Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - 45,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Middlesbrough
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
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 have a rare opportunity for someone at the start of their career to lead cross-functional projects end-to-end, from initial planning right through to production and customer delivery.
Salary £40-45,000 with excellent benefits package, working Monday to Friday on site near Middlesbrough with a lunchtime finish on Fridays.
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.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Project Ownership: Leading the planning and delivery of multiple projects (both internal R&D and external customer contracts).
Cross-Functional Leadership: 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's Project Management experience in engineering, manufacturing, or similar (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).
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