Overview
Adventure Events Project Manager Jobs in United Kingdom at Rat Race Adventure Sports
Title: Adventure Events Project Manager
Company: Rat Race Adventure Sports
Location: United Kingdom
Since 2004, Rat Race Adventure Sports has been creating extraordinary, life-changing outdoor adventure events for everyday people. We are a pioneering adventure brand with a long-standing reputation for delivering world-class live outdoor sports events and expeditions, built on meticulous planning, expert leadership and an uncompromising commitment to safety. In recent years, Rat Race has expanded fully onto the global stage, delivering bold, audacious concepts across the UK and internationally.
You’ll be joining a small, highly experienced core team of 20+ people who live and breathe adventure delivery. Everyone at Rat Race plays a hands-on role, takes real ownership, and contributes directly to the success of our events on the ground.
This role offers the flexibility of remote working, however candidates must be UK-based due to the nature of the role, travel requirements and operational responsibilities. UK and overseas travel is a fundamental part of the position.
The Role
The primary objective of this role is to project manage, lead, and physically deliver live mass participation running and multisport events. There will also be the opportunity to project manage and deliver our small group adventures to Rat Race participants in the UK and internationally. The successful candidate will take full ownership of a designated portfolio of trips and events, providing end-to-end project management from concept and planning through to on-the-ground delivery and post-event debrief.
This role requires demonstrable prior experience delivering live outdoor events, adventure races or mass participation sporting events. It is not a purely desk-based planning role and encompasses all aspects of event planning.
Key objectives include:
- Project manage all assigned live outdoor events and small group adventures from concept inception through to delivery and post-event review.
- Take direct responsibility for the physical delivery of events on the ground, including managing staff, contractors, suppliers and participants in real time.
- Act as the operational lead for designated trips, ensuring smooth execution under live conditions.
- Serve as the operational point of contact for internal teams and third parties regarding event logistics and delivery detail.
- Take ownership of specified operational administrative responsibilities that directly support live event delivery.
- Championing industry-leading safety standards across all live activity.
- Managing operational budgets and supplier relationships associated with event delivery.
- Liaising with internal teams to ensure operational detail is accurately reflected in marketing and participant communications.
Essential Experience:
- Proven experience delivering live outdoor sports events such as: ultramarathons, running events, endurance events, triathlons or cycling events.
- Experience working on-the-ground during live events, not solely in a planning or office-based role.
- Experience in route planning and an understanding of how an event concept comes to life.
- A personal interest in the outdoors and an empathy with the customer experience.
- Strong organisational and project management skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to make calm, effective decisions under pressure in live environments.
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and contractors during live delivery.
- Strong interpersonal skills with participants, staff, suppliers and the public.
- Demonstrable problem-solving ability in dynamic outdoor environments.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively and work remotely.
- Full UK driving licence and valid passport.
Benefits of working at Rat Race
- Remote and flexible working available
- 4-day working week (October – March)
- Unlimited holiday allowance
- Significant international travel opportunities
- 2-week Christmas closure
- Private medical insurance available
- Friends and family discounts
- Salary: £35,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience + bonus scheme after probation period
Interviews will be scheduled for September with an anticipated start date of November 2026.
Please email your CV and covering letter to [email protected] marked FAO Managing Director Danielle Mee. Applications will only be considered via this method.
