Junior Project Manager

Junior Project Manager

Competitive Salary

Wakefield

Description:
An excellent opportunity for a motivated Junior Project Manager, looking to play a key role in the successful delivery of exciting projects while developing their career within a supportive and forward thinking environment.

The Role

• Lead the delivery of small to medium-sized business change projects from initiation through to completion.
• Support the Change Manager in delivering larger strategic transformation programmes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines and milestones.
• Monitor project progress and proactively manage risks, issues and dependencies.
• Maintain accurate project documentation.
• Produce weekly project status reports.
• Update project dashboards.
• Track budgets where required.
• Tracking improvement requests
• Prioritising activities with stakeholders
• Monitoring delivery progress
• Ensuring changes are documented
• Measuring benefits realised
• Produce clear project documentation including business cases, status reports, RAID logs and implementation plans.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed governance and project management standards.

Person:

• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as PRINCE2 or Agile
• Ability to build effective working relationships across the business.
• Self-motivated with a willingness to learn.
• Previous experience coordinating projects or delivering business initiatives.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Confident using Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.

What's on Offer

• Ongoing training and development
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Pension Scheme, matched contribution/salary sacrifice
• BHSF healthcare cash plan which allows you to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical as well as physiotherapy and chiropody
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Free Parking

Shillito Group is a specialist recruitment and executive search partner, working with ambitious businesses to secure high-impact talent across commercial and engineering markets. Our reputation is built on deep expertise, trusted relationships and delivering results that go beyond the brief.