Project Support Officer

2 weeks ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Midlands Connect Full time
Are you a highly organised, self-motivated and creative individual who thrives within a dynamic and ever-changing environment?
Are you seeking a varied role within an organisation that plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of transport across the region? If so, this may be the perfect role for you. Midlands Connect has a brand-new role for a Project Support Officer on a fixed term basis, for 12 months. They are seeking an enthusiastic individual to provide essential support to programme managers and leads on delivering transformative transport projects that involve new technologies, alternative fuels for road and rail, network resilience and rail business cases.
You will play a crucial role in overseeing project progress and assisting project leads in ensuring timely, budget-conscious, and high-quality project delivery. As an integral member of the team, you'll engage collaboratively across the organisation, providing comprehensive support for a variety of innovative projects that are in the early stage of development. Midlands Connect are focused on creating a fairer, greener and stronger region and are committed to improving the livelihood of the community. They need someone who has strong attention to detail, is highly proactive and understands the importance of being a team player.
This is a great opportunity for the right person to enhance their project management skills and expand their transport knowledge as on the job training will be provided.
What will you be doing?Ensure that project management best practice is identified and utilised throughout the Project Delivery process.Support in the management of procurement activities such as developing tender specifications.Managing consultants work on a day-to-day basis.Review consultant technical reports to ensure they are of the required quality.Support in the identification and management of risks and issues on projects.Support the Programme Leads / Managers with stakeholder and partner engagement on the project.Undertake project-specific technical work.About you. An understanding of Project management methodologiesExperience in transport planning or project managementAptitude to be able to deal with complex problems.Excellent analytical skillsExcellent Interpersonal skillsStrong attention to detailGood written and verbal communication skillsMicrosoft proficientHow to apply. On clicking 'apply for this job', you will first be prompted to create an account. You will have the opportunity to upload a CV, which will be used to auto-populate your profile. Please note, we do not see your CV once you have applied. Our shortlisting decisions are based on what you tell us in your profile - and so it is important to format your profile so that it really stands out. Make sure to include your employment history and include any essential education and qualifications. You will be asked to provide a supporting statement. If you already have one that you have prepared earlier, you can simply copy and paste this into the application form.
Applicants will need to evidence that they have the legal right to work in the UK. If we make an offer of employment, we will need to check that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.
Salary and benefits.We advertise salary ranges for job roles, with new appointments typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, where higher skill levels or experience are applicable, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate. This approach allows for potential year-on-year salary increases, offering progression and appropriate rewards to employees.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes a Local Government Pension Scheme, 28 days of paid annual leave, Cycle to Work Scheme, and discounted shopping with over 2,000 big-name retailers. For more details, please visit the benefits page on our careers site.
Hybrid working, location and working pattern.We believe hybrid working is the best way for our organisation to fulfil our commitment to a modern, agile workplace while continuing to provide a great service to our customers. Hybrid working means having flexibility between working in the office and at home on agreed days, where a role allows. This is agreed between an employee and their line manager, considering the business, team, and employee needs.
The location for this role is Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham, B1 1TT. It is expected that you can split your time between the office and working remotely, with at least 2 days spent in the office.
About us.Midlands Connect researches, develops, and progresses transport projects which will provide the biggest possible environmental, economic, and social benefits for the Midlands and the rest of the UK.
Our aim of these improvements is to transform regional and UK gateways, bringing the Midlands closer together and accelerating cost-effective improvements to unlock east-west connectivity that will enable the Midlands' economies to work more effectively together.
Our partnership is vast: councils, LEPs, Chambers of Commerce, airports, HS2 Ltd, Network Rail, Highways England, and our sponsor the Department for Transport. We work closely with all of them, as well as MPs and businesses, to amplify our messages and build relationships internally and externally.
We're ambitious, forward thinking and determined to find better ways of working, always leading the way in what we do. We trust and support each other to get the job done, and encourage creativity, originality, and curiosity from those who work with us. We're committed to creating an accessible and diverse workplace, one that nurtures an inclusive environment where our people can be themselves.
Midlands Connect is an independent organisation, tasked by government to advise on the best value strategic transport projects in the Midlands. Our accountable body is the West Midlands Combined Authority who support us through providing HR, finance, and governance support to help deliver our priorities.
Reasonable adjustments.If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Team ). We are here to assist and accommodate your needs.If your values align with ours and you're committed to working towards creating a future we can all be proud of, we want to hear from you.

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