Associate Project Manager

Carnival; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading holiday company is seeking an Associate Project Manager based in Southampton. This full-time, permanent role involves managing project lifecycles and collaborating with stakeholders. Candidates should have some planning knowledge and experience in project environments. The company offers a hybrid working model with generous benefits, including an annual bonus, health cash plan, and extensive learning opportunities.

Benefits

Home and office-based hybrid working

Annual bonus

Employee Discounted Cruising

Extensive learning and development opportunities

Health Cash Plan

Minimum 25 days leave

Qualifications

• Some knowledge of planning and looking to develop project management skills.
• Experience in project environments with operational pressures.
• Ability to work with stakeholders at all business levels.
• Demonstrable skills in Microsoft 365 suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the project delivery lifecycle.
• Ensure effective management and maintenance of project toolkit.
• Collaborate with sponsor and business lead for successful delivery.
• Schedule and deliver projects in a timely manner.

Skills

Knowledge of planning

Experience working in project environments

Stakeholder management

Microsoft 365 Suite

Job description

Looking to build a rewarding career in project management? Whether you’re just starting out or have some experience, our Associate Project Manager role is the perfect opportunity to learn, lead, and make an impact. You’ll develop your skills through real projects, expert guidance, and a collaborative team environment—helping you grow into a confident Project Manager.

The Role

The Role The role of Associate Project Manager will maintain overall responsibility for agreed and appropriate level projects within Maritime; you will manage the project lifecycle from definition through to delivery. Supported by the wider team you will be required to define activities and manage the successful delivery of your projects.

• Working within the portfolio delivery structure, manage all aspects of the project delivery lifecycle.
• Ensure effective management and maintenance of project toolkit including planning, risks & issues, finances, resource, benefits tracking and management.
• Work in collaboration with sponsor and business lead to agree approach to successful project delivery.
• Ensure that projects are scheduled and delivered in a timely manner to achieve project success within agreed timeframes.

This role is a CUK08 and is offered on a full time, permanent basis, with a minimum two days based in our Southampton office.

About You

Fresh ideas and different perspectives are what excite us most and help us to succeed. Alongside bringing these to the role, you will also need:

• Some knowledge of planning but looking to develop skills in project management.
• Experience of working in a project environment, where resource capacity is limited, and operational pressures often take priority.
• Experienced in working with stakeholders at all levels of the business which may include suppliers.
• Demonstrable skills in the Microsoft 365 suite including PowerPoint, Word, Excel.

We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience, and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist. If you have more, less, or different experiences, but relevant skills, we would love to hear from you.

We work flexibly and will help you to find a healthy balance of remote working and time in our fantastic Southampton office. Collaborating, taking part in events, and getting to know people makes working with us so rewarding. We welcome the opportunity to discuss reduced hours and job share arrangements.

Being part of our team has its advantages…

We are a holiday company, so we know there is more to life than work. Our comprehensive range of benefits are designed to help your personal and financial health and wellbeing.

• Home and office-based hybrid working (minimum two office days)
• Annual bonus
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers.
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers.
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment.
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave.
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes.
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals.
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• A friendly welcome with help settling in