Permanent
Junior Project Manager
Shillito Group
Wakefield
Posted: 21 July 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 20 August 2026
Ref: 225395346
Junior Project Manager
Competitive Salary
Wakefield
Description:
An excellent opportunity for a motivated Junior Project Manager, looking to play a key role in the successful delivery of exciting projects while developing their career within a supportive and forward thinking environment.
The Role
- Lead the delivery of small to medium-sized business change projects from initiation through to completion.
- Support the Change Manager in delivering larger strategic transformation programmes.
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines and milestones.
- Monitor project progress and proactively manage risks, issues and dependencies.
- Maintain accurate project documentation.
- Produce weekly project status reports.
- Update project dashboards.
- Track budgets where required.
- Tracking improvement requests
- Prioritising activities with stakeholders
- Monitoring delivery progress
- Ensuring changes are documented
- Measuring benefits realised
- Produce clear project documentation including business cases, status reports, RAID logs and implementation plans.
- Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed governance and project management standards.
Person:
- Knowledge of project management methodologies such as PRINCE2 or Agile
- Ability to build effective working relationships across the business.
- Self-motivated with a willingness to learn.
- Previous experience coordinating projects or delivering business initiatives.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Confident using Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
What''s on Offer
- Ongoing training and development
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Pension Scheme, matched contribution/salary sacrifice
- BHSF healthcare cash plan which allows you to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical as well as physiotherapy and chiropody
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Long Service Awards
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Free Parking
Shillito Group is a specialist recruitment and executive search partner, working with ambitious businesses to secure high-impact talent across commercial and engineering markets. Our reputation is built on deep expertise, trusted relationships and delivering results that go beyond the brief.
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