Graduate Project Manager

We're looking for a Project Manager to join our client's busy Project Services division. Are client needs someone who thrives on bringing complex projects together - coordinating people, suppliers, logistics and technical delivery to achieve successful results across multiple locations.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong background in national, multi-site IT or data infrastructure projects, who enjoys working at pace, solving problems and keeping everyone moving towards the same goal.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Taking end-to-end responsibility for national IT and data infrastructure rollouts.
• Building and managing detailed project plans, schedules, trackers, reporting and governance controls.
• Managing milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, issues and change throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinating activity across geographically dispersed sites, ensuring everything is in place for successful delivery.
• Overseeing structured cabling and associated infrastructure installations, including Cat6 and Cat6A, containment and related technologies.
• Building strong relationships with customers, suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Coordinating engineers, subcontractors, supply-chain partners, equipment and logistics.
• Managing budgets, forecasts, scope, risks, documentation and change to keep delivery predictable and controlled.
• Ensuring quality, health and safety and technical standards are maintained.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Strong project management experience within national, multi-site IT or data infrastructure environments.

• Strong experience managing project scope, budgets, schedules, quality, risk, dependencies and change.
• A good understanding of the practical challenges involved in delivering projects.
• Experience using tools such as Microsoft Project, Excel, Smartsheet or similar project management and reporting systems.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• A proactive and practical approach to problem-solving.
• The ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
• A practical understanding of structured cabling, including Cat6/Cat6A installations, containment, testing and quality assurance.

It would be great if you also have:

• PRINCE2 Foundation or Practitioner, or equivalent.
• ITIL Foundation, or an equivalent service-management qualification.

SALARY & BENEFITS:

Starting salary of 32,000 with lots of scope to progress and grow within the division.

• Healthcare provided through BUPA
• 23 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays.
• Company pension.
• Group Income Protection.
• Life assurance.