Junior Project Manager in Bedford

Job Title: Junior Project Manager

Business Area: IT

Location: Hybrid, Priory Park, Bedford

Salary: Circa 35k + Bonus

Who we are

Belron UK Ltd (trading as Autoglass and Laddaw) are part of the global Belron group of companies, the world\’s leading vehicle glass repair and replacement business. Home to 29,000 employees, Belron operates across over 39 countries and 6 continents to ensure all our customers receive the best quality service.

Our Values of Caring, Genuine, Collaborative and Driven are our DNA and underpin everything we do by shaping how we interact with our people internally, and our external partners and customers.

Our purpose as one of the Belron group of companies, is making a difference with care.

Job Summary

The Junior Project Manager plays a key role in delivering business and technology projects across the organisation. Working across departments and functions, the Junior Project Manager is responsible for delivering small to medium-sized projects on time, in full, and within budget, contributing to Belron UK\’s strategic priorities. The role supports strong governance, financial control, and high quality delivery to minimise risk and maximise value. As part of the Project and Programmes team, the Junior Project Manager works alongside Project Managers and Business Analysts to ensure successful execution and ongoing enhancement of project delivery standards.

Roles and Responsibilities

Planning and Delivery

• Manage small to medium-sized projects through the full lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and documentation including RAID logs.
• Monitor progress against milestones and proactively manage risks and issue

Financial Management

• Deliver project budgeting activities including cost estimation and forecasting.
• Monitor actuals against budget and support reporting requirements.
• Ensure financial data is accurately maintained in line with project governance

Operational Delivery

• Take full ownership for the operational delivery of assigned small to medium-sized projects.
• Lead the coordination of internal teams and third-party suppliers to ensure successful execution of tasks and milestones.
• Ensure all elements of delivery are completed to time, cost, and quality expectations, managing dependencies and resolving issues along the way.

Governance

• Ensure project activities comply with agreed governance frameworks and quality standards.
• Maintain auditable records and version-controlled documentation.
• Support change control processes and impact assessments.

Stakeholder and Business Engagement

• Communicate clearly and regularly with project stakeholders.
• Coordinate meetings, updates, and reporting to ensure alignment.
• Build collaborative relationships across teams and functions.
• Support stakeholder communication, meeting coordination, and status updates.
• Build relationships with colleagues across functions to support delivery outcomes.
• Represent the project team in workshops and working groups as required

Key Deliverables:

• Project plans, RAID logs, stakeholder communications
• Approved business cases, change requests and governance documents
• Steering Group and leadership reports
• Transition plans and BAU handover packs
• Lessons learned reports and benefit realisation tracking
• Projects delivered to agreed budget, scope and timeline

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• A passion for developing a career in project management
• Some relevant experience or transferable skills
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Willingness to learn and develop through on-the-job experience and formal training
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office and collaboration tools
• Exposure to or awareness of project environments – desirable
• Formal training or qualifications in project management (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, AgilePM, Scrum) are desirable but not essential

Living Our Values

Our Values are our DNA and underpin everything we do by shaping how we interact with our people, our partners, and our customers.