Junior Project Manager in Birmingham

Do you see the world differently? Are you driven by creativity and innovation? You'll fit right in at Creative Design, our flourishing global in-house agency. Get ready to push the boundaries designing for print, events, web, virtual reality or motion on some of the world's most exciting and prestigious accounts.

We are a multi-discipline team of over 80 talented individuals, including UX/UI designers, graphic designers, account/project managers, visualisers, motion, real-time and web developers all over the globe. By harnessing outstanding, innovative, and creative talent, we transform the way our clients communicate, connect, and engage with their projects.

If you want to support projects that create a better future for the planet and its people, it doesn't get much bigger than this. From Birmingham to Bangalore, Creative Design is an international team collaborating to bring tomorrow's spaces to life through pioneering digital solutions—from web and apps to virtual reality and the metaverse.

When you join us, your problem-solving, people skills and ability to support and lead projects will put you right at the heart. Liaising between creatives, account managers and major clients, you'll help drive ground-breaking campaigns—like creating a new brand that aims to solve the UK's housing crisis or developing a gamified e-learning experience for the government client.

Reporting to a Senior Project Manager, you'll plan and budget exciting projects from start through to delivery. Being passionate about digital innovation, you'll love every part of the creative process. Supported by the seniors in the team, you'll interact with clients and stakeholders, and will build strong and long-lasting relationships through your excellent communication skills.

You’ll thrive in teams, working with PMs, AMs and discipline leads to redefine approaches, costs and timelines. Brilliantly analytical, you'll pinpoint the success of campaigns – producing reports and presenting your findings. Always looking for improvement, you'll assess processes and make appropriate recommendations based on the data and information you gather.

You’ll support the co-ordination of our programs of work, working with our Project Management team to maintain back office systems (Monday.com), enabling effective planning, scheduling and monitoring of the work. You will be responsible for working with our Resourcing Manager to manage day-to-day design requests, with the opportunity to take on multi-discipline projects as your role develops.

Your Role:

• Project Coordination: Assist in planning project timelines, milestones, and deliverables. Monitor progress to ensure projects stay on track and meet deadlines. Update project schedules and status reports regularly.
• Team Collaboration: Act as a liaison between the creative team, clients, and other stakeholders. Facilitate communication to ensure everyone understands their roles and responsibilities. Organise and participate in meetings to gather feedback and clarify objectives.
• Resource Management: Coordinate the allocation of resources, such as designers, copywriters, or external vendors. Track team capacity and flag potential over- or under-utilization.
• Client Interaction: Support senior project managers in preparing for client meetings and presentations. Document client feedback and ensure it is communicated to the team.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain project documentation, including briefs, proposals, and contracts. Generate reports on project status, budgets, and risks for internal review.
• Problem Solving: Identify potential risks or bottlenecks and propose solutions to mitigate them. Escalate major issues to senior project managers or leadership when necessary.
• Administrative Support: Handle scheduling, invoicing, and procurement tasks related to projects. Ensure adherence to the agency's standard processes and best practices.

About You:

• Previous experience working within a professional environment, ideally within a creative/digital agency or similar.
• Project management skills, with some experience and understanding of project management methods and tools.
• Strong client management skills with the proven ability to add value.
• Able to use standard Microsoft office packages: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Excellent problem-solving skills to help build new opportunities and customer relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Strong problem-solving/troubleshooting skills.
• Solid organisational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• A hands-on, can-do attitude with initiative to work well individually and in a team.
• Ability to work under pressure and work on a range of projects simultaneously.
• Experience of using monday.com (workflow management system) would be a bonus but not essential.
• A curious nature – you will be someone who loves to learn and evolve your skillset, pro-active in finding out more about Creative Design, our disciplines and our clients.

Reward & benefits:

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis:

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.