Junior Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an Infrastructure Project Manager to work for our client within the finance sector. This is initially a 12 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in London.

Our client is seeking an Infrastructure Project Manager with a strong background in data center migration and infrastructure transformation to lead and deliver on a major data center migration programme to modernize and future-proof its core infrastructure. This role will oversee the planning, coordination, and execution of end-to-end migration activities—ensuring minimal disruption to services and full alignment with regulatory, security, and business continuity requirements.

• Lead and manage all phases of the data centre migration project, from planning through to execution and post-migration stabilization.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and risk registers.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Infrastructure, Networks, Security, Applications, and Operations.
• Ensure smooth transition of services and systems with zero or minimal downtime.
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party service providers supporting the migration.
• Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, providing regular updates on progress, risks, and mitigations.
• Ensure full compliance with Coutts’ security, resilience, and operational governance standards.
• Oversee migration testing, validation, and post-move reviews to ensure successful outcomes.
• Contribute to defining long-term infrastructure strategy and cloud migration roadmap.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role, with proven track record of delivering data centre migration or infrastructure transformation projects within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure technologies including servers, storage, networks, and virtualization.
• Experience managing hybrid infrastructure environments (on-prem, private, and public cloud).
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior business and technical leaders.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid).
• Strong vendor management and commercial awareness.
• Exceptional problem-solving, risk management, and communication skills.

• Financial services or regulated industry experience.
• Familiarity with Azure or AWS migration projects.
• Knowledge of ITIL and operational readiness principles.
• Relevant certifications: PRINCE2, PMP, or Agile PM.

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension