project scientist London, England

Walters People

Full Time London, England 38.75 - 28.75 GBP HOURLY Today

Job description

Project Support – 9-12 Months Contract – Part Time - Hybrid Position: Project Support Location: London Salary/Benefits: £230 p/day PAYE / £310.45 UMB Contract – 9-12 months – Part Time Role Details – Project Support We are hiring for a Project Support to support successful management of high-profile projects to time, budget, and quality standards. Working into a Project Manager, you will facilitate delivery of projects through successful management and partnership of both internal resource and delivery partners, plus third-party suppliers.

Key responsibilities of the Project Support

Support the delivery of large-scale projects with significant complexity, involving sophisticated stakeholder management of internal networks and external partners, in a sensitive political environment.
Ensure delivery of projects to meet the agreed objectives, in line with company’s quality standards, including adherence to all processes and procedures, governance requirements and communication standards.
Supports Project Manager to manage an indirect matrix project delivery team, including internal company’s staff, agency, and contract workers in order to ensure successful delivery of project objectives.
Supports management of the PMO, undertaking project planning (including scoping work packages and outputs, identifying key milestones and dependencies, highlighting, and mitigating risks, managing cost controls etc), establishing and maintaining PPM tools (e.g., project plan, risk and issues registers, decision log) to facilitate monitoring and ensure delivery is on track, and leads delivery of certain work packages directly, as required.
Manages an effective and responsive reporting programme, which aligns with company’s reporting mechanisms and caters to the needs of different audiences.
Supports management of an effective governance programme, including a senior stakeholder steering group, informing of progress, and influencing and driving senior level decision making in a timely manner to keep projects on track.
Maintains effective working relationships with the project Sponsor, supplier's, and contractor's project management teams as appropriate to facilitate the smooth running of the project.
Coordinates activity to support effective budget management within company’s financial management mechanisms, identifying and escalating cost risks
Monitors resource plan to ensure that the resource requirements for projects are communicated and agreed by relevant stakeholders.

Key skills required of the Project Support

Solid knowledge and understanding of project and programme management methodologies and their practical application in a transport setting.
Strong knowledge and understanding of project control tools and techniques.
Degree or equivalent qualification
Professional qualification in Project/Programme Management such as PRINCE 2, APMP or MSP
Strong knowledge and understanding of project budgeting, procurement processes and contract management in a project management setting.
Expert use of MS Project
Experience in complex multi-disciplinary and matrix-managed environments, with direct and indirect influencing skills
Proven record of supporting delivery of large-scale (£5+m value) projects and programmes in a large, complex organisation, where there are multiple interfaces, and delivering to time, budget, and quality standards.
Demonstrable experience of coordinating large multi-disciplinary teams in a matrix environment in a large, complex organisation and ensuring that they deliver to time, budget, and quality.
Experience of managing delivery through others, including external contractors and/or suppliers.
Experience of delivery and stakeholder management at a senior level.

If you would like to be considered for this position, please email your CV directly to [email protected]

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