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We are currently looking for a talented and ambitious Junior Project Manager to join our expanding Mission Critical team in our Central London Office.

What does the role involve:

With the support of a Principal Project Manager, you will support with coordinating people and processes to ensure that projects are delivered on time and produce the desired results. You'll play a significant part in everything involving a project’s organisation and timeline. The projects would be complex high risk and high profile for Sweco’s Mission Critical Business Unit. You may have some working experience in a similar role and along with a solid education you'll have a desire to learn and develop into a competent Project Manager.

Key deliverables will include:

• Determining and defining project scope and objectives.
• Tracking project costs in order to meet budget.
• Developing and managing a detailed project schedule and work plan.
• Providing project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
• Managing contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
• Using appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
• Identifying and monitoring risks within the project ensuring that plans are in place to mitigate impact.

To be successful in this role you’ll possess:

You should be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks. you also need to be a team player and have a problem-solving aptitude. You will be proactive, collaborative, organised, methodical and a natural problem solver with the ability to influence others.

Must have Qualifications/Experience:

• Strong educational background with a degree in Civil Engineering and ideally a postgraduate qualification in Project Management.
• A solid understanding of the technical elements of projects within the Civil Engineering industry.
  
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively.
• Familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices (desirable).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.

What’s in it for you?

Working at Sweco you’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop. A meaningful job where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

If I have a disability, can I get help (e.g. “reasonable adjustments”) with the application process?

If you’re an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, please contact [email protected] for assistance.

In order to address your request the following information is needed:

• Name
• The best method for contacting you (Phone or email)
• The position title
• Requisition/vacancy number

Upon receipt of this information, we’ll respond to you promptly to obtain more information about your request.

Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.

Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those “hard to fill” roles.

We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

Our Preferred Supplier List was reviewed in December 2022 and we are not looking to add any additional agencies. We’ll be reviewing the PSL again at the end of 2024 and non-compliance with the above statements could be detrimental to you having the opportunity to be included.

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