Project Management Specialist

BDO; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services provider in Birmingham seeks a Project Management Specialist to support project execution through operational coordination and advanced reporting. The role emphasizes proficiency in digital project management tools, managing schedules, documentation, and stakeholder communications. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications, excellent communication skills, and a strong ability to balance priorities, contributing to effective project delivery. Join a dynamic team and make a tangible impact on diverse initiatives.

Benefits

Professional growth opportunities

Collaborative environment

Global Mobility Programme

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications required, preferably in Project Management.
• Prior experience in process improvement or change management preferred.
• Excellent written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate meetings and ensure adherence to PMO standards.
• Maintain project documentation and schedules.
• Champion use of digital project management platforms.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Stakeholder management

Digital project management tools

Data analytics

Education

University degree

Project Management certification

Tools

Power BI

MS Project

SharePoint

Job description

About BDO

BDO is the leading mid-tier professional services provider globally. In 2024, we recorded global revenues of over US$15 billion across our core service lines - Audit & Assurance, Tax, Advisory, and Business Services & Outsourcing. With a worldwide community of over 119k professionals operating in 166 countries and territories, we’re dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex financial and strategic challenges, aligned to our core purpose ‘ People helping people. ’

More information about BDO can be found on www.bdo.global .

Why join us?

A great place to work

Building a thriving global team is an essential pillar of our bold new vision Global solutions. Driven to be the best. - so it’s no surprise that our offices around the world are regularly recognised with awards and accolades. We’re a people-powered business, with a diverse, dynamic and inclusive international team who are committed to excellence, innovation, and integrity .

Professional growth

Our collaborative, international environment fosters professional growth and development, to ensure that all our people thrive. We’re committed to transferring and sharing resources, knowledge, skills, and experience across our organisation, and our Global Mobility Programme provides the gateway to a whole world of opportunities.

Make a difference

We believe businesses have both an economic imperative and an ethical responsibility to contribute to a more sustainable and equitable world. In 2021, we committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner. As part of our global sustainability efforts, we continue to integrate responsible practices into our operations and work with clients to support their own net-zero journeys. In addition, we’re proud to support thousands of colleagues around the globe to ‘give back’ in the communities in which we operate.

Position

The Project Management Specialist role blends operational coordination and advanced reporting to enable successful delivery of complex initiatives. This position supports end-to-end project execution by managing schedules, documentation, and stakeholder communications while enabling the enterprise reporting capabilities through the alignment of PM tools and platforms. The role requires proficiency in digital project management tools, and ongoing maintenance of dashboards and reporting systems to ensure accuracy and scalability.

Key accountabilities

Performance and progress in the following areas will be the priorities for this position :

Project Coordination & Governance

• Facilitate meetings, capture decisions and ensure adherence to PMO standards
• Conduct / attend post-project reviews, compile and distribute lessons learned, ensure learnings are applied to future projects
• Maintain project documentation, such as plans and reports; assigning tasks and controlling schedules; communicating the project’s progress to team members and other stakeholders
• Coordinate (and attend) internal and external project meetings and associated documentation (e.g. meeting minutes, agendas)
• Organize and maintain project schedules, RAID logs, and documentation

Data Analytics & Dashboarding

• Coordinate & communicate requirements for the design, build, and maintenance of interactive dashboards (Power BI) for project performance, risk, and benefits tracking
• Evaluate and recommend the automation and improvement of reporting processes
• Coordinate the executive reporting requirements across workstreams

Digital Enablement

• Champion use and maintain digital project management platforms (Digital Project Management tool, MS Project, Planner, SharePoint)
• Vendor management through coordination and collaboration for tool enhancements and support
• Ensure data integrity across systems and optimize workflows through digital tools
• Internal project delivery site maintenance and content validation

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and coordination processes
• Support adoption of emerging technologies and best practices in digital PM
• Evaluate, update and uphold PMO processes in coordination with applicable committees and stakeholders

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across business and technical teams to encourage open communication and proactive problem-solving.

Qualifications and experience

• Tertiary qualifications required (e.g. University degree), and qualifications, or pathway towards qualification, in a Project Management discipline (e.g. PMI CAPM / PMP or PRINCE2 Foundation / Practitioner) desirable.
• Prior experience in organisational process improvement, change management, innovation or related area preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills (English), including the ability to influence and drive other team members.
• Demonstrable experience of balancing priorities among competing needs whilst providing the highest level of value to BDO
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively with minimal supervision, showing initiative and self-motivation, along with the confidence to effectively engage and collaborate with stakeholders as required.
• Experience working with SharePoint; Digital Project Management tools such as Accelerator+; MS suite of PM applications, Copilot

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