Project Support Officer

National Highways; Guildford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure organization is seeking a Project Support Officer based in Guildford. This role involves supporting and enabling the delivery of capital investment projects, ensuring comprehensive project management support. The ideal candidate will have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate with various stakeholders. The position requires travel to various sites across the region. The organization prioritizes safety and customer satisfaction while fostering sustainable travel solutions.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Good written and verbal communication abilities.
• Experience working with information and reports.
• Excellent collaboration skills with stakeholders.
• Knowledge or experience in project/programme management.

Responsibilities

• Provide project support for management activities including finance and document control.
• Develop effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Enable effective information management with accurate project records.
• Support project governance and assurance requirements.
• Assist with project management products like project plans and risk registers.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Project management knowledge

Job description

About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Project Support Officer to join our team in Major Projects. As a Project Support Officer, you will support and enable the delivery of capital investment projects in the Major Projects directorate. The broad scope of this role encompasses the delivery and coordination of project and administrative support to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to time, quality and within budget.

Please note this position will be based from our Guildford office however travel to sites / offices throughout the region will be required.

• Provide comprehensive project support for project management activities including finance, document control and scheme governance ensuring the accuracy and quality of project data and compliance.
• Develop and sustain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in National Highways and the supply chain.
• Enable and support effective information management including the maintenance of high-quality project products and records in accordance with National Highways Policies and Procedures and legal requirements.
• Support with project / programme governance and assurance requirements including stage gate assessments, independent audits, and project health checks.
• Assist with project management products including project plans, risk registers, action logs and benefits registers.

About you.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communications.
• Experience working with information and reports with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent collaborator with good ability to gain the involvement and engagement of a wide range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge or experience of project and or / programme management.

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Major Projects are responsible for major enhancements to our road network. We make roads safer, journeys more reliable and unlock economic growth. At the same time, we seek out ways to create opportunities for sustainable travel, help nature to thrive and support our journey to net zero carbon.

Our team work closely with the supply chain to design and construct road projects, as well as develop a pipeline of possible projects as we look to the future.Our skills span many areas from customer experts, land and property advisers to project management. We understand the potential that our road schemes can bring.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.