Specialist Project and Contract Support Officer

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; Potters Bar; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental health agency in the UK seeks a Project Coordinator for a full-time, fixed-term role based onsite. You will support the South Mimms Site Capital and Revenue Programme by managing project processes and resources. A successful candidate will have proven project coordination skills, PRINCE2 qualification, and proficiency in MS Office. The role involves planning, reporting, and financial control within a supportive environment, emphasizing compliance with health and safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in project coordination or delivery, including scheduling and governance.
• Effective stakeholder engagement experience.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain systems for effective planning and scheduling of programme activities.
• Manage project controls and report progress to project managers.
• Coordinate and manage project and contract spend.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Organizational skills

Risk management

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent

APM Project Management Qualification or equivalent

Contract Management qualification

Tools

MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Job description

Division Overview

Infrastructure and Laboratory Services (I&LS) is part of the Corporate Group, providing engineering and specialist staff to deliver a safe working environment in our specialist scientific facilities. The division comprises three departments: Facilities & Laboratory Services; Engineering; and Specialist Project & Programme Management.

About the Role

The post holder will support the delivery of the South Mimms Site Capital and Revenue Programme by enabling project managers, team managers, and portfolio leads through the operation of project management processes, contract management and business management actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning and Scheduling – maintain systems for effective planning and scheduling of programme activities.
• Monitoring & Reporting – manage project controls, report progress to project and team managers, and develop performance reports.
• Administration – ensure organisational tasks are completed efficiently; provide secretariat support for Portfolio Board meetings; manage compliance with department security, health & safety, equality & diversity, business continuity and planning.
• Financial Control – coordinate and manage project and contract spend, contribute to budget preparation and the project business case.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant experience in project coordination or delivery, including scheduling, risk & issue management, change control and governance.
• Effective stakeholder engagement experience.
• Experience evaluating and promoting best practices and lessons learned.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.

Technical Criteria

• Working with Agile (or equivalent methodology).
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent.
• APM Project Management Qualification or equivalent.
• Contract Management qualification.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) in a project environment.

Strengths Criteria

• Relationship Builder.
• Improver.
• Adaptable.

Health, Safety and Compliance

• Vaccination as required for laboratory‑based roles, maintenance in laboratory settings, visiting other establishments, or overseas travel.
• Full disclosure and barring security check, animal rights and pro‑life activism checks, and basic personnel security standard checks.

Contract and Location

This is a full‑time fixed‑term contract for 23 months, based onsite at the Science Campus in South Mimms, Hertfordshire. The role must be based in the UK.