Job Details Cheltenham Office - CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire Description The Company PKL, a division of Lowe Rental, is the leading commercial catering equipment and Portable Kitchen supplier to both public and private sector clients across the globe. With over 30 years’ experience, our unique culture is built on people, from motivating and developing our highly talented team, to truly listening to and delivering against our clients’ needs. Job Overview As a Junior Project Manager, you will be responsible for learning about and supporting with high-impact projects within the project hire, events and retail service lines across both hot and cold assets. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including transport, warehouse and sales to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. Your role will involve learning to use our systems and learning about how we manage our projects from planning, risk management, stakeholder management and performance monitoring to ensure project success and alignment with our business objectives. Projects will predominately be within the UK with potential for occasional travel to Europe and other worldwide locations. This is both an internal and external role. Internally the candidate will be working with other departments including Sales, Design, Technical Support in the preparation of project delivery plans. Whilst in the office, there will be liaison with the Department Manager. Externally the role will include the site delivery and management of foodservice installations. This would be a hands on roll and there would be an expectation for you as part of the team to assist with the movement and positioning of equipment and units. Projects include; Catering equipment installations within traditional buildings, tent structures and modular buildings Portable Kitchen installations comprising modular units from the PKL hire fleet Catering modular permanent building installations. Refrigeration installations into supermarkets and stores Flat pack cold room installations into traditional buildings, tent structures and outside locations. Tasks and Responsibilities Take responsibility for learning how project management works within the business and how we deliver projects on time and within the agreed budget. Work with company and sub-contract teams in order to facilitate the successful completion of projects on time and in budget Learn about how to manage quality issues to ensure that the standards specified by the client are met Communicate with other project team members and clients to ensure successful implementation. Health and Safety Ensure that all HASAW requirements are met and that the company’s HASAW policy is followed. To always carry out tasks in accordance with any documented risk assessment and safe working practice. Adhere to the site method statement. Ensure that you sign in and out of site. To set a high standard of personal appearance in all aspects of any project team, to include Care and use of clothing. Respect, cleanliness and care for company and the client’s company property and vehicles Maintain a clean and tidy site Qualifications Technical Qualifications & Required Experience Previous experience of construction sites preferred but not essential. Basic computer skills required for communication with office, clients, contractors and suppliers including Word, Outlook, Teams and Excel Project management knowledge and understanding Knowledge of the UK Event Industry desirable but not essential. Personal Attributes “Hands on”, can do attitude, resourceful Good communicator at all levels – thinks up, down and across. Clear communicator with client. Focuses on financial as well as operational performance, uses resources carefully, thinks about how to get more for less Takes decisions logically Works in a tidy, organised way, never leaves things to the last minute, prioritises their work activities, tackles tasks systematically, is always prepared, plans how to meet deadlines Able to act calmly under pressure, always recognizing that there is a support team of managers to fall back on. Strong attention to detail. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Keen to learn, self starter Must be eligible to gain CRB/DBS (Criminal Record Background/Disclosure Barring Service) clearance.