Graduate Project Manager
16 days ago
Middlesbrough
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? \n \n 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. \n \n Salary £40-45,000 with excellent benefits package, working Monday to Friday on site near Middlesbrough with a lunchtime finish on Fridays. \n \n 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. \n \n What You’ll Be Doing: \n\n • Project Ownership: Leading the planning and delivery of multiple projects (both internal R&D and external customer contracts).\n, • Cross-Functional Leadership: Working "hands-on" with Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure products meet time, cost, and quality benchmarks.\n, • Stakeholder Management: Providing frequent updates and managing expectations for both internal leadership and external clients.\n, • Financial & Risk Control: Managing project budgets, revenue forecasting, and proactively mitigating risks before they become issues.\n\n \n What You Need: Here's the essentials.... \n\n • Experience: Minimum of 1 year's Project Management experience in engineering, manufacturing, or similar (perfect for a placement year student or recent grad).\n, • Qualification: You must hold a formal PM qualification (e.g., APM, Prince2, or Agile).\n, • Skills: Strong communication, an analytical mindset, and the ability to manage a schedule.\n, • Right to Work: You must have the permanent right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available).\n, • Bonus points for: A degree in a relevant field (Engineering) or experience with New Product Introduction (NPI).\n\n \n Why You Will Love This Job: This company knows how to look after their staff, this package is hard to beat... \n\n • Work-Life Balance: Early finish every Friday, 32 days annual leave (rising to 37), plus your Birthday and Christmas Eve off.\n, • Financial Upside: Participation in the company profit-share scheme and a 7% employer pension contribution.\n, • Health & Support: Private healthcare cash plan, GP24 service, and enhanced sick pay/maternity/paternity leave.\n, • Career Growth: Full CPD support and your annual professional body subscriptions covered.\n, • Culture: A collaborative, "bold" environment with free parking and a high-performance team.\n\n \n 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!