What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Project Manager position at Expleo?
Overview
Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consultant. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe. Expleo is active in the technology-intensive sectors that make business and society more connected, sustainable, and secure. Our 15,000 people bring the right balance of boldness and reliability that businesses need to succeed in this disruptive era. We are active in more than 25 countries, generating over €1.1 billion in revenue.
As a result of our growing marine engineering requirements we are looking for a Junior Project Manager to join our existing team to support the engineering areas in providing engineering services to Defence, Commercial and Departmental clients.
Responsibilities
As a Junior Project Manager the individual will operate one or more of the PM processes on a project, or be responsible for some aspects of PM processes or supporting more senior staff on a larger project.
You will be expected to work independently on routine aspects of the activity, and under guidance and supervision in more complex situations.
Responsibillities will include:
- Performing non-complex project reporting and scheduling.
- Query resolution of basic and routine problems.
- Developing a knowledge of Business processes and procedures.
- Administration and general office skills including spreadsheets/ Microsoft packages.
- Accountablity as a member of the Project Management team for supporting development and implementation of appropriately tailored Project Management practices.
- May on occasion provide informal technical support to team members.
Skills
- Experience of working with stakeholders typically inside the company.
- Good understanding of the wider PM environment, and of developments and practices in the field.
- Problem solving most likely to apply in an existing Business environment.
- An ability to apply problem solving techniques to routine situations or situations of moderate complexity under supervision.
- An ability to gather information. Supports development of solutions and of implementation approaches.
- Ability to find and adopt best practice.
- Ability to make judgments on analysis of factual information.
- Communication is a key aspect of the job.
Desired Skills
- Good knowledge and understanding of PM policies, processes, procedures and systems.
- PM experience demonstrated in a professional capacity within a project.
- Good knowledge and understanding of their project.
- Good understanding of one or more PM tools techniques and practices.
- Good knowledge of the Business environment for their project.
- Knowledge of PM governance and assurance processes such as Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs).
- Good understanding of own project/s, its markets, customers, strategic priorities and culture.
- Knowledge acquired through job related training and on the job experience, generally non-theoretical skills.
- Basic understanding of the team structure, organisation and processes of the project, so as to be able to support implementation of appropriate PM approaches.
- A good understanding of how team integrates with other teams in order to achieve objectives.
- Work is within standardised procedures and practices, accuracy of tasks is impactful.
- Needs to work effectively in a team.
- Needs to take responsibility for own performance and development.
- Quality and timeliness of work reflects on the effectiveness of the immediate team.
- Impact in terms of providing services/information on matters that assist others in controlling or making decisions.
- Job involves regular exchange of information and occasional handling of awkward contacts.
Benefits
We value our people, and we reward commitment with a competitive remuneration and flexible benefits package including:
- Competitive starting salary
- 25 days' holiday ( 8 days Bank Holidays)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Company sick pay at full pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Specsavers vouchers
- GymFlex – Gym membership scheme and more!
Please note that due to the nature of the work, we can only consider UK nationals. Dual nationals or non-UK will not be considered due to the security requirements.
