparent.
• Promote and follow internal processes to keep projects on track and resolve conflicts quickly.
• Oversee project financials, track time and ensure accurate reconciliation.

What You Need To Have Under Your Belt

• Ability to contribute to the development and execution of creative work.
• Proactive with a “can‑do” attitude and solution‑focused.
• Well‑organised and efficient.
• An enthusiastic team player with the energy to take responsibility for the core team.
• Strong project/program management experience.
• Ability to anticipate and proactively manage projects.
• Planning and process optimisation.
• Knowledge of both online and offline production.
• Ability to work with external agency partners.
• Willingness to learn and develop with the core team.
• Strong financial control.Previous experience in an agency.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. Benefits include 28 days holiday (plus the opportunity to buy more), enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more. A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you’ll have access to industry‑leading training and development programmes, and you’ll work closely with the world’s biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products. Most importantly, you’ll be part of a fun and collaborative team and work in an environment where you are supported and developed.

Our commitment to equal opportunities

For us, diversity is a business imperative – one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate to drive success. We believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense. As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it’s vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompass all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with. Conscious inclusion encompasses social, cultural and cognitive differences and cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. It is the integration of this philosophy that allows us to create meaningful experiences for our employees, drive better business practices with our vendors and clients, and ultimately lead with purpose. McCann is a disability‑confident committed employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for this role. If you are eligible, include any adjustments you may need to the recruitment process in your cover letter so we can enable you to perform at your best.

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