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AECOM Event Manager, Europe and India in London, United Kingdom
Company Description
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.
When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.
Job Description
We are looking for an effective, organised, and personable Event Manager, with a wealth of experience, to join our growing regional marketing and communications team. Reporting to the Head of Strategic Marketing this role will be responsible for planning, promoting, and ensuring the smooth running of an event schedule and individual events for both internal and external audiences. These could span from all staff briefings, leader events to client facing industry events, some of which you are expected to attend. Most of them will be based in the United Kingdom, but a willingness to travel within region is essential.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with strategic marketing and internal communications team to produce and manage schedule of regional events
Collaborate with stakeholders to produce detailed event briefs including timelines, venues, suppliers, hosts and/staffing, health and safety requirements security and budgets
Research, visit and check venues, suppliers, and contractors
Manage and coordinate suppliers and all event logistics (venue, catering, travel, audio and visual, branding, staffing)
Collaborate with internal communications and strategic marketing teams to promote events
Manage all pre-event planning including host briefing sessions and delegate packs where applicable
Manage all event guest queries, troubleshoot on the day of the event to ensure all runs smoothly
Oversee the dismantling and removal of the event, clearing venues efficiently
Manager post event debriefs cascading relevant findings to key stakeholders to inform future events and measure the return on investment.
Maintain relevant systems recording guest lists, responses, guest speakers etc
Ensuring event production is consistent with brand guidelines
Brainstorming and implementing new ideas, new ways of working.
Work alongside the Concierge team in our London, Regional HQ to manage our event space.
Qualifications
Operations experience working within a large, preferable professional services organisation
Excellent oral and written communication skills for dealing with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
Strong organisational and plannig skills to coordinate the actions of multiple parties
Creative thinking skills to plan, design and deliver events that align with the objectives of the activity and the vision of stakeholders
Proficient in Microsoft packages including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, planning software and e-mail marketing
Basic budget experience to manage spend on events in partnership with Strategic Marketing and Internal Communication team
Must be personable, energetic, positive and enjoy working with people
Teams live experience
Client centric attitude, embracing the company brand and values
Understanding of GDPR and ability to advocate best practice to ensure compliance
Degree in Marketing, Business Studies, or related degree level education
Event management experience in a professional services environment
Additional Information
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Join us and let’s get started.
ReqID: J10081573
Business Line: Geography OH
Business Group: Corporate
Strategic Business Unit: General Corporate
Career Area: Marketing & Communications
Work Location Model: Hybrid