Junior - Services Project Manager

Lead end‑to‑end delivery of services projects across the United Kingdom, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, and quality commitments are met.

Coordinate cross‑functional resources, including engineering teams, partners, and internal stakeholders, to execute agreed delivery plans.

Drive customer‑facing project governance, including progress reviews, risk management, and milestone tracking.

Manage project communications, providing clear and timely visibility of status, risks, and mitigation actions.

Monitor delivery performance against financial targets, supporting accurate revenue recognition and margin attainment.

Identify, assess, and mitigate delivery, technical, and commercial risks throughout the project lifecycle.

Contribute to presales and delivery decisions that balance technical feasibility, delivery risk, and commercial outcomes.

Background in optical transport or networking environments, including DWDM and L0/L1 technologies.

Exposure to network lifecycle activities such as design, deployment, migration, and validation.

Experience contributing to presales activities or bid management discussions.

Familiarity with commercial margin management and financial performance tracking.

Experience operating in early‑stage or less‑defined delivery environments.

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