Special Events Project Manager

Requisition ID: 90902

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Position Specific Description

Manatee Lagoon is seeking an event planner/venue rentals coordinator to promote and manage the rental business at its environmental education center in Riviera Beach, FL. The individual will manage client relationships from initial contact through event completion and final billing. Strong administrative skills are essential due to the multiple touchpoints involved in event management. The successful candidate must have proven experience as an event planner or organizer and maintain a flexible schedule to accommodate events on weekdays and weekends ranging from early breakfast meetings to evening receptions and galas. This is a full-time exempt position requiring excellent time management, communication, and sales skills, plus the ability to build productive business relationships and manage multiple projects independently.


Specific responsibilities include:

• Working with groups to help them plan events, including room set-up, production details, parking coordination, and basic A/V support. Please note, details including the catering, decor, entertainment, guest invitees, special guests, advanced A/V support, are all handled by approved catering/special events vendors. Advanced A/V support must be handled by Florida Power & Light's Marketing and Communications team or an approved contractor. This position acts as a liaison between the party renting the venue and the event caterers.
• Overseeing event contracts, required deposits, and final payments associated with event bookings. This includes adherence to safekeeping and related accounting processes, including maintaining all documents related to bookings in compliance with NextEra Energy's records retention policies.
• Coordinating events with the Manatee Lagoon team to ensure all goes smoothly and necessary support is planned
• Working with a special event planner/caterer to ensure event details such as decor, catering, entertainment, transportation, location, invitee list, special guests, equipment, and promotional material are handled
• Coordinating and distributing a master event calendar showing all confirmed and/or tentative events for the following week/month for internal audiences at Manatee Lagoon and FPL
• In conjunction with the Center Manager, ensuring compliance with insurance, legal, health and safety obligations
• Proactively handling any arising issues and troubleshooting any emerging problems on the event day
• Conducting pre-and post-event evaluations and reports on outcomes
• Proposing ideas to grow venue rental business, improve provided services and event quality
• Staying informed on industry trends and tourism associations, and conducting market research to benchmark competitors, identify opportunities, and keep Manatee Lagoon's rental offerings competitive
• Tracking catering/special event vendor commission checks to ensure they are being paid in an accurate and timely manner
• Managing the center's booking platform
• Working at least one day per week, including weekends, as manager on duty for center, as schedule allows

Job Overview

Employees in this job plan, monitor and manage internal projects from initiation through completion. This role provides direction on projects to the department or project team members.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates and completes several medium or small project(s) within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
• Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
• Secures required resources and uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks and changes
• Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis
• Identifies issues and challenges, measures and validates results, and implements solutions
• Provides information to internal and external clients on various issues
• Creates and communicates presentation materials for report out and updates with various levels of internal and external stakeholders
• Conducts external research and stays abreast of new developments or innovative advancements pertaining to the project
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED
• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
• Experience: 1+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

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Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Project Management
Organization: Florida Power & Light Company
Relocation Provided: No

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