Project Support Officers

2 weeks ago

Porton Down, United Kingdom Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 268715**Salary**:

- £20,639 - £29,228**Salary will be dependent on skills and experience - Level 3: £20,639 - £23,491 / Level 4: £25,052 - £29,228**

**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer
- Higher Executive Officer- Dstl Level 3 & Level 4**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Project Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 27Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire or Dstl Portsdown West, Fareham, HampshireAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- The role of the Project Support Officer (PSO) covers a diverse range of activities to support the delivery of the project’s objectives.
- The PSO enables the smooth running of the project by supporting the Project Manager (PM) through the operation of project management processes, and the co-ordination of business management actions and activities on their behalf.
- They may also manage some activities within a project at the direction of the PM.**Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.**

**Job description**:
**In this role you will have the following responsibilities depending upon your experience and the complexity of project(s) you are supporting**:

- Planning and Scheduling - Working with your PM to assist, implement or ensure effective planning and scheduling is in place.
- Monitoring and reporting - Assist, establish or manage project controls and reports.
- Administration - Organising meetings, ensuring organisational tasks are carried out and that the project is compliant with Dstl’s processes.
- Resources - Supporting the resourcing of the wider project team, procuring resources within delegated limits, providing the project manager with workforce and resource information.
- Stakeholder - Assist with, or manage and engage with stakeholders, maintaining the stakeholder logs, managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, at times acting as a single point of contact, drafting and or signing off correspondence.
- Financial control - Assist, monitor or manage project spend and contribute to the compilation of budgets. Maintain an accurate asset register for the project.
- Risks and Issues - Assist through to managing specific risks and maintain risk and issue logs, escalating as appropriate.

The above responsibilities are a summary of the PSO role requirements that are included in the PDCF.
- Additional Responsibilities:

- Level 3 PSO:
- Role-modelling behaviours creating a positive working environment.
- Supporting the development of professional Project Management - including the regular identification and sharing of lessons identified.

Level 4 PSO:
- Role-modelling behaviours creating a positive working environment.
- Supporting the development of professional Project Management - including the regular identification and sharing of lessons identified.
- Deputise for the PM on occasions and to take the lead on specific aspects of project control.

**Person specification**:
**We are looking for someone who has**:
Level 3 PSO:
- An interest and aptitude to support project management and can follow best practice;
- Excellent organisation and communications skills;
- The ability to work independently or with mínimal direction when required;
- A desire to provide quality and actionable information to the PM.

**Level 4 PSO**:

- Experience of supporting project management;
- Excellent organisation and communications skills;
- The ability to work independently or with mínimal direction when required;
- A desire to provide quality and actionable information to the PM.

**Important Information**
- This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.-
**Work location**
Dstl is strongly encouraging blended and flexible working either at one of our sites or from home or both. We want to empower you to undertake your duties at the most appropriate location for the task, however you will be allocated a Dstl site as a base. You may be required to travel to other Dstl and MoD sites as required.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- We'll provide a great range of benefits including;
- Fully flexible working, including alternative working patterns, annualised hours, compressed hours and job share, to name a few.
- Flexible Working hours, a 12 month reference period and the ability to bank hours. U

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