Graduate - IT Project Management Office

Premier Foods; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food company is looking for a motivated Graduate to join their IT Project Management Office in St Albans. This role entails participating in a structured two-year training program, engaging in project management and business analysis, and gaining hands-on experience across various IT functions. Candidates should hold a relevant degree and should be comfortable with data analysis. The position offers a starting salary of £30,000 along with various benefits including a pension scheme and 25 days of holiday.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus statutory holidays

Pension scheme

Employee discount scheme

Relocation support loan

Business mentor

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a relevant subject.
• Demonstrated interest in project delivery.
• Comfortable working with data and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams with documentation and analysis.
• Maintain project documentation and dashboards.
• Participate in stakeholder workshops.

Skills

Project Management

Business analysis

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Process mapping

Education

Degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related fields

Tools

Planview

Excel

Visio

SharePoint

Job description

Graduate - IT Project Management Office

Location: St Albans, GB

Based in: St Albans

Permanent

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and detail-oriented graduate to join our IT Project Management Office (PMO) as part of a structured two-year development programme. If you’re passionate about project delivery, governance, and continuous improvement and want to build a career in project management, business analysis, or PMO this role is for you. You’ll gain hands-on experience across the full project lifecycle, develop core skills in governance, reporting, and analysis, and be supported by a dedicated mentor and buddy system throughout your journey.

Overview of the IT Function

Premier Foods’ IT function plays a critical role in driving innovation, operational efficiency, and digital transformation across the business. The department is structured around centres of excellence located in Manchester, St Albans and Winchester, supporting both head office and manufacturing sites.

Key Focus Areas

• Smart Solutions & Innovation: The IT team is instrumental in delivering new technologies and digital tools that empower colleagues and enhance business performance.
• Service Excellence: Providing best-in-class support through the IT helpdesk and technical support teams, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
• Business Partnering: IT Business Partners act as strategic liaison between IT and business functions, helping to shape and deliver technology solutions aligned with commercial goals.
• Application Development & Project Delivery: Teams work on a range of initiatives including software development, solutions, and project management.
• Architecture & Infrastructure: Ensuring robust, scalable, and secure systems that support the company’s growth and innovation agenda.

What does an IT Project Management Graduate Scheme involve?

Over two years you’ll rotate through key areas of the PMO and project delivery teams, learning and applying key skills in:

• Project Management of end-to-end projects and workstreams.
• Business analysis: stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, process mapping.

Responsibilities

• Supporting project and programme teams with documentation, reporting, and analysis.
• Maintaining project documentation and dashboards.
• Participating in stakeholder workshops and process mapping sessions.
• Leading projects and workstreams.
• Contributing to portfolio-level reporting and benefits tracking.
• Presenting insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Assisting in the preparation of business cases and project charters.
• Coordinating project meetings, preparing agendas, and capturing minutes.
• Supporting change management activities and internal communications.
• Conducting impact assessments and tracking project benefits.
• Learning and applying different project delivery methodologies.
• Creating and maintaining project schedules and resource plans.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define solutions.
• Using tools like Planview, Excel, Visio, and SharePoint to support project delivery.
• Shadowing experienced Project Managers, Business Analysts, and PMO Analysts to gain practical insights.

Qualifications & Skills

• Degree qualified in a relevant subject such as Business, IT, Engineering, Mathematics, or related disciplines.
• Understanding of the UK FMCG/Retail sectors.
• Demonstrated interest in project delivery or business analysis through work experience or extracurriculars.
• Comfortable working with data and reporting tools.
• Analytical and highly numerate skills.
• The permanent right to work in the UK.
• Prepared to relocate within the UK and spend time in other locations with overnight stays.

Benefits

• Starting salary of £30,000 per annum.
• 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays.
• Pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• ShareSave scheme.
• Employee discount scheme including travel, food, and shopping discounts.
• Relocation support loan.
• Employee assistance scheme.
• Community of like-minded fellow graduates.
• Business mentor.
• 10 days off-job development workshops covering communication, presentation, and influencing skills.
• Invitations to social events and executive networking opportunities.

Hybrid Working

We operate hybrid working. This means working part of the week in the office and part of the week at home. You can work 5 days in the office if you want to, but we expect office based employees to be in the office at least 2-3 days a week.

ESG Engagement

Our graduates play a role in supporting our ESG strategy, primarily around being charity/volunteering champions.

Ready to apply?

Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV tailored to this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you.

A great British food company

Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 13 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country.

Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 90% of British households.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.