Junior Project Manager

We have an exciting new opportunity in our projects team for a Junior Project Manager.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Junior Project Manager to join our dynamic Projects Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in delivering real business impact while developing your project management skills.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting and coordinating projects that drive our business forward. You’ll help manage timelines, resources, and communication to ensure successful project delivery — all while learning from experienced professionals and growing your career in project management.

Working onsite at least 4 days per week. This is a permanent role based from either our office in Croxley Park, Watford, Raunds in Northamptonshire or Howden in Yorkshire.

What you will be doing as a Junior Project Manager

• Support the delivery of projects lasting 12 weeks to 18 months, involving cross-functional teams of 5–30 people and budgets up to £3m+.
• Assist in defining project scope, goals, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with business objectives and benefits throughout the project lifecycle.
• Help maintain project governance and documentation, including plans, risks, budgets, and progress reports using tools like MS Project and Azure DevOps.
• Coordinate stakeholder communication, ensuring engagement across Digital, IS, and Business teams, and contribute to accurate budget tracking.
• Monitor and adjust project plans and resources, supporting delivery against time, cost, and quality expectations while removing delivery barriers.
• Demonstrate project leadership and coordination skills, providing structure and support to project teams even without direct line management responsibilities.

What we need from you

• 2 years of IT experience in a business-facing role desirable
• Awareness of PM tools and techniques e.g. Visio, Azure DevOps, Jira, and facilitation
• Problem solving skills
• An awareness of project management methodologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, persuasion, influencing and team engagement skills
• Confident with building productive relationships with team members, stakeholders, and partners
• Analytical with the ability to understand problems and provide conclusions / solutions
• Energetic, self-motivated, and able to prioritise effectively
• High attention to detail - focused effort on getting things right first time
• Calm and composed under pressure

What we can offer you

• Grade 6 role
• Competitive salary and annual company bonus
• Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days
• Staff Discount
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional Reward and Recognition events

How to apply

Good luck with your application.  Before you apply, please speak to your manager, so that they are aware of your interest in this role.  Please take note that this advert is a summary of the main duties and responsibilities and may be subject to change.  If you have any questions or need further support or information, please contact the Hiring Manager Jim Quinn or Holly Gibbins, Recruitment Advisor.