Project Support Officer

AtkinsRéalis; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Glasgow is seeking a Project Support Officer within the Power & Energy Solutions team. You will support Project Managers by tackling complex technical and commercial issues and help ensure on-time, cost-efficient project delivery across local and international projects.

The role emphasizes implementing standardised project controls, cost tracking, and supplier governance while maintaining open channels for change communications.

Qualifications

• High level of proficiency in MS Office, particularly MS Excel.
• Meticulous time management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentational skills.
• Desire to learn and develop professional skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement standardised project controls tools and processes across the Power & Energy Solutions project portfolio.
• Cost management: maintaining project cost trackers, capturing actuals, ensuring correct invoicing and updating forecasts.
• Subcontractor governance: onboarding of new suppliers and timely payment of invoices.
• Support project managers with change management and project communications.
• Potential for future development in project controls and project management.

Skills

Communicational skills

Time management

Presentational skills

Willingness to learn

Tools

MS Office

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description

Overview

Grow your career while reshaping the world.

Join our organisation, where we have a huge variety of projects on-the-go at any one time. So when you start this role with us, it could take your career wherever your interests lie. You’ll find everyone here is willing to pitch in and help because we all want you to succeed, and we’re ready to help you grow.

When it comes to living your life, we want you to get the most out of it. So talk to us about all our flexible and remote working policies that can support your personal priorities. Also, ask us about some of our recent pledges for Women’s Equality, as well as being a ‘Disability Confident’ and ‘Inclusive Employer.’

As a Project Support Officer in our Power & Energy Solutions team in Glasgow, you will support Project Managers tackle complex practical, technical and commercial issues and thrive being agile to work constructively across a broad range of stakeholders; working with project teams that are either local to you or distributed across international locations.

Your primary responsibility is to support the implementation of project controls processes and tools across the wide range of projects within the Power & Energy Solutions portfolio, helping to ensure on time, cost efficient project delivery.

Your role

• Implementing standardised project controls tools and processes across the Power & Energy Solutions project portfolio.
• Cost Management – maintaining project cost trackers by capturing actuals, ensuring correct invoicing, and updating forecasts.
• Subcontractor Management – ensuring governance processes are followed for onboarding of new suppliers and ensuring accurate, on time payment of supplier invoices.
• Supporting project managers with change management and project communications.
• Potential for future development in project controls/project management.

About you

• High level of proficiency in MS Office packages, particularly MS Excel.
• Meticulous time management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentational skills.
• Desire to learn and develop professional skills.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis_, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.