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Project Manager cover letter template
A structured letter with example content specific to this role. Replace the bracketed placeholders and adjust the details to the job you're actually applying for.
How to structure it
Opening
Name the role and, in one line, the strongest reason you're a fit. Skip the throat-clearing.
Middle
One or two paragraphs of real, specific evidence: what you did, and the result. This is where most letters go generic. Yours shouldn't.
Why this employer
One genuine, specific reason you want this job at this company, not any company. Vague enthusiasm reads as a template that wasn't customised.
Close
Thank them, note your resume is attached, and make it easy to reach you.
Re: Application for Project Manager
I'm writing to apply for the Project Manager role at [Company Name]. I plan and deliver projects end to end, from scoping and budgeting through to closeout, and I'm comfortable being the person who keeps a program honest when the schedule starts to slip.
In a recent project I inherited a schedule that was already behind plan, with a vendor dependency causing the delay. I rebuilt the sequencing in MS Project, renegotiated the vendor's delivery milestones and briefed the steering committee on the revised critical path. The project landed back within its approved budget, and the steering committee had visibility of the recovery plan at every stage rather than finding out after the fact.
What draws me to [Company Name] specifically is [add one genuine, specific reason: a project, value, or market position you can point to]. That's the kind of delivery environment where I do my best work.
Thank you for considering my application. I've attached my resume, which sets out my project management background and the tools I work in, and I'd welcome the chance to discuss how I could contribute to your delivery team.
Getting it right
- Keep it to one page. A hiring manager spends seconds on this before deciding whether to read your resume.
- Address a named person where you can find one, rather than "To Whom It May Concern".
- Don't repeat your resume line for line. Use the letter to add context a bullet point can't: why this role, why now, why here.
- Match the tone of the job ad. A formal listing calls for a formal letter; a casual one gives you room to write more like yourself.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Make it specific to the actual employer before you send it.