Junior Project Manager
Retail Joinery
Salary: £30-35k
We are looking for a self-motivated individual to work within our joinery department to assist our Project Managers across the full range of project management tasks. The junior project manager will be requested to assist on more than one project at a time and deputise for the senior project managers when required. Background knowledge of the industry is essential.
This is full time role, 40 hours per week.
Key Responsibilities:
- To manage customer/partner relationships from project authorisation and initiation through to project closure ensuring regular communication and reporting of project progress versus the delivery contract
- Raising and recording variations and providing continued business justification
- To raise invoices promptly upon achievement of milestones and deliverables and confirming payment.
- To support and manage the financial performance of projects, utilising regular financial reports to monitor actual spend versus the quotation and forecast; Identify spending anomalies
- To contribute to the operation of the Project Management teams, supporting the continuous development and improvement project management processes
- Work with production management to delegate tasks and resources to ensure the project is delivered according to plan
- To maintain frequent and detailed communication with all members of the team to ensure clarity at all times
- To proactively manage foreseen project risks and mitigate issues as they arise, implementing corrective actions
- To comply with CPI procedures, including all safety requirements
- To manage project administration tasks
- Report project results to management
- Liaise with suppliers & raise orders
- Check invoices against purchase order values & sign off
- Support PM’s and joinery Management in project administration duties
Skills:
- The candidate must be able to demonstrate practical experience of managing a project as the Lead Project Manager with financial and overall delivery responsibility.
- Is driven, motivated and ambitious.
- Good people management, a team player and pro-active with a “can-do” attitude are essential to deliver the job fully
- Is fully conversant and proficient with all Microsoft Office suite of programs