Project Co-Ordinator / Junior Project Manager

Project Co-ordinator / Junior Project Manager
Basingstoke
£22,000 to £30,000 depending on experience + excellent training

This is a fantastic opportunity for you, an ambitious graduate, or Junior Project Manager / Project Co-ordinator, to join a leading IT company based in Basingstoke.

This client facing role centres on administering and organizing IT-focused projects, from simple activities to more complex plans. As part of the role, you will be working closely with the Lead Project Manager to prepare comprehensive actions plans, including resources, timeframes, and budgets for projects. You will also be asked to run small projects on the lead.

In order to be successful in the Project Co-ordinator / Junior Project Management role, you will have excellent time management and communication skills, as you will collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver results on deadlines. Ultimately, your duty is to ensure that all projects are completed on time, within budget and meet high quality standards.

Responsibilities of your role will include:

• Coordinating project management activities, resources, equipment and information
• Breaking projects into management chunks and timeframes
• Liaising with clients to identify and defining requirements, scope and objectives
• Assigning tasks to internal teams and assisting with schedule management
• Monitoring project progress and handling any issues that arise
• Using tools to monitor working hours, plans and expenditure
• Creating and maintaining project documentation

Note: You will be expected to travel to site, work with clients face-to-face and on occasion, stay away in hotels, paid for by the business on rare occasions

Essential

• A strong desire to lead small projects
• Excellent customer-facing skills, as well as interpersonal skills
• An interest in IT and ideally some working experience
• Able to work unattended in a methodical and documented manner, to multi-task and prioritize work around deadlines
• Excellent timekeeping and personal presentation (as role is customer-facing)
• Solid organization skills, including multitasking and time management
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Experience of a customer-facing role
• Have a proven background in Project Management, either through Education or work experience

Any experience in MS Project or similar would be extremely useful although not essential.

If you are looking for an exciting position to help you build a career in Project Management, then the Project Co-ordinator / Junior Project Manager position is perfect for you so please send your CV to me today.