Project Support jobs in United Kingdom

Job Title: Project Administrator / Project Support Officer (PSO)

Location: Southampton - Hybrid
Contract Type: Contract Role
Hours: Full-time or 4 days per week
Reporting to: Head of Programme / Programme Manager

This role is a contract position and will require onsite work in Southampton, the client will not offer a fully remote role.

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Project Administrator / Project Support Officer to join our NHS digital transformation programme. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing high-quality administrative and project support to the Head of Programme and wider programme team.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, fast-paced digital environment delivering change that improves patient outcomes and supports modernisation across the NHS.

• Provide comprehensive administrative and project support to the Head of Programme and project managers across multiple workstreams.

• Maintain accurate project documentation including risk and issue logs etc.

• Coordinate and support project governance activities, including scheduling, preparing papers for, and minuting programme and project board meetings.

• Assist in monitoring project progress against milestones and reporting on key deliverables.

• Support procurement, resource, and budget tracking in collaboration with the programme team.

• Manage document version control, configuration management, and SharePoint or MS Teams sites.

• Collate, analyse, and present project data for reports and dashboards.

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective communication and information flow.

• Support onboarding of new team members and maintenance of project documentation standards.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of PMO and project delivery processes.

• Proven experience as a Project Administrator, PSO, or PMO Support within a large and complex organisation.

• Previous experience working on NHS or healthcare digital / IT transformation projects would be of interest.

• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, and Teams

• Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high‑quality documentation.

• Ability to work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams and with stakeholders at all levels.

• Highly organised, methodical, and proactive.

• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative approach.

• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.