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Project Manager
Project Manager | Project Support (Senior)
Role: Junior - Mid Weight | Belfast (Onsite) Sector: Industrial, Manufacturing & Technical Delivery Clearance: Clearable Promotion Opportunities: Career development & mentoring
About ALTEN
ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across 35+ countries, partnering with industry leaders across aerospace, automotive, energy, rail, defence, and IT. Our agile teams drive innovative engineering solutions, supporting sustainable transformation for clients who shape the future of technology.
We empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world today.
The Opportunity
We’re seeking a Project Manager to join our Belfast team, where you’ll provide structured, specialist project support to a major industrial organisation. Your role will focus on:
- Strengthening project execution by delivering additional capacity and expertise where internal teams need operational or technical support.
- Ensuring smart, scalable delivery of improvement initiatives across a complex project portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
Project Support & Execution
- Support projects from initial definition through to completion, ensuring seamless progress.
- Apply structured methodologies such as L-BSIP+ (Lean+), Agile, and industry best practices.
- Provide enabling support where internal teams request additional capacity, specialist skills, or strategic guidance.
Planning & Coordination
- Assist in project scoping, scheduling, and workflow organisation to optimise delivery.
- Maintain accurate project documentation (artifacts, standards, records) to enable transparency.
- Track progress across multiple workstreams, identifying bottlenecks and driving momentum.
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Stakeholder & Governance Alignment
- Coordinate actions and deliverables between stakeholders, balancing clearances and decision-making responsibilities.
- Mandate alignment across portfolio-level projects while respecting governance boundaries.
- Collaborate with project owners to enforce standards, ensuring consistent project execution.
Qualifications & Skills
Strictly Required
- Education/Training:
- Degree in Engineering (Bachelor’s or Master’s level), or equivalent military experience.
- Skills & Experience:
- Proven project support experience in a technical, industrial, or complex organisational environment.
- Strong understanding of LBIP+, Agile frameworks, or equivalent structured delivery methods.
- Ability to support full project lifecycle from initiation to completion.
- Strong documentation skills, including maintaining project artifacts, standards, and governance tools.
- Excellent coordination & action-tracking, managing multiple stakeholders and concurrent activities.
- Clear communication between operational, technical, and management teams.
- Experience working with project owners while respecting governance/framework boundaries.
- Skills to ensure adherence to delivery standards and promote consistent project quality.
Strongly Desirable
- Portfolio-level experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
- Familiarity with industrial/manufacturing environments.
- Continuous improvement mindset with proven ability to introduce best-practice tools.
- Experience with iterative delivery, workflow automation, or structured problem-solving.
- Strong organisation & prioritising skills for managing parallel activities.
- Ability to engage operational, engineering, and leadership stakeholders across hierarchical levels.
- Capacity to spot gaps and optimise project processes.
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Why Join ALTEN?
You’ll Get:
✨ Career growth – Clear progression paths & mentorship tailored to your goals. 🚀 Diversity of work – Exposure to real industry challenges across multiple sectors. 🏥 Employee benefits –
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle & Tech Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Insurance & Pension Scheme
- Social Perks: Regular team-gatherings, team-building events.
- Flexible working arrangements (where applicable).
Our Campus Culture
💡 Creativity & collaboration in a supportive structure. ✊ Social atmosphere – fostered comfort and moments to connect.
Dividends for Society
🇬🇧 Support for armed forces – Active commitment to recruiting military veterans, reservists, and service spouses, recognising and shaping transferrable skills into technology and engineering pathways.
🌍 Diversity & Inclusion – We value a diverse workforce, believability in and respecting the range of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities.
Tip: If you require reasonable adjustments during recruitment, please let us know.
Security Clearance Note
This role may require clearance – As part of the hiring process, you will need to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). If you cannot meet this requirement, your employment may be delayed or rejected. This will be discussed further in interviewing.
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