Project Control Officer

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

- 327334**Salary**:

- £28,392- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer- B3**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Engineering
- Project Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Hanslope, South East England, MK19 7BHAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Project Control Officer**

**£28,392 plus £1,750 location allowance plus benefits including Civil Service pension**

**Based at Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes**

**Job description**:
At FDCO Services, the projects you’ll work on will just mean more. They’ll protect the UK’s interests around the world. They’ll be geographically and technically diverse and, above all, they’ll keep people and information safe.

**You’ll be at the heart of worldwide delivery**

A key figure within the team, you’ll support a wide range of projects in the UK and overseas, from initial planning and coordination through to control and delivery. Whether it’s a site upgrade, digital technology project or an embassy new build, you’ll see that we’re adhering to the high standards that our customers expect from us. You’ll support management information, reporting and communication too. The contribution you make will be invaluable. And the experience you gain could help you step up to a project management role with us in the future.

**You know how to support people as well as projects**

Your project delivery experience with projects and financials as well as your communication and organisation skills are all essential in this role. Prince 2 or equivalent Project Qualifications would also be desirable. You must be an outstanding team player with a customer and results-focused approach and strong problem-solving skills. A high level of IT literacy is important too and you must have a real eagerness to take your project management skills to the next level.

**And you’re ready to take a step up**

At FCDO Services, we keep information, assets and people safe all around the world. Our customers, who include the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, look to us to respond with speed, agility and innovation to their ever-changing security challenges. This gives every job here added significance, with the scope and range of this role makes it a potential stepping-stone into a project management position with us.

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**It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world.**

The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you’re welcome and valued. It’s what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we’re recognised as a ‘Carer Confident’ workplace. And it’s how you know you’re joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation.

**Person specification**:
**Essential**
- Experience of managing projects financials and processes
- Numerical and analytical skills
- Knowledge of programme and project processes
- Motivated self-starter who can work without close supervision
- Excellent communication & organisational skills
- Experience of working with and influencing key stakeholders

and senior managemen**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £28,392, FCDO Services contributes £7,665 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Alpha. This is a defined benefit occupational pension scheme. As your employer we also make
a substantial contribution.
- Partnership pension account. This is a stakeholder pension with a contribution

from us. How much we pay is based on your age. We pay this regardless of whether you
- choose to contribute anything. You do not have to contribute but, if you do, we will also
- match your contributions up to 3% of your pensionable earnings. The contributions are in
- addition to the age-related employer contribution mentioned above.
- A leave allowance of 25 days per annum
- 9 days per annum public and privilege days

The Civil Service pension arrangements form an important part of the pay and reward
package we offer our employees. If you join the pension arrangements we will contribute
a significant amount of money to your pension. Further information regarding both pension

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**Selection process details**:

- Interviews will be conducted using a mixture of Behaviours and Job Specific questions and a Job Specific exercise.
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:

- See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Medical**:
**Nationality requirements**:

- Open to UK nationals only.**Working for