We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Project Manager to join our London team on a fixed-term contract, with strong potential for extension. The role will support Futurecity’s senior leadership team to deliver a portfolio of high-profile international projects.
The position spans strategic advisory projects (such as public art frameworks, cultural strategies, and delivery roadmaps) as well as live public art commissions and exhibitions embedded within large-scale urban developments. The successful candidate will play a central role in translating strategy into implementable delivery plans and ensuring continuity from concept through to on-site execution.
While managed from the London office, many projects are based in the Middle East and other international contexts. The role requires confidence operating within construction-led, multi-package developments and navigating complex approval, procurement, and stakeholder environments.
Location: London, UK, with international travel as required
Contract Type: Fixed-term, 6 months (with strong potential for extension)
Working Hours: Full-time or Part-time
Terms: £45-55k per annum FTE
Closing Date: 14 January 2026
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Key Responsibilities
Project Delivery & Strategy Implementation
Manage projects across both public art delivery and cultural strategy commissions, from early-stage definition through to next stages.
Translate high-level cultural strategies into structured delivery plans, including phasing, governance models, resourcing, and cost frameworks.
Develop and maintain robust project governance structures, including scopes, programmes, decision pathways, and change-control processes.
- Procurement, Governance, Risk
Manage artist procurement processes, including coordinating evaluation, governance procedures, conflict-of-interest management, and audit-ready documentation, in line with client and project requirements.
Maintain detailed risk, assumptions, issues, and dependencies (RAID) logs, proactively identifying mitigation strategies across design, fabrication, logistics, and installation phases.
Support contractual coordination, ensuring alignment with consultancy agreements, artist contracts, fabricator scopes, and client approvals.
- Programme, Budget & Interfaces
Manage complex project timelines, milestones, and budgets, including integration with wider construction and public-realm programmes.
Coordinate interfaces between public art, landscape, architecture, engineering, and construction teams, ensuring artworks are deliverable within live sites.
Track and report financial performance, variations, and forecasts across multiple workstreams.
- Logistics, Fabrication & Installation
Manage logistics for fabrication, shipping, customs, site access, installation, and deinstallation, working closely with fabricators, contractors, and partners.
Ensure compliance with international and local health & safety standards, method statements, and site regulations, particularly in construction environments.
- Stakeholder & Team Coordination
Organise and lead internal and external meetings; prepare agendas, minutes, and action trackers.
Act as a key day-to-day liaison with clients, artists, design teams, and delivery partners, operating with confidence in high-profile, multi-cultural contexts.
Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing, process development, and the creation of scalable templates and toolkits for international delivery.
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TO APPLY:
To apply, please send a CV and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience and interest in the role to hr@futurecity.co.uk by 14 January 2026.
Futurecity is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.