Current Vacancies

Project Director

Company: Futureheads Recruitment Ltd
Posted: 1st Sep 2010
Location: London
Salary: £65k
Contract Type: Permanent
Start Date: asap
Ref: J600

Key Skills

Our client is a well known full service agency looking for a Project Director to join their award winning digital arm.

Details

Our client is a well known full service agency looking for a Project Director to join their award winning digital arm.


There are two potential routes for the Project Director, either to work across one large and key account or to work across a number of smaller well known brands. Either way an opportunity to join a passionate digital team for an award winning agency.

As Project Director you will reporting directly to the Director of Project Management and partnering with the Business Directors, the Project Director is responsible for managing and coordinating the projects and Project Managers across their respective Client/Account Groups ensuring the efficient and successful delivery of all projects according to client requirements and the high standards of the Agency.

As a senior member of the agency, the Project Director will be seen as a leader within the Digital group providing insights and challenging their current way of working, whilst constantly seeking way to develop the agency in the constantly changing Digital environment.

The Project Director has exceptional project, personnel management, client management and leadership skills and has a proven track record in project execution and managing a programme of projects from commencement through to successful delivery.

Experience Required

 Flawless project management skills with adaptive use of the appropriate methodology of dependent the needs of the Client/Account Group.
 Strong leadership skills, with the ability to manage board level internal and client relationships
 Strong negotiation, mediation and facilitation skills
 The ability to create and manage third party relationships at a senior level
 Excellent working knowledge of project management tools such as MS Project with the ability to coach PM team member on their appropriate use
 Ability to monitor the quality of all aspects of all projects: scope, risk, schedule, budget, quality, delivery on time on brief on budget and all associated client communication.
 Exceptional core project management skills
 To be able to work closely with the Director of Project Management and Business Directors and communicate with clients and teams on an ongoing basis on all Client/Account Group production process and status
 Prepare business requirements, reports and feasibility studies and provide digital production consultation to the client, account, strategic, creative and production teams in management of the project lifecycle process and defining individual project requirements
 Experience in execution of new business pitches from a project management perspective to ensure potential work is scoped and priced correctly.
 Effectively encourage communication with other departments (Creative, Technology, Operations, Finance, User Experience, Strategy & Accounts) ensuring a smooth and productive flow of work.
 Ensure consistency in overall PM team communication, methodology, best practices and team management.

The position is based in London and is a contract.
If this sound like the right role for you please contact - Rachel Murray
rachel@wearefutureheads.co.uk