Project Support Officer

**Project Support Officer (PSO) - 30481**:
**Project Support Officer (PSO) - 30481**
Number of jobs available
1Region
South WestCity/Town
ExeterGrade
Staff Grade 3Post Type
PermanentRole Type
Project DeliveryWorking Pattern
Full Time, Part TimeSalary Minimum
£28,607Closing Date:

30/03/2025, 23:55 hours
Job description attachment 1
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Basic Check- Job description- We are looking for a Project Support Officer to support the delivery of exciting, innovative projects including flood risk management studies and schemes that reduce the risk of flooding to communities and enhance the environment.
You will give teams the support they need to do their jobs more effectively by assisting Project Managers with administrative, financial, data or organisational tasks supporting the delivery of their projects. This might include tasks for the wider hub team as well. It’s a valued role with a diverse range of work across a wide range of workstreams, giving you an in-depth understanding of large-scale projects.

You will become involved in a range of activities such as handling and processing data, creating GIS layers, setting up new project workspaces, organising and taking meeting minutes, preparing notice of entry letters and public newsletters, ordering site signage, running reports, and accompanying Project Managers on site visits.

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.- The team- We are Programme and Contracts Management (PCM), creating a better place through excellence in project and programme management. Our teams provide the Environment Agency with an effective project and programme management service. Our well-qualified staff manage projects throughout their lifecycle to deliver flood risk management, environmental improvements, and shared ownership with local communities. Although dispersed through offices across the region we create collaborative spaces to share learning and develop our people.- Experience/skills required- Essential:

- Experience in using MS Office, particularly Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
- Ability to prioritise workload and meeting deadlines, with relevant support.
- Experience in accurate data management, report writing and presenting relevant information to stakeholders.
- Efficient and adaptable communication skills, with a variety of audiences.
- Organisational and planning skills.

Desirable
- A Levels (or equivalent). Subjects that may be particularly advantageous include maths/statistics, geography, English, environmental studies, business studies, economics, and computer science.
- This role interacts with many different contacts across the Environment Agency, so a background of working in a customer-facing environment, demonstrating good communication skills would be useful. You should be positive, keen to help colleagues and take pride in your work.
- Experience or exposure of working in a project environment.

If you are unsure whether this role is for you, please contact the hiring manager.- Contact and additional information-
The role will be fulfilled from the Exeter office though it will require regular travel to project sites and project team meetings in other Agency and Supply Partner offices. Occasional overnight stays may be necessary.- Competence 1- Communicates Effectively- Description- Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately, and persuasively through speech and writing.

Question: Please tell us about a situation where you have used your communication skills to explain a complex issue to a group of people?- Competence 2- Uses Initiative- Description- Takes action before and/or beyond what is required, owning the outcome.

Question: Describe an occasion where you have taken proactive action to ensure that a task has been performed effectively.- Competence 3- Data and Information Management- Description- Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops, and shares data, material, or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.

Question: Give an example of when you have had to analyse and interpret data and present your findings to others.- Role specific license requirements- Full UK Driving Licence