Senior Project Manager (Mat. Cover)

Greenpark

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About The Position

Greenpark is a global digital agency specialising in omnichannel search and social. The Senior Project Manager strengthens the EMEA Delivery team by independently leading several complex digital projects and workstreams from brief through completion. The role owns project plans, resources, budgets, risks and documentation, keeps clients and colleagues informed, resolves problems proactively, and uses approved AI tools where appropriate with sound judgement and human review. The Senior Project Manager also works to Greenpark’s delivery standards, coaches less experienced project managers and contributes practical improvements based on project experience. This role is UK-based and is a fixed-term maternity-cover position from early January 2027 through the end of June 2027.

The role reports to a Digital Project Director, or to the Head of Delivery if no Project Director is assigned. Account-level delivery direction may come from an assigned Project or Programme Director. The role works closely with Client Services, resource and discipline leads, Finance and Operations. The Senior Project Manager coordinates specialist delivery, while discipline leads retain responsibility for specialist recommendations and quality sign-off.

Greenpark describes its values as “We Strive,” “Acting Together” and “With Kindness,” and encourages openness, respect, innovation and teamwork. The company welcomes people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences and states that applications are considered without regard to protected characteristics.

Requirements

• At least five years of project management experience in a digital, content, creative or media agency.
• Proven ability to independently lead multiple complex projects and workstreams.
• Experience delivering projects for global brands; experience in FMCG, healthcare or similarly complex sectors involving multiple stakeholders and approval requirements is sought.
• Strong planning, estimating, resource coordination, budgeting, forecasting, risk management and change-control skills.
• Practical understanding of integrated delivery across relevant areas such as SEO, AEO, content, social, digital PR and paid media; expertise in every channel is not required.
• Ability to coordinate specialist teams and manage dependencies.
• Analytical thinking and sound judgement, including challenging assumptions, interpreting project data, identifying root causes and recommending practical solutions.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders, challenging constructively and negotiating achievable priorities.
• Proactive and organised approach, strong attention to detail and reliable follow-through when priorities change.
• Confidence using agency job-costing and project-management systems, such as Paprika or equivalent.
• Experience using AI tools to support delivery, with appropriate judgement, human review and protection of confidential information.
• Experience coaching less experienced PMs and sharing practical guidance.
• Commitment to Greenpark’s values of “We Strive,” “Acting Together” and “With Kindness,” and to openness, respect, innovation and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead multiple complex projects and workstreams, managing agreed scope, timelines, budgets and quality.
• Work with Client Services and specialists to define deliverables, estimates, assumptions, exclusions and acceptance criteria.
• Lead project setup and kick-offs, and create and maintain delivery plans covering milestones, dependencies, responsibilities, review stages and approvals.
• Anticipate and assess risks, agree mitigations, resolve issues, lead recovery planning and escalate matters beyond the role’s authority with options and a recommendation.
• Assess scope-change impacts on time, cost and resources and obtain approval before committing to revised delivery.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and internal teams; lead delivery communications, secure decisions and negotiate achievable priorities.
• Support pitches and scope extensions with realistic estimates, delivery approaches, resource requirements and risks.
• Forecast project skills and hours, secure bookings through the resourcing process and coordinate specialist inputs and handovers.
• Identify resource conflicts early and work with resource and discipline leads to agree solutions.
• Build project estimates and budgets with specialists and obtain approval before work begins.
• Track actual and committed costs, forecast cost to complete, monitor margin and act on variances.
• Maintain accurate project data and contribute reliable assigned-account revenue forecasts with Client Services and Finance, making assumptions and risks clear.
• Coordinate purchase-order and invoicing requirements and complete project financial reconciliation with Finance.
• Keep project documentation accurate, current and useful, including status reports, risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, decisions, actions and change records; remain accountable for accuracy and follow-through when updates are delegated.
• Apply Greenpark’s delivery standards and maintain reliable information in project-management and job-costing systems.
• Build specialist quality reviews, relevant rights and claims checks, client approvals and launch readiness into project workflows.
• Coordinate measurement requirements with specialists where relevant.
• Confirm acceptance, complete handovers, lead project closure and retrospectives, and follow through on agreed actions.
• Raise wider improvement opportunities with the Head of Delivery.
• Coach less experienced PMs and Project Executives, share practical guidance, and provide clear handovers and agreed cover.
• Use approved AI tools where they improve planning, reporting, documentation or analysis; follow company policies, protect confidential information and check outputs.
• Ensure AI-assisted content workflows include appropriate specialist QA and human approval.
• Share lessons and propose improvements through the Head of Delivery, supporting agreed changes within assigned projects.

Benefits

• 25 days of paid holiday per year, plus South African public holidays and a day off for the employee’s birthday.
• Christmas closure, with extra days on top of the holiday allowance.
• Monthly entertainment subscription paid by the company, such as Amazon Prime, Netflix or Spotify.
• V DU eye tests and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Wellness and peer-recognition initiatives, including On The Spot Awards and Value Champion Awards.
• LinkedIn Learning access, with courses in business, creative and technical skills.
• Annual Spring, Summer, Halloween and Christmas social events, plus other ad-hoc events.
• Work-from-abroad policy allowing up to four weeks per year.
• Yearly Calm subscription.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed