Business project manager

As a business project manager, you will:

• develop detailed plans, using project management tools, to deliver what the client wants
• set up and lead a multi-skilled project team
• work out timescales, resources and costs
• monitor and report on progress, issues, quality and risks
• deal with problems and adapt plans to meet changes during the project lifecycle
• work closely with the senior management team

We've identified this as a potential green job

For a business project manager to be a green job, you could:

• build in sustainability to your project plans
• limit the environmental impact of tasks to help businesses meet their sustainability targets
• make good use of technology and adopt flexible ways of working to reduce office travel

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• leadership skills
• business management skills
• persistence and determination
• the ability to monitor your own performance and that of your colleagues
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• to be flexible and open to change
• the ability to organise your time and workload
• excellent verbal communication skills
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently

You can get into this job through:

• a university course
• an apprenticeship
• working towards this role
• applying directly

You can develop your career by completing professional qualifications through the:

• Association for Project Management (APM)
• Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

With experience, you could become:

• a senior project manager, co-ordinating several projects
• a freelance consultant, advising businesses on the best way forward
• an operations manager, with overall responsibility for products and services

For multi-sector project management in engineering and manufacturing, you could do a Project Controls Professional Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship.