Junior Project Manager

About Harbor Solutions

Harbor Solutions are a fast-growing data protection managed services provider. We specialise in protecting and recovering our customers' data regardless of location, amount or type of data. We pride ourselves on delivering only the highest quality service, reducing complexity and enabling our customers to focus on driving innovation within their organisations.

About the Job

Working closely with our Project Management Team, we are looking for a talented and initiative-taking individual to join us as a Junior Project Manager in a new, varied and exciting role at Harbor Solutions.

Project coordination involves assisting in the day-to-day operations of a project — making sure the resources are aware of deadlines and tasks that they are responsible for and completing relevant administrative tasks associated with the project.

As well as co-ordinating projects, there will be elements of taking on smaller projects and undertaking them from start to finish of the project cycle. This will be done initially under close support of the Project Manager, eventually becoming more autonomous.

Responsibilities

• Joining the PMO, reporting to the Senior Project Manager and contributing to the smooth operation of Harbor's projects, programmes and professional services engagements (P.S.).
• Administering back-end tooling and producing reports, ensuring the capture of quality real-time information for our customers, partners and internal stakeholders.
• Joining and contributing to customer conference calls, providing support in opening, updating and closing projects.
• Following a period of in-house training, the junior project manager will develop the skills to undertake project management on smaller projects and P.S. engagements.
• Adhering to the project governance controls to ensure a repeatable, successful outcome of our projects and professional services engagements.
• Contributing to a cycle of continual improvement to ensure that the PMO maintains and assures the standards of project management processes, tools, quality, reporting and documentation across Harbor's implementation projects and professional services engagements.
• Providing project methodology knowledge-expert support for our technical implementation specialists (TIS) and engineers, and leading an implementation project P.S. engagement.
• Monitoring project forecast targets, programme-versus-actual performance, and identifying any anomalies for further action.
• Coordinating resources to ensure project activities remain on schedule.
• Reporting on project / P.S. engagements to customers, partners and internal departments.

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.
• Experience working in a Project Admin / Coordinator role (1 year +).
• Experience in an IT background (1 year +).
• Confident in communicating with different internal teams, including Sales & Aftercare teams.
• Demonstrates a rational and organised approach to work.
• Able to plan, schedule and monitor your own work to meet deadlines.
• Competent using Microsoft Teams, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with Salesforce & Asana preferred.
• Identifies and negotiates own development opportunities.

Benefits Overview

• 33 days holiday, plus 1 extra for your birthday.
• Early Friday finishes in July.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
• Flexible working options.
• Holiday carry-over options.
• Investment in the training and development of individuals.