Associate Project Manager

-; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading risk assessment provider in the UK is seeking an Associate Project Manager to oversee internal projects from initiation to completion. In this role, you will coordinate project activities, manage resources, and ensure quality deliverables. Candidates should have experience in project delivery, strong communication skills, and familiarity with project methodologies. The position offers a range of benefits including generous holidays, private medical benefits, and learning resources.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening

Life Assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Employee discounts scheme

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects or managing key project workstreams.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and matrixed teams.
• Familiarity with project methodologies (e.g. Agile, PRINCE2, PMP) is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate project activities, timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Monitor and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure deliverables meet agreed quality standards and objectives.
• Prepare project updates, reports, and documentation to support decision-making.

Skills

Project delivery experience

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Tools

MS Project

Jira

SharePoint

Power Automate

Job description

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below, risk.lexisnexis.com

About our Team

You will be part of a small team delivering inhouse projects in the UK.

About the Role

We are looking for a Associate Project Manager to plan, monitor, and manage internal projects from initiation through completion. You will lead or coordinate project planning, resourcing, progress reporting, troubleshooting, and people management. You will ensure project results meet requirements regarding quality, reliability, schedule, and cost. Additionally, you will monitor performance and recommend schedule changes, cost adjustments, or resource additions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate project activities, timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Monitor and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure deliverables meet agreed quality standards and objectives.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels.
• Prepare project updates, reports, and documentation to support decision-making.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure smooth delivery.
• Support project evaluation, benefits tracking, and closure.
• Align with established project management practices and tools.

Requirements

• Experience delivering projects or managing key project workstreams.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and matrixed teams.
• Familiarity with project methodologies (e.g. Agile, PRINCE2, PMP) is helpful.
• Comfortable using tools like MS Project, Jira, SharePoint, Power Automate, and Microsoft Copilot.
• Exceptional organisational, planning, and communication skills.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities and solve problems effectively.
• Confident creating clear documentation, reports, and presentations.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life Assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Optional Dental Insurance
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work