Roke
Junior Project Manager - National Security
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Junior Project Manager - National Security
Junior Project Manager - National Security
The Opportunity
The Junior Project Manager role is an essential project delivery support position reporting to a Portfolio Manager within the Global Services Delivery Unit (DU).
Primary Job Purpose
As a Junior Project Manager, your responsibilities include:
- Supporting Project Managers, Portfolio Managers, and project teams in establishing, planning, managing, delivering, and controlling projects in alignment with the project management grading framework and agreed governance processes.
- Demonstrating strong organisational and time management skills, making decisions within operational boundaries, and escalating issues as necessary.
- Applying agreed project management methods, tools, and controls while actively contributing to personal and professional development.
Your success will be measured by:
- Delivering contracts to agreed schedules, costs, and quality standards.
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with customers, subcontractors, partners, and internal stakeholders.
- Supporting mobilisation and structured delivery of bids and contracts.
- Identifying, recording, and managing risks and issues associated with bidding and delivery.
- Providing accurate reporting and forecasting against agreed metrics and milestones.
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of delivery processes.
Key Responsibilities
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Support the development and maintenance of:
- Project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource forecasts for assigned work areas.
- Document repositories, status reports, meeting minutes, action logs, and decision records.
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Manage assigned tasks and work packages, ensuring effective workload execution and escalation when required.
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Apply agreed project management processes, governance, and tools to underpin successful project delivery.
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Monitor progress against established milestones, maintaining comprehensive records of:
- Risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and actions.
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Prepare and maintain all relevant project documentation, including:
- Progress reports, governance meeting materials, and deliverable artefacts.
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Assist with:
- Project meetings, reviews, and governance activities, including setting agendas, taking minutes, and tracking follow-up actions.
- Monitoring project expenditure, managing purchase activity, and coordinating supplier or subcontractor activities as needed.
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Support quality assurance and compliance with Roke’s Quality Management System (QMS) by maintaining up-to-date project records and deliverables.
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Clearly and promptly communicate with project teams and stakeholders, facilitating coordination and addressing blockers.
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Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and uphold the adoption of project management best practices.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Education to A level equivalence, BTEC Level 3, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent practical experience.
Desirable
- An entry-level project management certification (e.g., APM PFQ, PRINCE2 Foundation, AgilePM Foundation or equivalent).
- A degree (or approved equivalent) in:
- Project Management, Business, Engineering, Science, Technology, or a related field.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
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Required
- A grounding in core project management principles, including planning, scheduling, reporting, risk management, issue resolution, and project governance.
- Discipline in organisation with the ability to manage workloads, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to work effectively with project teams, internal stakeholders, and suppliers.
Preferred
- Practical experience in coordination, administrative roles, delivery support, or project-related functions, ideally in a structured or deadline-driven environment.
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and the capacity to learn and apply project tracking, collaboration tools, and document management systems.
Why Join Us?
Competitive Benefits
- Competitive salary plus access to:
- Health, Wellbeing support programmes
- Savings schemes and Protection & Life policies
- Leisure and Entertainment perks
Community
- A vibrant, niche-led community of shared interests allowing for networking and professional development in areas like tools, technologies, and techniques.
Diversity & Inclusion
- Commitment to Equal Opportunity, Diversity, and Inclusion with a favourable environment for all, including those with additional needs.
Security Information
- Security Clearance Requirements: Eligibility for this role requires holding a Security Check (SC) and being prepared to apply for a Development Voucher (DV) Security Clearance.
- Candidates must be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK continuously for the past 10 years to qualify for security approval.
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