Junior Project Manager

Raytheon Systems; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense sector is searching for a Junior Project Manager to join their dynamic team. This role involves supporting various project management tasks and requires strong problem-solving abilities as well as relevant qualifications like Prince2 or APMP. Ideal candidates will have team collaboration skills and a desire to develop within a supportive environment focused on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Relevant Programme / Project Management qualification like Prince2, APMP, or MSP.
• Ability to work within a team and support others.
• Degree in a technical or project management related discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of programme and project plans.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Compile and submit programme status reports.

Skills

Problem Solving

Team Collaboration

Education

Prince2

APMP

MSP

Tools

Microsoft Project

Visio

Excel

Job description

Date Posted:
2025-06-19Country:
United KingdomLocation:
GBRHAM112: HMS Collingwood, Newgate Lane, No 633, Altantic Building, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1ASPosition Role Type:
Unspecified

Job Title: Junior Project Manager

Function: PMX
Duration: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37 hours
Location(s): Fareham, Hampshire (Hybrid working with up to 5 days on site per month; occasional national travel)
Security Clearance Requirements: SC Eligible

Why join Raytheon
Raytheon UK's, Training Transformation Business, is looking for an ambitious and capable Junior Project Manager to join our growing team. The Training Transformation team delivers a wide range of programmes across four key areas: Training Integration, Training Equipment, Training Delivery and Training Simulation. This can be to military customers, or through other key defence companies.

This role would be ideal for a Junior Project Manager and will offer you the opportunity to develop your Project Management experience within a large and dynamic programme - you will be given meaningful responsibility early on and be given the freedom to work autonomously, with limited supervision.

We are looking for someone with an ability to anticipate problems across a span of issues and work areas, and to overcome them. We need a person who can work within a close-knit team, with the confidence to communicate and express ideas, twinned with the humility to listen to other people's ideas. We need an individual who has a firm foundation of Project Management understanding and experience, but who is willing to learn and who wants to be developed.

This role will report to a Programme Manager within the business area.

Main Duties:

• Support the development of programme and project plans.
• Support the delivery of programmes and projects; with the opportunity to lead selected Projects within the portfolio.
• Support the regular review and update of cross-functional management plans.
• Identify risks and support the development and execution of mitigation plans.
• Contribute to the identification and delivery of enhancements to systems and processes.
• Support the programme Change Process, including the management of Baseline Change Requests and Work Authorisations.
• Monitor Programme and Project progress and escalate issues that impact progress.
• Compile and submit programme status reports and briefs to the Customer and Raytheon management.
• Sustain collaborative relationships with the Customer, Partners and across Raytheon.

Candidate Requirements
Essential:

• An ability to anticipate and solve problems.
• An ability to work effectively within a team, and to support others.
• A relevant Programme / Project Management qualification such as: Prince2; APMP; MSP

Desirable:

• Degree qualified in a technical or project management related discipline, or with equivalent non-academic experience.
• Some experience of working within the defence industry or alongside an MOD customer.
• Working knowledge of project management software tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel and other relevant applications.

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