Business Project Manager

Also known as
Commercial project lead, project manager

Become a “hero of science"

These crucial roles need experienced pros to keep exciting and varied projects on track and within budget. Organisational, IT, maths, and people skills are usually a must!

At a glance

What can you expect from this role?
Average salary per year
£29000
Starter
Experienced
£29000
£75000
Typical hours
37 to 42 a week
You could work between 8am and 6pm attending events or appointments
Flexible working hours?
Need a lab coat?
Not for this role

What to expect

Day-to-day tasks

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

Possible green job

This job could help the environment.

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

Working environment

You could work in an office, at a client's business or from home.

More Information

Career tips

You could take a course covering project management methods, like PRINCE2 and Agile to help you understand these approaches.

Further information

You can find more details about careers, training courses and apprenticeships in project management from the:

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Explore the different ways to get into this role

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

University

You can study for a degree in any subject, then either: join an organisation's graduate management training scheme complete a…
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Apprenticeship

You could get into this career by doing an apprenticeship, such as: Associate Project Manager Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship Project…
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Work

You may be able to become a project manager in your organisation, if you've worked for some time in a…
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Direct Application

In certain sectors, for instance, engineering, construction or cyber security, you may be able to apply directly for jobs if…
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Discover the skills you need for this role

People in these types of job possess skills like the ones below.

Skills and knowledge

You'll need:

  • 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

Career progression

Career progression opportunities include

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

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.

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