Junior Project Manager

Junior Project Manager

What we’re looking for

We are seeking a skilled Project Manager to oversee projects from initiation to completion, ensuring delivery within scope, on time, and within budget. This role involves planning, executing, monitoring, and delivering projects while effectively managing cross-functional teams, addressing challenges, and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.

You should bring proven expertise in project management, adaptability across various industries and project types, and a strong ability to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to achieve outstanding results and exceptional customer experiences. As a representative of Lloyd’s Register, you will adopt a strategic, commercial mindset to enhance service delivery, drive business growth, and uphold our reputation for technical excellence and quality solutions.

What we offer you

• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes.

The role

While responsibilities may vary based on experience, all Project Managers are expected to excel in the following areas:

• Project Planning
  • Define project scopes, objectives, and comprehensive plans.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to establish priorities and deliverables.
  • Identify resource requirements and manage their allocation effectively.
• Execution and Monitoring
  • Lead cross-functional project teams and oversee activities.
  • Track progress, manage risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure deliverables meet or exceed quality standards.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Provide regular updates on progress, risks, and milestones.
  • Build strong relationships and ensure stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Address concerns and manage expectations proactively.
• Budget and Resource Management
  • Monitor and control project budgets to stay within financial limits.
  • Optimize resource utilization and adjust plans as needed.
• Documentation and Reporting
  • Maintain accurate project records for compliance and reference.
  • Prepare and deliver detailed updates and performance reports to leadership.
• Subject Matter Expertise
  • Utilize domain-specific knowledge to inform project decisions.
  • Navigate industry-specific challenges (e.g., IT, software development, business transformation, or finance).
  • Apply industry best practices and standards tailored to the project’s needs.

What you bring

• Education and Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in business, management, or a related field. Entry-level certifications (e.g., APM PFQ or Prince2 Foundation) are preferred.
• Experience: Proven experience and success in a related role, such as Project Coordinator or Project Support Assistant.
• Key Skills: Foundational knowledge of project management principles, including schedule development, proactive monitoring, risk management, task prioritization, and stakeholder engagement.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Exposure to specific types of projects, such as IT support rollouts or event management, with limited independent accountability.
• Budget Management: Experience managing budgets of up to £250K, typically for small-scale projects.
• Supervision Level: Operates under the close guidance of Senior Project Managers or Team Leads.
• Project Scope: Manages small projects or designated workstreams/work packages within larger projects.

About us

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place.

Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them!

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy.

We care, we share, we do the right thing.

If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at careers@lr.org and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register:

Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.