Project Support Officer - Strategic Projects - Yate
5 days ago
Bristol
How you'll make a difference As a Project Support Officer you will make a difference by helping to deliver transformational change to transport and regeneration in South Gloucestershire. You will provide support to Project Managers, delivering transport and public realm regeneration improvement projects in the district, either in development or construction phases, and an excellent opportunity to gain experience in this area of work. Through a number of funding streams, South Gloucestershire has secured approximately £100m in funding to decarbonise transport, promoting increased choice of travel options and to drive growth productivity and regeneration through investment in infrastructure. What you will be doing • Providing effective support to project delivery teams, you will work closely with Project Managers and other team members, including those from other departments across the council and also with partner organisations., • You will help to manage correspondence across a number of projects, arrange and attend meetings, workshops and engagement events, draft agendas, record detailed minutes and carry out relevant follow-up work., • You must have an understanding of project management and how methodologies should be applied both accurately and effectively on all projects., • It is key that you can build good working relationships with project managers, project sponsors, peers, suppliers and stakeholders and have an ability to work and communicate across different teams., • It is essentail that you can interpret data and prioritise and organise your workload to meet competing deadlines., • There may be the requirement to attend some engagement events in the evenings from time to time. How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different • As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities., • We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities., • We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of., • We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses. We’re making a difference, be part of it! To view the full job description, please click this link:___