Junior Business Project Manager UK

TN United Kingdom; Ashbourne CP; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Junior Business Project Manager to join their dynamic team in Ashbourne. This role is pivotal in translating business strategies into actionable plans within the power trading sector, focusing on renewables and innovation. You will manage large IT projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget while collaborating with diverse teams. The company values personal development and offers a supportive culture with flexible working arrangements. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the future of energy and grow your career in a forward-thinking environment.

Benefits

Enhanced company pension

26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Electric vehicle charging

In-house Occupational Health Services

Company funded Private Medical Insurance

Performance related benefits

Flexible benefits including Dental and Life Insurance

Personal development and Learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong academic record with graduate level education.
• Excellent inter-personal skills including written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Support in creating the Technology Roadmap based on the CT30 Strategy.
• Manage the Business Change of strategic projects including prioritization.
• Lead a team responsible for requirements gathering and project delivery.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Financial Awareness

Education

Graduate Level Education

Job description

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Junior Business Project Manager UK, Ashbourne

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Client:

Uniper

Location:

Ashbourne, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

10.05.2025

Expiry Date:

24.06.2025

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Job Description:

As a pivotal colleague to the commercial UK Power Trading teams, the job holder will help translate business strategies into actionable roadmaps with a dedicated focus on Renewables, Short Term Trading, and Dispatch. By deeply understanding the commercial objectives, this leader will drive impactful growth and innovation within the power trading sector.

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Understand the UK commercial trading strategies and contribute the technology and IT focus therein
• Support in creating the Technology Roadmap based on the CT30 Strategy alongside the other Commercial Technology functions
• Manage the Business Change of the strategic projects including prioritization and scope management on behalf of the desk heads
• Program and Project Management of large IT projects.
• Work with CTG leads to set prioritization for the IT Programme/ Project Managers including financial planning with a strategic focus on the MTP
• Accountable that IT delivers the projects within budget, time and quality/scope constraints – and to other variables as agreed with stakeholders and ensuring Business buy in and support
• Responsible for agreeing the correct project delivery methodology and governance within individual projects with all project stakeholders.
• Leads & motivates a team responsible for requirements gathering, business analysis, impact assessment, system design & specification, technical documentation, code delivery, system testing, UAT, implementation, business acceptance and handover to support teams including any infrastructure requests for the project being delivered by the Uniper IT outsourced partners
• Liaison & negotiation directly with the other key commercial areas in order to understand business strategies and their wide impact on the Technology Roadmap
• Work with the Project Management teams from CTG and IT to improve overall delivery capability of the relevant teams

Your profile

• Strong academic record, most likely with graduate level education
• Excellent inter-personal skills, to include:
  • Strong written and verbal communication ability
  • Consultancy skills (eg workshop facilitation, presentation skills)
  • Influencing skills (eg stakeholder management)
• Able to establish, maintain and develop effective relationships with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Good financial and commercial awareness
• Ability to identify, communicate and solve complex problems.
• Experience of multi million and multi-year IT program delivery in the energy sector
• Commercial experience in the Power Sector

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• In house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Workor buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Your contact

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact the UK Talent Acquisition Manager - [emailprotected]

Please note, any CV’s sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CV’s must be submitted via the online application process only.

Job information

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Start Date: ASAP

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Salary: Competitive

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.