Events & Awards Manager (Maternity Cover)

Location/s: Manchester, London or Birmingham, UK
Recruiter contact: Steven Johnston

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit  
Mott MacDonald’s support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach. 

Overview of the role

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Work across the region and units to produce the annual events schedule, with periodic updates
• Manage the development and continual improvement of event delivery toolkits, processes, and platforms for efficient, high-quality delivery
• Lead and manage the delivery of select high-profile and strategic events, including major exhibitions, flagship events, and campaign-linked events
• Work in close collaboration with the appropriate Marketing and Communication Lead and others in the function to manage the delivery of other exhibitions, including all stand activity, speaking and sponsorship activities
• Work in close collaboration with the appropriate Marketing and Communication Lead and others in the function to develop and deliver own events (both internal and external events), such as; roundtables, conferences, webinars, socials, townhalls etc
• Shape the full event experience - from developing event concept and narratives, to project management and delivery – working with Unit Marketing Leads to ensure alignment with business objectives and target audience needs
• Work closely with the Campaign team on event promotion and campaigning, helping to define target audiences, and create and deliver some event promotion activity
• Develop and lead the process to ensure lead-generation management, event de-brief and overall event impact and ROI evaluation
• Responsibility for activity connected to priority sponsorships and some select institutional/member body engagements (e.g. Royal Academy of Engineering, National Railway Museum, ACE)
• Oversee and provide strategic input into the region’s awards programme, collaborating closely with the Content team on submissions and communications, including planning and project management, through to ceremony attendance and award communications
• Keep up-to-date with event best practice and emerging trends to ensure our approaches are best in class
• Ensure the corporate brand, visual identity, tone of voice and technical excellence standards are properly represented in all activities

Candidate specification

We are looking for an experienced events manager to join our team and work across the region’s busy programme of events and awards activity. You will be responsible for producing and updating the region’s events and awards schedule and calendar; for the delivery of a variety of events for both internal and external audiences; from large exhibitions and conferences to own events, roundtables, webinars and forums; spanning all aspects of event planning and delivery. 

You will also be responsible for overseeing the region’s awards activities and supporting key sponsorships and some institutional engagement activity. You will engage widely across the marketing function and must be an excellent collaborator and team player, confidently able to take briefs and execute successfully. 

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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