Junior Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

At MHR, our employees are central to our success and play a key role in helping customers achieve sustainable high performance. With a team of over 900 professionals, we work to make things flow smoothly, whether it's for large organisations or individual employees. As businesses face rapid changes in the world of work, our team is here to help them adapt and thrive.

By focusing on the core needs of efficiency, productivity, growth, and impact, our employees use their expertise to deliver real solutions through our People and Finance platform. This system, which covers finance, HR, payroll, and learning, helps businesses run more smoothly and make better decisions in real time.

With over 40 years of experience behind us, MHR's track record as a high-performance organisation is built on clear goals, a shared vision, and strong communication – all of which we pass on to our customers.

MHR is more than just a place to work; it's a platform for empowerment. Joining us means bringing innovation, technology, and teamwork seamlessly removing obstacles, enhancing your skills, and allowing you to focus on what's most important to you – work that matters.

With us, you'll grow, find your flow, and make a lasting difference in your career, your team, and your impact.

As an Associate Project Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality project management services to MHR customers. You'll manage smaller projects and phase‑two implementations for larger programmes, ensuring each is delivered on time, within budget, and to the expected quality standards. You'll take ownership of project planning, monitoring, reporting, budget control, and customer communication, following MHR's methodology and maintaining accurate documentation throughout. You'll define clear deliverables, timescales, and commercials before project acceptance, ensuring alignment and clarity for all stakeholders.

Working under the guidance of a Regional Portfolio Manager, you'll collaborate closely with consultants and other internal teams to allocate resources effectively and support successful project delivery. You'll coordinate PSA resource bookings, manage multiple project plans and schedules, and elevate risks when needed to keep delivery on track. You'll also maintain strong working relationships with customers, ensuring their expectations are understood and communicated clearly. In addition, you'll contribute to the wider team by maintaining up‑to‑date knowledge of MHR's products, services, methodologies, and relevant legislation.

Your work will directly contribute to customer satisfaction, revenue generation, and the successful delivery of MHR solutions. By managing projects effectively and proactively identifying risks, you'll help maximise departmental utilisation, protect commercial outcomes, and ensure customers receive a smooth and successful implementation experience. Through your analytical thinking, attention to detail, commercial awareness, and problem‑solving skills, you'll support both project success and the broader objectives of the business – helping MHR deliver consistent value and high‑quality service across every engagement.

• Access to over 60 internal training courses, professional qualifications, and cross‑departmental mentoring and coaching programs
• 24/7 access to a GP through Help at Hand for you and your family, confidential mental‑health support, and paid sick leave
• Ability to purchase or sell additional holiday days beyond 25 days and bank holidays
• Enhanced Family leave
• My MHRewards offering discounts at over 900 retailers
• Monthly employee recognition programme and departmental awards
• Referral bonus scheme of up to £2,000
• Employee‑led social events such as running clubs, football teams, book clubs, and bake‑offs
• On‑site subsidised restaurants offering a variety of fresh meals daily
• Opt‑in benefits schemes such as private medical insurance and dental coverage

We value the well‑being, financial stability, and inclusivity of our employees and strive to provide a supportive working environment.

At MHR, we're completely committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where all voices are heard, and everyone feels valued and supported.

Whatever your background, abilities and experiences, if you're excited by this role we want to hear from you. If you require assistance for an interview, please let us know and we'll make sure your needs are met when you arrive.