Project Management Assistant

Polytec Personnel Ltd; Great Chesterford; In loco; GBP 34.000 - 46.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Polytec Personnel Ltd. is seeking a highly organised Project Management Assistant to support delivery of a varied portfolio of projects in the United Kingdom. The role is based in Saffron Walden, with standard hours and a salary around £40,000 depending on experience.

You will provide administrative and coordination support, maintain project plans, track budgets and create management information. Opportunity to grow into delivering smaller projects as experience develops.

Competenze

• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate multiple activities effectively.
• Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at different levels.
• Strong written communication skills, including report writing and meeting documentation.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Mansioni

• Provide administrative and coordination support across multiple projects.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, resource records and documentation.
• Track project budgets, expenditure and forecasts.
• Monitor project actions, risks and issues, following up with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare progress reports, dashboards, presentations and management information.
• Arrange project meetings, prepare agendas, record minutes and monitor agreed actions.
• Support project start-up, closure and lessons-learned activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, standardise working practices and automate routine tasks.
• Assist with the delivery of smaller projects as experience develops.

Conoscenze

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Stakeholder communication

Report writing

Microsoft Office

Strumenti

Microsoft Project

Jira

ERP systems

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

Location: Saffron Walden (CB10)

Type: Permanent

Hours: 9am - 5.30pm (Monday to Friday)

Salary: circa £40,000 depending on experience

Job Reference: 36366

Our client, an innovative technology and engineering business, is seeking a highly organised and proactive Project Management Assistant to support the successful delivery of a varied portfolio of projects.

Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative and coordination support across multiple projects
• Maintain project plans, schedules, resource records and documentation
• Track project budgets, expenditure and forecasts
• Monitor project actions, risks and issues, following up with relevant stakeholders
• Prepare progress reports, dashboards, presentations and management information
• Arrange project meetings, prepare agendas, record minutes and monitor agreed actions
• Support project start-up, closure and lessons-learned activities
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, standardise working practices and automate routine tasks
• Assist with the delivery of smaller projects as experience develops

Requirements:

• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate multiple activities effectively
• Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at different levels
• Strong written communication skills, including report writing and meeting documentation
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• A proactive, analytical approach with an interest in process improvement and automation
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a team

Desirable experience:

• Background in project administration, project support or project coordination
• Understanding of project management principles and methodologies
• Experience using project management or business systems such as Microsoft Project, Jira or ERP platforms
• Familiarity with resource planning, budget monitoring or workflow automation