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Project Officer

Job Posted: 12 days ago

Salary: £ 30 - 30 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: Bolton

Expire in: 16 days

Job Description

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Project Officer subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.  The department are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

Experienced Project Officer / Project Coordinator / Project Support
Excel Essentials - demonstrable use of lookup and conditional based formulas, conditional formatting, pivot tables
Power Query and Power BI report maintenance experience desirable
SAP materials management system.
Primavera 6 planning tool is preferred but not essential.
Certification in Project Management, would be an advantage.
At least 3 years of project support experience, ideally in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
Supporting the Project Manager’s and Project Team’s in the co-ordination, planning and control of projects.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, MS Project and Visio. 
Rate: £30.00 per hour
Location: Bolton 
Hybrid / Remote working: Hybrid role of 3 days per week onsite
Contract: 37 Hours per week
Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’
Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)                                                                                                                                          

Project Officer Job Description:

This role will require you to work with the Manufacturing project teams in delivering missiles and test equipment throughout their product life-cycles and in accordance with established project control methodologies. The role of Project Officer provides support to a range of deliverables across multiple Manufacturing task areas and can provide a stepping stone for further progress within a project management environment. 
The Project Officer support the Heads of Manufacturing and Production Project Managers across multiple projects and sites as required, providing delivery of the following:

Maintenance and regular reporting of project Key Performance Indicators.
Act as an interface within Manufacturing to help ensure programme delivery, quality and cost.
Provide, understand and present information at internal reviews and meetings.
Assist the team with Risk and Opportunity management.
Assist in the compilation of Manufacturing estimates and Cost at Completions.
Assist in the compilation and analysis of workload forecast.
Compilation and maintenance of project programmes and schedules.
Maintain and improve the interface with internal customers and external departments.
Role requirements (skills, training and qualifications):

Enthusiastic, pro-active and tenacious individual who can prioritise as well as manage day-to-day tactical decisions.
A clear, strong and effective communicator.
Numerate and confident with basic mathematics
Knowledgeable and experienced in the basic application of Project Management skills at an assistant level.
Computer literacy - basic but proven skills required in MS Word, spread sheets, presentations and planning tools. Experience with SAP materials management system / alternative Materials Management system
Primavera 6 planning tool is preferred but not essential. Other PM tools would be acceptable 

Local, job specific training will be provided as appropriate

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