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Junior project manager

Edinburgh
Project manager
Posted: 22 June
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Line of Service Internal Firm Services Industry/Sector Business Services Specialism Technology Strategy Management Level Senior Associate Job Description & Summary About the role: Our team partners with clients to navigate complex transformation journeys, ensuring sustainable and measurable impact across their organisations. We enable businesses to successfully deliver change, embedding transformation as a continuous capability. By leveraging strategic insight, technology, and industry-leading methodologies, we drive execution excellence across projects, programmes, and portfolios. With a diverse client base spanning multinational corporations, public sector bodies, and entrepreneurs, we create a dynamic and stimulating work environment where innovation thrives. What your days will look like: As a Junior Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering successful transformation initiatives that align with our clients’ strategic objectives, supported by Senior members of the team. Working across projects, programmes, and portfolios, you will drive impactful change, ensuring seamless execution while embedding a transformation mindset within organisations. You will be responsible for defining project scopes, managing risk, and aligning stakeholders, ensuring that every initiative delivers measurable value. Project Execution : Work directly with internal stakeholders and external clients to ensure effective project delivery. Requirements & Business Case Development : Support in scoping high-level project requirements and preparing business cases. Project Planning & Financial / Budget Management : Develop and maintain project planning documentation, including Project Plans, Milestone Plans, Plan on a Page and support in the management of project budgets and financials according to contractual agreements. Reporting & Documentation : Provide input into Project Reports, including Highlight Reports and Working Group Packs. Risk & Issue Management : Identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, maintaining the RAID log and ensuring timely mitigation and escalation. This role is for you if you have: Previous Project/Programme Management or Assistant Project/Programme Management experience, covering the entire lifecycle. Ability to apply a logical, solution-based, and analytical approach to work. Strong stakeholder engagement skills with a proven track record of relationship development. Confidence to engage on both the how and the why, with the ability to challenge constructively. Excellent project planning skills, with experience using project management tools such as MS-Project. Comprehensive working knowledge of MS Office, with high proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint etc. Professional certifications (PRINCE2, APMP, PMP, Agile, Scrum) are beneficial but not essential. Fundamental understanding of Generative AI and a strong enthusiasm for continuous learning and upskilling in this area. What you’ll receive from us: No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more. Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified) Required Skills Optional Skills Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Analytical Thinking, Business Process Improvement, Communication, Costing, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, IT Project Lifecycle, Learning Agility, Optimism, Process Mapping, Process Standardization, Program Management, Project Budgeting, Project Coordination, Project Delivery, Project Documentation, Project Governance { 19 more} Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified) Travel Requirements Not Specified Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No Government Clearance Required? No Job Posting End Date

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