Project Support Officer

Job Description

Job Category : Engineering & Surveying
Location : Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £23.98

Key Responsibilities

To support, manage and quality assure capital projects within the Transportation Team and projects, as required. The role is expected to undertake:
• Financial, administrative and practical support to assist and contribute to the delivery of the Transport Capital Programme.
o Development and maintenance of dashboards/systems/processes to support performance management and action tracking
o Preparation for Programme Boards, Project Boards and all other reporting and escalation activities
o Support with permitting and technical business processes as appropriate
o Produce and update financial information forecasts and expenditure in order to ensure Project Managers and Transport Planners are aware of budgets costs and outgoings to date.
• To provide project, administrative and technical business support to the team as required.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships, and effective communication and liaison with all other areas across the Council.
• To provide additional capacity/cover for the Project Managers when required:
o To provide support to the Transport Major Projects Board and internal meetings.
o To manage and maintain the project data and relevant specific project information.
o To maintain the information databases and support the administrative processes relating to delivery of the capital programme
o To develop and maintain good working relationships, and effective communication and liaison with all corporate support teams across the authority

Skills required for this role Person specification

• Good oral and written communication, willing to constructively challenge and voice own opinion
• Good organisational and time management skills
• High-level of attention to detail, able to produce accurate work to tight deadlines
• Good project management skills including an understanding of progress tracking, risk and independency management
• Strong team-working skills, with the ability to work co-operatively and flexibly to achieve corporate objectives
• Good interpersonal skills and confidence to deal with people at all levels
• Strong IT skills (including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, Teams)
• Good analytical skills with the ability to analyse large volumes of complex data
• Able to work effectively on own initiative and know when to seek advice

Project Support Officer Key Resonsibilities To support, manage and quality assure capital projects within the Transportation Team and pprojects, as required. The role is expected to undertake: • Financial, administrative and practical support to assist and contribute to the delivery of the Transport Capital Programme. o Development and maintenance of dashboards/systems/processes to support performance management and action tracking o Preparation for Programme Boards, Project Boards and all other reporting and escalation activities o Support with permitting and technical business processes as appropriate o Produce and update financial information forecasts and expenditure in order to ensure Project Managers and Transport Planners are aware of budgets costs and outgoings to date. • To provide project, administrative and technical business support to the team as required. • To develop and maintain good working relationships, and effective communication and liaison with all other areas across the Council. • To provide additional capacity/cover for the Project Managers when required: o To provide support to the Transport Major Projects Board and internal meetings. o To manage and maintain the project data and relevant specific project information. o To maintain the information databases and support the administrative processes relating to delivery of the capital programme o To develop and maintain good working relationships, and effective communication and liaison with all corporate support teams across the authority Skills required for this role Person specification • Good oral and written communication, willing to constructively challenge and voice own opinion • Good organisational and time management skills • High-level of attention to detail, able to produce accurate work to tight deadlines • Good project management skills including an understanding of progress tracking, risk and independency management • Strong team-working skills, with the ability to work co-operatively and flexibly to achieve corporate objectives • Good interpersonal skills and confidence to deal with people at all levels • Strong IT skills (including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, Teams) • Good analytical skills with the ability to analyse large volumes of complex data • Able to work effectively on own initiative and know when to seek advice