Graduate Project Manager

Roke

With a heritage spanning more than 70 years, Roke delivers specialist expertise across sensors, communications, cyber, artificial intelligence and machine learning. We transform complex data into actionable insight, helping organisations make smarter decisions and stay ahead of evolving challenges.

United by purpose and driven by innovation, we're on an exciting growth journey. We invest in technology, push technical boundaries, and empower our people to make a meaningful difference through work that protects what matters most.

Shaping the future of digital defence and security. Solving complex, high-stakes challenges with purpose and lasting impact.

Project Management Graduate – Product Department

Launch your career helping Roke turn innovative technology into successful products that solve complex customer challenges.

If you’re a recent graduate or soon-to-be graduate with an interest in project management, product development and delivering technology in a complex environment, Roke could be the place for you.

As a Project Management Graduate in Roke’s Product Department, you’ll support the planning and delivery of product initiatives from concept through development and into service. Working with project managers, product managers, engineers and commercial specialists, you’ll help teams coordinate activities, manage information and maintain focus on customer, schedule, cost, quality and risk. You’ll gain practical experience on real work while building the professional skills needed for a career in project management.

What We're Looking For

Essential Requirements

• A recent degree-level or equivalent qualification in project management, business, engineering, technology or a related discipline.
• A genuine interest in project delivery, product development and technology.
• Strong organisation skills, with the ability to prioritise work and meet commitments.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with confidence working with a range of stakeholders.
• A proactive, curious and collaborative approach, with a willingness to learn and take ownership.
• Comfortable working with information and data to support decisions, reporting and continuous improvement.

Knowledge or Interest in One or More of the Following Areas

• Project planning, scheduling and delivery governance.
• Risk, issue, dependency and change management.
• Product development lifecycles and bringing technology products to market.
• Budget tracking, forecasting and commercial awareness.
• Stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation and concise reporting.
• Agile, predictive or hybrid delivery approaches.
• Quality, configuration and requirements management.
• Using digital tools to organise work, analyse data and communicate progress.

Your Learning and Development

Roke will support your development as a new project manager through a structured learning and development programme aligned with the Association for Project Management (APM) framework. You’ll begin with a dedicated Early Careers Boot Camp, introducing you to Roke, our customers, our ways of working and the core skills needed to succeed.

Following Boot Camp, you’ll join the Product Department and apply your learning to live product and project activities. Throughout the two-year Graduate Scheme, Roke will combine structured training, practical experience and mentoring to help you build project management knowledge, skills and behaviours in line with the APM framework. You’ll support plans and schedules, track actions and milestones, maintain risk and issue information, prepare reports and coordinate reviews, building a portfolio of delivery experience across the product lifecycle.

You'll benefit from:

• Structured project management training aligned with the APM framework, alongside learning in Roke processes and product delivery.
• Day-to-day support from experienced project and product professionals, plus an Early Careers mentor.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary teams, different products and a range of delivery challenges.
• Opportunities to develop planning, commercial, leadership, communication and stakeholder-management skills, linking practical experience to your development in line with the APM framework.
• Support towards relevant professional membership and continuing professional development, providing a foundation for future accreditation or chartership aspirations.

Location

This role is based at our Romsey site in Hampshire: Our Locations & Offices | Roke

We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements, with a minimum of two days per week spent working at your base location, customer site or engineering facility, depending on project requirements.

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of this position, you'll need to be eligible to achieve BPSS and SC clearance. As a result, you should have resided in the UK for the last five years and be prepared to declare any travel that involved being outside the UK for more than 28 days during that period.

Further information on security clearances can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Why join us

• Competitive reward package – highly competitive salary, performance-related bonuses, salary reviews and pension scheme.
• Private medical cover – access to private healthcare through Bupa.
• Work-life balance – flexible working through flexi-time and hybrid arrangements, plus 30 days' annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional holiday.
• Health and wellbeing support – flexible benefits including life assurance, a Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme and eye care support.
• Recognition and rewards – length of service awards that celebrate and reward your contribution.
• Learning and development – access to LinkedIn Learning courses and our dedicated Roke Academy, supporting continuous learning and career development.
• Supportive and inclusive culture – a range of employee community groups that bring colleagues together, foster meaningful connections and create a genuine sense of belonging.

All benefits are subject to eligibility, terms and conditions.

Application Process

Our recruitment process is people-focused and does not use AI, reflecting the importance we place on a personal approach. If your initial application is successful, you’ll be invited to a Roke assessment centre, where you can meet members of the team and learn more about life at Roke.

Assessment centres are expected to take place in January 2027.

Roke welcomes applications from neurodiverse candidates and is committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Please contact the Recruitment Team if you would like to discuss any specific requirements.

The Next Step

• Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.