Project Associate

Reed Specialist Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed Specialist Recruitment is seeking an Associate Project Manager to support the delivery of complex technology and business change projects in a secure environment. You will help manage plans, governance, reporting, risks and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful delivery.

Key responsibilities include maintaining plans and RAID logs, producing dashboards and status updates, tracking dependencies, supporting audits, and coordinating with suppliers to support forecasting and reporting.

Qualifications

• Active DV Clearance required.
• Experience supporting or managing projects through full lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience delivering technology projects (infrastructure, apps, testing, release, service transition).
• Knowledge of PRINCE2, Agile, or SAFe methodologies.
• Experience managing project risks, governance and reporting.
• Financial awareness including budgeting, forecasting and cost tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day delivery of projects and workstreams.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, and governance docs.
• Produce project reports, dashboards, and status updates.
• Track actions, risks, issues, and dependencies to resolution.
• Support change control, audits, and assurance activities.
• Liaise with stakeholders, delivery teams, and suppliers.
• Assist with project financial tracking, forecasting, and reporting.

Skills

DV clearance

Project lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Technology projects

PRINCE2/Agile/SAFe

Governance & reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Defence/regulatory experience

Job description

Associate Project Manager

Security Clearance: Active DV Clearance is essential

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Associate Project Manager to support the delivery of complex technology and business change projects within a secure environment. Working alongside senior project leaders, you will help manage project plans, governance, reporting, risks, and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day delivery of projects and workstreams.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, and governance documentation.
• Produce project reports, dashboards, and status updates.
• Track actions, risks, issues, and dependencies through to resolution.
• Support change control, audit, and assurance activities.
• Liaise with stakeholders, delivery teams, and suppliers.
• Assist with project financial tracking, forecasting, and reporting.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Active DV Clearance.
• Experience supporting or managing projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience delivering technology projects, including infrastructure, application development, testing, release, and service transition.
• Knowledge of PRINCE2, Agile, or SAFe methodologies.
• Experience managing project risks, governance, and reporting.
• Financial awareness, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking.

Desirable

• Experience within Defence, National Security, or other highly regulated environments.
• Project management certification (PRINCE2, APM, AgilePM, PMP, or equivalent).
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and delivery partners.