Junior Project Manager

-434 per day inside ir35

Hampshire/hybrid (2 days pr week on site)

Contract: 6 months

SC clearance is required for this role

We''re partnered with a leading defence and national security technology organisation looking for a Junior Project Manager to support the delivery of innovative, fast-paced projects that genuinely make a difference.

This is an ideal opportunity for an early-career PM to gain hands-on experience across bids, delivery, and governance, with clear progression into owning larger, more complex programmes.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting delivery of multiple short-term innovation projects (typically <-500k)
• Managing project schedules, milestones, and dependencies
• Maintaining RAID logs, driving mitigations, and escalating where needed
• Supporting change control across scope, cost, and timelines
• Coordinating resources, onboarding, and cross-team activity
• Producing status reports, KPIs, and stakeholder updates
• Supporting governance, quality assurance, and gated reviews
• Gradually taking ownership of workstreams on larger programmes

Experience required:

• Early-stage Project Manager or Project Coordinator ready to step up
• Strong organisation and communication skills
• Understanding of RAID, governance, and change control principles
• Experience supporting project delivery in a structured environment
• Working towards (or recently achieved) APM PFQ, with ambition to complete PMQ

• Work on cutting-edge defence and innovation projects

If you''re SC/DV cleared and looking for a role where you''ll learn fast, take ownership, and build a serious PM career, this is it.

If you would like to apply for this orle, please submit your CV.