Project Manager, Special Projects & Infrastructure

Bauer Media Outdoor is one of the UK's leading Out of Home media owners and infrastructure companies, with more than 33,000 advertising sites in our portfolio. Our talented team of over 600+ people work in 14 locations across the country, creating and delivering some of the most memorable advertising campaigns in the UK.

We are committed to providing a Platform for Brands and a Platform for Good. We're transforming our estate and practices. We're building a sustainable business that benefits our many public, partners, and advertiser stakeholders through the provision of ad-funded social infrastructure, digital innovation, and proactive efforts that benefit society.

The Bauer Media Outdoor Way helps us deliver more impact for advertisers, with more value for communities, and less impact on our planet.

About the role…

We’re looking for a talented Project Manager to join our forward-thinking and dynamic Portfolio team in London. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering strategic projects that support our growing partnerships with local councils and private landlords.

A key focus of this role will be supporting our partnership with Essex County Council, one of our most significant contracts, which will see almost 200 bus shelters installed across the county over the next eight years. Alongside this major programme, you’ll also lead the delivery of a range of special projects, each varying in size, complexity and scope.

You’ll bring structure, organisation and strong project management expertise to ensure these initiatives are effectively mobilised, planned and delivered. Working with teams across the business, you’ll help us achieve successful outcomes, maintain strong client relationships and continue to deliver projects on time and within budget.

What you'll be doing

As Project Manager, you’ll manage a varied portfolio of projects, from large-scale strategic initiatives to smaller programmes of work. You’ll work collaboratively with teams across the business, managing priorities, dependencies and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring they meet agreed requirements, KPIs and service level agreements.
• Developing and maintaining robust project plans, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, resources, decision points and risks.
• Coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure effective collaboration, prioritisation and delivery.
• Establishing and maintaining strong project governance, including kick-offs, stakeholder meetings, reporting and clear ways of working.
• Managing risks, issues and dependencies through effective RAID management, escalating where required and ensuring appropriate actions are taken.
• Providing clear project updates through trackers, dashboards and reporting to support decision-making and visibility.

Who are you?

We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager who thrives in a collaborative environment and has a strong track record of successfully delivering complex projects.

You’ll have:

• Extensive experience managing projects of varying size, value and complexity.
• A PRINCE2 qualification (essential).
• Proven experience delivering projects from initiation through to successful completion.
• Strong experience in project planning, RAID management, risk mitigation and stakeholder communication.
• The ability to confidently lead meetings, influence stakeholders and drive decisions.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities effectively.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to overcome challenges and identify process improvements.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to quickly understand and adapt to new processes.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and other project management tools.
• Experience working within manufacturing, construction, infrastructure, streetworks or similar project-based environments would be highly desirable

What's in it for you?

We're part of the Bauer Media Group, a multi-business, family-owned company that entertains, serves, and inspires over 200 million people. At Bauer Media Outdoor, we're a mix of different people from different backgrounds, who come together every day to drive our business forward and create a culture that we're so proud of. We're a great place to do great work, for all.

• Salary DOE
• Participation in our Core Bonus Plan
• Flexible working (this generally looks like 3 days in our offices and 2 days at home)
• 25 days' annual leave inc. bank holidays
• 2 paid volunteering days each year to support a charity or a cause that matters to you
• Company Pension Scheme matched at 5% or 8%
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel/Season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers
  

At Bauer Media Outdoor, we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect, regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, disability, or any other differences. We work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can be yourself. We support reasonable adjustment requests from candidates and employees. If you're interested in joining us to shape the future of out-of-home media, we'd love to hear from you.