Junior Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

Join the tech sector mega-projects.

We are looking for an experiencedAssistant Project Manager to join our rapidly growing team. You will be part of the team delivering of one of our biggest data centre construction projects in the Nordics.

The successful candidate will be based either 100% in country, or there will be significant international travel to Norway or Finland. (50/50)

Role accountabilities:

• Roles at this level will deliver distinct elements of projects or contribute to the delivery of overall programmes of work ·
• Role holders will work independently and will be required to have a depth of technical knowledge and experience in their field
• Work within established financial procedures to assist in the production of basic plans and schedules for projects, and monitor and review financial information, in order to identify any anomalies or discrepancies and ensure management has access to up-to-date and accurate information on project
• Individually contribute to a range of professional assignments and monitor in order to support the delivery of projects to time and quality standards
• Independently collate and interpret data to prepare documents including project plans and schedules
• Analyse data and trends on project to develop simple recommendations to support senior colleagues in their decision-making process
• Take a proactive role in monitoring and evaluating existing project management processes in order to identify opportunities and provide advice for the improvement of processes and systems
• Complete complex, professional level tasks as requested by colleagues, prioritising case load and interpreting established policies in order to effectively support the project management function
• Liaise with stakeholders from across the business to provide specialist advisory support to internal clients, acting as a focal point for operational project queries and ensure that there is alignment between policy and operational practice

Qualifications & Experience:

• Do you have an interest in EHS and want to develop this further?
• Relevant business experience, including experience supporting large and complex projects
• Good communication skills, including the ability to liaise with peers and senior colleagues and build and maintain relationships
• Commercial awareness and organisational understanding
• A logical approach and ability to think through complex issues to co-ordinate multi-faceted aspects of projects
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently · Proficiency in using relevant software and systems
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Working towards a relevant professional certification or chartered status

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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