Graduate Project Manager (Automation)

Location: Huddersfield, United Kingdom. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and throughout employment. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: Competitive salary package with healthcare, pension, wellbeing benefits, EV scheme, and share scheme.

Company

hirify.global Automation Huddersfield, part of VINCI Energies UK & ROI, delivers automation, control systems, and electrical engineering solutions for industrial customers.

What you will do

• Support the planning and delivery of automation and control system projects from initiation through completion.
• Maintain project schedules, plans, action trackers, records, and reports; coordinate meetings and track milestones.
• Support engineering, installation, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Assist with budgets, cost tracking, forecasting, purchase orders, invoices, variations, and financial reporting.
• Communicate with customers, suppliers, subcontractors, engineers, and internal teams, providing project updates and following actions through.
• Support risk, opportunity, quality, compliance, health, safety, and environmental management.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management, or a related subject.
• Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Strong interest in project management and engineering delivery, with commercial awareness and an interest in budgets, costs, and project performance.
• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work effectively in a team, build stakeholder relationships, work independently, and seek guidance when required.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and willing to learn.

Nice to have

• Previous experience in an engineering, manufacturing, construction, or project environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Structured support, mentoring, training, and professional development toward project management qualifications.
• Opportunity to work on varied automation, control, and electrical engineering projects with experienced technical and project professionals.
• Supportive, inclusive, collaborative, and safety-focused working environment.
• Healthcare, pension, wellbeing benefits, EV scheme, and share scheme.
• Opportunity to develop specialist knowledge within a growing engineering business.