Project Support Officer

National Highways; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major infrastructure organization is seeking a Project Support Officer to join their team in Manchester. This role involves providing project management support including finance management, document control, and project governance. Candidates should have strong organizational and communication skills and a keen attention to detail. The organization promotes flexible working conditions and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a pension scheme and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Annual leave starting at 26 days

Health and wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Career development investments

Qualifications

• Experience supporting project management activities including finance and governance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Knowledge of project/programme management principles is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide project support including finance, document control, and compliance.
• Assist with project governance and assurance requirements.
• Support project plans, risk registers, and action logs.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Job description

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 can be based from either of our Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham offices however travel to sites / other 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.
• 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.
• Assist with financial activities, receipting invoices, entering forecasts and monitoring and updating Purchase Orders.
  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.
  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. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
• Why you should join us At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We're proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you'll be a great fit for our organisation.
• We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we're open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times. Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.
  Our benefits package
• Our benefits package
  • Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
  • Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
  • Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
  • Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
  • Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
  • Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self‑care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
  • A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
  • Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
• And we are
  • Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
  • Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
  • Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year
• If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
  • Right to work check
  • 3 year employment history references
  • DBS criminal record check
  • Social media and adverse journalism check
  • Driving licence check (if applicable)
  • Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
  • Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)