Junior Project Manager Cockermouth, England
Job description
About Createc
Createc leads technological innovation by combining creative applications of emerging sensor technology, robotics, and algorithms with a focus on commercial success and an entrepreneurial spirit to solve real human challenges.
At its heart Createc is a team of multi-skilled individuals who bridge the gap between academic and industrial approaches: we are defined by a technical capability, not a market; but everything we do is defined and guided by a commercial objective.
At Createc, we make technology happen. We’re the team behind some of the world’s most advanced applications of emerging sensor technology, robotics, and algorithms. By collaborating with both academia and industry, we are uniquely able to uncover, shape and bring to life innovative ideas to solve real-world problems. We succeed when our technologies add value in the world.
About the Role
Working under the leadership of our team of experienced Project Managers, providing key support and assisting them along with Technical Leads to execute and finalise projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. Providing effective and efficient project specific co-ordination and administration across multiple projects.
The Junior Project Manager will also be responsible for running small to medium projects on their own.
There are career progression opportunities within the project management team.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Work alongside the team to ensure the successful delivery of projects, on time and to budget.
- Schedule regular meetings, take minutes and record decisions (e.g. assigned tasks and next steps).
- Setting up project files and folders, supporting with report generation for internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure resources are ordered in a timely manner to meet project requirements, including materials, equipment and software.
- Track expenses and work with the technical lead/project manager to predict future costs
- Keep Project Control information updated with project spending and task completion status.
- Monitor project progress and highlight potential issues with the project manager/technical lead.
- Measure and report on project performance to the portfolio owner.
- Act as a point of contact for all project participants.
- Monitor project plans, reporting back to project managers, from implementation to completion and closeout.
- Provide timely project updates.
- Follow portfolio management practices.
- Update risk registers.
- Provide input into new company operations process.
- Follow the company quality management processes and procedures.
Skills and experience
- Suitable for a recent graduate or someone entering this area with a proactive track record.
- Forethought, with the capacity to identify and minimise risks.
- Strong organisational skills, including multitasking and time-management
- Proactive to self-manage workload to meet deadlines.
- Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Office suite applications
- Excellent interpersonal skills – the role will require communication at all levels within the business, customers and collaborating partners.
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
- Commercial experience and awareness would be an advantage.
- Technical background or the ability to understand very technical projects would be an advantage.
Company Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Buy and sell leave
- Cycle2work Scheme
Please be aware that all employees undergo baseline security checks prior to joining the company, this is to meet the requirements of some of our projects.
Why not take a look at our YouTube channel to see what exciting work we have been doing recently: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUNf5t5tG5uTbRvT4cY5Gvg
Job Types: Full-time, Graduate
Salary: Up to £40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Cockermouth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Project Management: 3 years (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cockermouth
Application deadline: 30/06/2023
