Metals Operations Project Manager

Metals Operations Project Manager

5 days on site

£675pd Inside IR35

London based

2 month engagement

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

We are seeking a highly execution-focused Metals Operations Project Manager to lead and deliver the end-to-end implementation of operational capabilities across physical precious and base metals markets.

This role is accountable for translating target operating model design into a fully operational, production-ready setup — ensuring logistics, controls, compliance, and market delivery requirements are implemented on time and embedded into BAU.

The successful candidate will bring hands-on delivery experience within physical metals markets, strong LBMA operational expertise, and a proven ability to drive cross-functional execution through to go-live.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the full implementation of operational processes supporting physical precious and base metals trading.

• Execute end-to-end logistics setup, including freight, transportation, insurance, settlement flows, and physical delivery workflows.

• Implement and operationalise vaulting and delivery processes, ensuring full compliance with LBMA standards and settlement requirements.

• Design, implement, and embed inventory control frameworks, including reconciliations, monitoring, due diligence, and governance controls.

• Drive cross-functional execution, coordinating front office, operations, risk, compliance, finance, and third-party providers to meet defined milestones.

• Manage implementation risks, proactively resolving blockers and ensuring operational readiness for go-live.

• Lead operational readiness and BAU transition, ensuring processes are stable, controlled, and scalable post-implementation.

Required Experience

• Demonstrable track record delivering operational implementations within physical commodities markets.

• Deep hands-on knowledge of physical precious and base metals operations.

• Strong practical experience with LBMA vaulting, delivery, and settlement mechanics.

• Working knowledge of LME and COMEX operational models.

• Proven experience implementing inventory controls, reconciliation frameworks, and governance structures.

• Experience managing physical gas positions.

• Broader commodities logistics exposure is advantageous.

Our People

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;

• Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.

• Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.

• Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model

• Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development

• Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise

• Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction

• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs

• Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential. 

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”