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Graduate Project Manager
Launch Your Career in the Defence Sector!
Are you a Junior/Graduate Project Manager with at least 1 year of practical work experience and a formal qualification, looking for your first big "ownership" role?
This global engineering firm has a rare opportunity for someone at the start of their career to lead cross-functional projects end-to-end, from initial planning and gated development right through to production and customer delivery.
Salary
£40-45,000 for this hybrid role with 3 days per week on site near Middlesbrough.
You won't just be a "coordinator" here, but a proper PM: you will be the face of the project to global customers and the glue that holds Engineering, Manufacturing, and Finance together.
Project Ownership
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Leading the planning and delivery of multiple projects (both internal R&D and external customer contracts).
Cross-Functional Leadership
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- Working "hands-on" with Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure products meet time, cost, and quality benchmarks.
Stakeholder Management
- Providing frequent updates and managing expectations for both internal leadership and external clients.
Financial & Risk Control
- Managing project budgets, revenue forecasting, and proactively mitigating risks before they become issues.
What You Need: Here's the essentials....
- Experience: Minimum of 1 year in a Project Management environment (perfect for a placement year student or recent grad).
- Qualification: You must hold a formal PM qualification (e.g., APM, Prince2, or Agile).
- Skills: Strong communication, an analytical mindset, and the ability to manage a schedule.
- Right to Work: You must have the permanent right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available).
- Bonus points for: A degree in a relevant field (Engineering) or experience with New Product Introduction (NPI).
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Why You Will Love This Job
This company knows how to look after their staff, this package is hard to beat...
Work-Life Balance
- Early finish every Friday, 32 days annual leave (rising to 37), plus your Birthday and Christmas Eve off.
Financial Upside
- Participation in the company profit-share scheme and a 7% employer pension contribution.
Health & Support
- Private healthcare cash plan, GP24 service, and enhanced sick pay/maternity/paternity leave.
Career Growth
- Full CPD support and your annual professional body subscriptions covered.
Culture
- A collaborative, "bold" environment with free parking and a high-performance team.
If you have the qualification, the drive, and at least a year of experience, this is the perfect place to build your career in a massively growing sector. Apply today!
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