Project Manager (IT Graduate Role)

Epwin Group Plc; Telford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable construction group in Telford is seeking a Project Manager (Graduate Role). This position is crucial for project administration and management, ensuring timely delivery of projects within budget. Candidates should possess a relevant degree, effective communication skills, and proven project management experience. The role also focuses on developing project management systems and providing training. This is an exciting opportunity for graduates to kickstart their careers in project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or STEM field preferred.
• Proven project management experience essential.
• Full driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Manage business project office including planning and delivery.
• Ensure project controls are adhered to throughout the business.
• Provide project management training to the wider business.

Skills

Effective communication and negotiation skills

MS Office 365 applications proficient

People management skills

Proven Project Management experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or STEM

Job description

Overview

EPW2 Job Title: Project Manager (Graduate Role). Location: Telford. Hours of Work: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5:00pm. Reports to: Head of ICT & Senior Leadership Team. Job Purpose: As a key role within the business, the position will provide project administration and management to ensure key business projects are delivered to the required timescales, budget, and business expectations. The role will also initially help define the project management systems (PMS) used and will ensure the appropriate project controls are applied across the business. The role will develop the project management function by promoting use of the PMS and providing PMS training to the wider business. The role will be supported in obtaining appropriate project management qualifications.

Key Accountabilities

Project Management System

• Manage the business project office, to include:
  • Programme management, including documentation and reporting.
  • Project initiation and planning
  • Project delivery
  • Project budget management and forecasting.
  • Project reporting to key stakeholders to ensure timely decision making.
  • Project close-down, including embedding lessons learned into the business.
  • Ensure project controls are adhered to throughout the business.
  • Any additional tasks/projects, as requested by the Senior Leadership Team.
  • Some cross functional responsibility (and team working) with local site managers and their teams.

General

• Adherence to all organisational policies, management systems and standard operational procedures, including legal responsibilities in relation to Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality.
• Work positively to develop and foster good working relationships with colleagues and contracted personnel to maintain a culture of mutual respect and dignity.
• Represent the organisation in a positive way as to avoid the damage of corporate image or bringing the company into disrepute.
• Promote and display the Epwin Core Values.

Key Experiences and Skills Required

• Ideally, a Business or Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) based bachelor’s degree.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills
• Effective people management skills
• Proven Project Management experience
• MS Office 365 applications proficient
• User training
• Creating technical documentation
• Experience of Process/Change management
• Full Driving License

Performance Measures

• Delivery of projects to timescales, budget, and business expectations to support the strategy of the organisation.
• Positive feedback from management and peers on job performance and teamwork.
• Ensuring Helpdesk requests are resolved to service level agreements.

Personal Attributes

• Action orientated – Able to deal with problems in appropriate time frames
• Driven by results – Decisive, confident addressing problems and opportunities, challenging activities to improve performance, demonstrate willingness to challenge accepted methods and standards
• Effective communication – Clear concise written and spoken, ability at all levels, customer, supplier and internal
• High Standards – demonstrating a motivation to improve standards and thereby making a real difference, challenging inadequate solutions
• Integrity and trust – demonstrating a sense of commitment to openness, honesty, loyalty, and high standards in undertaking the role
• People management – demonstrating commitment to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders