Project Support Officer

440095 Project Support Officer

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 24th December 2025

Location:
Bristol, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Swansea (Hybrid)

Salary:
£30,485 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Contract Type:
Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Available positions: 2

We are looking for Project Support Officers to support and work with the Project Managers to deliver a range of projects across the portfolio and ensure that all relevant information and data is collected in a timely manner.

Become a member of the PSO Team that delivers the PSO Service to the Portfolio Delivery Team, reporting to the Programme Support Officer, and you will be assigned to work on multiple projects.

Top Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to:

• Provide support to the Project Manager, the project team and the project partners to deliver the project.
• Coordinate Project Boards, workshops, reviews and other meetings.
• Ensure that information is recorded, stored and kept up to date, in accordance with the Agency PPM standards.
• Support the production and maintenance of project plans.
• Support the production of progress reports.
• Support the recording and resolution of risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies and decisions.
• Act and engage with honesty and integrity, and upholding the reputation of the Agency, the Department, and the Civil Service.
• Work in collaboration with colleagues across all functions for the good of DVSA and to build an impactful and well-respected Agency.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
• DfT prioritises investing in our project delivery professionals, because successful projects begin with skilled people. We offer funding for industry recognised qualifications e.g. APM PMQ, PRINCE2, and MSP, alongside leadership programmes. You will have access to targeted technical training, support for project delivery accreditation, and potential funding toward Chartered Project Professional (ChPP). From day one, mentoring, coaching, and the Government Online Skills Tool (GOST) are available to support your learning and development throughout your career in DfT.

About you

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Committed to providing good service and displaying a pro-active approach to ensuring that tasks are completed in time and relevant parties are kept informed.
• An ability to collect and communicate information effectively to a wide variety of people using various methods/tools.
• A willingness to work as a member of a team of project support officers that provide a key service to IT projects.
• A willingness to work closely with project managers to deliver IT projects and learn the skills needed to do this effectively.

The successful candidate will also need to have a willingness to work toward APM Project Fundamentals.

How to Apply

Read the full job description and apply here

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Wednesday 24th December 2025