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Sanderson Government & Defence
,
Romsey, Hampshire
Project Support Officer
Overview
Our client provides technical services and solutions to the Government and Defence sector. Due to additional workload, they have an immediate requirement for an experienced Security Cleared Project Support Officer on a 6 to 9 month basis, potentially longer. Valid and current Security Clearance is essential for this role. This role is essential in order for the Project Managers to be able to undertake higher value tasks and have more time to liaise with customers. You will therefore work across a versatile set of tasks and projects, including but not limited to the following: Driving consistency and efficiency into Project Management across the portfolio Producing project plans and supporting materials Standardising the reporting approaches across projects and preparing progress reports for the Project Managers and Portfolio Managers Assisting the Project Managers in proactively managing risk Asset and loan management including ITAR tracking. Set up bid/project folders within the PSO. On secondment projects, assist with timesheets, approve expenses (within limits of DOA) and monitor billing. Chasing up contracts for secondments and track spend on secondments against contracted hours. Act as another bridge between the organisation and on-site/client-site staff Transfer of documents between systems Production of delivery documents You will undertake some of these tasks directly; others will be delegated to the Administration Team. You will need to actively consult with the Project Managers, Portfolio Manager and the Head of the PMO to identify and deliver these tasks Essential Skills/Experience: You must have 3 to 5 years' experience of working in a PMO with significant exposure to working with large portfolios of projects (of varying sizes). Solid grounding in all PSO activities In depth specialist experience in risk management and project/portfolio reporting You must have (as a minimum) foundation training in either MoP, PRINCE2 or APM Project Fundamentals (PFQ) qualification. It is also desirable that you have experience of working in an engineering environment and associated engineering processes Please note, that this role falls Inside Scope and therefore, the rate of £400 is based working through an Umbrella company.