Summary: The Junior Project Manager role involves managing small projects within a successful niche sector company that specializes in Project Management, Consultancy, and Software Development. The position requires strong organizational and communication skills, with a focus on project delivery, risk management, and financial reporting. The company offers comprehensive support and training for career progression. This role is ideal for early-career professionals looking to advance in project management within a supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project delivery of small projects with full responsibility for budgets and timelines.
• Preparing project programmes and managing delivery timescales for engineering labour and materials.
• Maintaining a risk register and managing the identification and mitigation of risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Financial reporting including cost monitoring and spend forecasting of labour and materials.
• Preparing quotes for contract variations.
• Conducting project meetings with clients and internal teams.
• Managing internal project engineers and supply chain.
• Preparing monthly progress reports.
• Contract management for changes to requirements, costs, and unforeseen events.
• Managing client payment applications and certifying supply chain invoices.

Key Skills:

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Degree level qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Familiarity with Project Management processes.
• Experience in risk management and commercial management.
• Knowledge of contract execution techniques.
• Experience managing small projects to time, cost, and quality objectives.
• Working knowledge of control systems (advantageous).

Salary (Rate): 40000

City: Derby

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Entry Level

Industry: Project Management