Graduate Project Manager Skelmersdale, England
Job description
Job title: Graduate Project Coordinator
Employment: Permanent, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Travel: UK and International Travel
Location: Commutable distance to Skelmersdale, Hybrid work
Salary: Excellent basic salary, state-of-the-art equipment, private healthcare, 25 days holiday, life insurance 4x annual salary, volunteer day, plus more!
The role:
This is your opportunity to work for an award-winning and Investors In People Gold technology company, with offices based within the UK & Australia.
As part of our established Graduate Academy, you will begin your journey into IT/Software Consulting whilst being supported, mentored, and learning from highly skilled Project Manager experts.
This is a development role offering excellent career progression which will primarily focus on up-skilling you within Project Management, whilst having the opportunity to gain cross-departmental experience.
What you’ll be doing:
- Develop an understanding of The Config Team software applications and products, SAP software, and the logistics & supply chain industry.
- Be responsible for specific tasks under the guidance of a mentor, such as project coordination, reporting, standardisation, and administration.
- Develop knowledge and gain confidence to advise and consult within own area of subject matter.
- Develop an understanding of different project methodologies and business processes.
- Grow your communication and interpersonal skills, leadership capabilities and conceptual thinking.
- Collaborate with Project Managers to deliver projects with distinct quality, within budget and time.
- Develop an understanding and assist with the delivery of end-to-end software projects.
- Support with continuous improvement activities across the business.
Job requirements
Essential:
- Demonstratable interest in Project Management.
- Clear and engaging presentation skills and style.
- Excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills.
- Experienced in Microsoft office packages with focus on Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Desirable:
- An understanding of consultancy, logistics and supply chains.
- Knowledge of Project Management methodologies.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in Business Management, Project Management or similar degree and a minimum grade of 2:1.
- Full UK driving licence.
We operate a hybrid working model, which means a mixture of homeworking, office and customer site visits. Successful candidates must live within a commutable distance of our Skelmersdale, Lancashire office and expect to spend 2-3 days in the office per week. The expected start date for these roles is Monday, 2nd of October 2023.
Why work for The Config Team?
- Excellent career progression with learning opportunities available.
- State of the art home office equipment provided.
- Annual salary reviews.
- Opportunity to work with globally recognised customers.
- BUPA private healthcare insurance and Life Assurance policy 4x annual salary.
- CSR policies such as a Volunteering Day.
- Salary sacrifice electric car lease scheme.
- Company funded charity donation of your choice.
- Your birthday off and much more!
Find out more about Life At The Config Team on Glassdoor where we our proud to say employees rate us 4.8 / 5 stars! https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Overview/Working-at-The-Config-Team-EI_IE1831019.11,26.htm
Values: Teamwork – Skills – People – Customers – Innovation – Results
If you have any questions or would like a full job description, then please reach out or submit your CV!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free flu jabs
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sabbatical
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Skelmersdale, WN8 9TG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:
- Bachelor's (required)
Licence/Certification:
- drivers licence and access to a car (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Skelmersdale, WN8 9TG
Expected start date: 02/10/2023
