Junior Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

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We are seeking a Junior Project Manager to plan, monitor, and manage internal projects from initiation through to completion. You will lead or coordinate project planning, resourcing, staffing, supply and subcontract management, progress reporting, troubleshooting, and people management. You will ensure project results meet requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost. Additionally, you will monitor performance and recommend schedule changes, cost adjustments, or resource additions.

• Leading the delivery of small to medium-scale projects or project workstreams.
• Developing and managing project plans, schedules, budgets, and resources.
• Identifying, tracking, and mitigating project risks and issues.
• Ensuring project deliverables meet quality standards and business objectives.
• Engaging and communicating with stakeholders at various levels.
• Preparing status updates, reports, and documentation for governance and decision-making.
• Working with external vendors and internal departments to coordinate delivery.
• Supporting benefits realisation, project evaluation, and closure activities.
• Ensuring alignment with the company's project management frameworks and methodologies.

• Good experience in project delivery roles.
• Proven ability to manage end-to-end project delivery or key project workstreams.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in matrix environments.
• Exposure to formal project methodologies such as PRINCE2, Agile, or PMP.
• Bachelor's degree in business, Project Management, IT, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience using project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet).

• Strong organisational and planning abilities.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proficient in creating documentation, reports, and presentations.
• Flexible and adaptive, with the ability to manage shifting priorities.

Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

We promote a healthy work / life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours – flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

We know that your well‑being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days.
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits.
• Wellbeing programs.
• Life assurance.
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme.
• Save As You Earn share option scheme.
• Optional Dental Insurance.
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children.
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you.
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer.
• Access to extensive learning and development resources.

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