Junior Project Manager

NATS; Whiteley; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

NATS is the UK’s leading air navigation service provider, delivering air traffic control and related services. The Junior Project Manager will support delivery of NSL programmes, developing skills under mentoring and training, and stepping in as Project Manager for smaller, less complex projects.

You will assist with project mobilisation, planning, scheduling, tracking milestones and managing requirements, costs, and change while building credible stakeholder relationships across NATS and

Qualifications

• Relevant project management qualification is required
• Understanding of contracts, governance and variances
• Strong written and oral communication across levels
• Excellent time management and planning to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Assist with delivery of small to medium complexity projects under supervision
• Develop knowledge by acting as Project Manager for smaller projects with mentoring
• Ensure compliance with internal and regulatory policies and contractual obligations
• Maintain project margins, track milestones and manage changes and risks
• Prepare and present project reports and updates to stakeholders

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Time management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

PM qualification (degree)

Job description

NATS is the UK’s leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2.4 million flights each year. We provide air traffic control services from two control centres and at airports around the UK. We also provide a wide range of commercial products and solutions internationally. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe.

Salary: £41,490.24 - £55,320.32

Closing Date: Tuesday 6th October 2026

Purpose Of The Role

The Junior Project Manager will assist with the delivery of a range of NSL programmes, ensuring outcomes that meet our customer requirements. The Junior Project Manager will also develop their knowledge and skills via undertaking the role of Project Manager for smaller, less complex projects, supported through mentoring, coaching and formal training.

Accountabilities

• Under the supervision of a Programme Manager or Project Manager, manage the delivery of small to medium complexity projects to a high standard, ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory policies, procedures, governance and contractual obligations and maintaining the project margins.

Includes

• Project mobilisation

• Project planning and scheduling
• Tracking of milestones
• Tracking and management of project requirements
• Tracking and management of the project critical path
• Management of internal resource, suppliers and subcontractors via Work Packages
• Risk (threats and opportunities), issue, action and decision management
• Project finances e.g., tracking actual spend and forecasting future spend accurately, ensuring overall control of project costs
• Change management
• Project reporting, including updates to the Project Review Boards as required
• Direct and manage the delivery of the stakeholder meetings, presentations, reports and workshops, with the support of a Programme or Project Manager when appropriate.
• Participate and contribute in the delivery of complex larger projects under the direction of a Programme or Project Manager.
• Identify areas for improvement enabling a culture of continuous improvement.
• Develop credible and trusted stakeholder relationships at all levels across NATS and externally with customers to facilitate high quality delivery.
• Apply technical and customer knowledge, to influence customers and colleagues, as to the most effective solutions to meet existing and future requirements.

Qualifications, Professional Knowledge And Skills

• Relevant Project Management based qualification (degree, APM PMQ, Prince 2 or equivalent)
• A basic understanding of contracts for the provision of goods and/or services, monitoring compliance and managing variances.
• Must have good communication skills both written and oral, with the ability to develop these skills further to communicate at all levels of the organisation internally and externally in an efficient and professional manner.
• Must have good interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop influencing, persuading, facilitation and conflict management skills.
• Must have good time management, organisational, prioritisation and planning skills to efficiently manage workload and deliver high quality work to meet strict deadlines.

Additional Information

We are proud to offer a fantastic total reward package to help you thrive both personally and professionally - for more information on what NATS can offer you please visit - Why NATS? - NATS '

All staff at NATS are subject to UK Security Vetting and Clearance (SC) and must maintain valid clearance throughout employment. We are unable to progress applications where an applicant does not meet eligibility requirements for clearance.

We have adopted agile working to provide greater flexibility and increased choice over working arrangements, with the opportunity for this role to work in our modern office facilities as well as remotely. We also welcome discussions on flexible and part-time working arrangements.

If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe - we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry.