Project Management Officer
Posted 6 days ago by FDM Group
£45,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Project Management Officer (PMO) at FDM involves providing administrative and project support for a global financial services client. The position requires tracking project milestones, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring quality deliverables within a hybrid working environment based in Bristol. Candidates should have over three years of PMO experience and strong communication skills to facilitate project success. This is a six-month contract with potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist Delivery Lead in planning and executing delivery by tracking milestones/actions and requirements.
- Track project progress, identify potential issues, and raise them to the Delivery Lead for solutions.
- Coordinate with BAs and Business SMEs to oversee Business Readiness and UAT testing.
- Serve as a liaison between project teams, stakeholders, and clients to ensure informed communication.
- Maintain project documentation, including reports, meeting notes, and project plans.
- Organize and participate in project meetings, ensuring agendas are prepared and minutes recorded.
- Identify potential project risks and assist in developing mitigation strategies.
- Oversee Project Delivery Tracking Tools and provide regular MI Reports to SMEs and stakeholders.
- Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and align with client expectations.
Key Skills:
- 3+ years’ experience in a PMO role or demonstrable involvement in project and programme delivery.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, dynamic, and sometimes ambiguous environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Experience working within a global or multi-regional organisation.
- Broad understanding of People/HR functions and technology delivery processes (desirable).
- PPM qualification such as PRINCE2, P3O, or MSP is highly advantageous.
- Degree-educated or able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience.
Salary (Rate): £45,000.00 yearly
City: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a PMO to work for our global financial services client. This is initially a 6-month contract with very good prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Bristol.
Responsibilities:
- Administrative Support: Assist Delivery Lead in planning and executing delivery by tracking Milestones /Actions and requirements
- Progress Monitoring: Track project progress , identify potential issues, and raise to the Delivery Lead to agree implemented solutions to keep projects on schedule
- Coordinating with BA’s, Business SMEs to oversee Business Readiness and UAT testing
- Communication: Serve as a liaison between project teams, stakeholders, and clients to ensure everyone is informed about project progress and changes. Using Teams channel and email DL to deliver regular updates to SME’s and Stakeholders
- Documentation: Maintain project documentation, including reports, meeting notes, and project plans, RAIDD logs to ensure all information is up-to-date and accessible
- Meeting Coordination: Organize and participate in project meetings, ensuring that agendas are prepared and minutes are recorded
- Risk Management: Identify potential project risks and assist in developing mitigation strategies to keep projects on track
- Delivery Tracking & MI: Oversee the Project Delivery Tracking Tools. Provide regular MI Reports to SME’s and Stakeholder including producing Burn-Down reports
- Quality Assurance: Ensure that the project deliverables meet the quality standard and align with client expectations
Requirements
- 3+ years’ experience in a PMO role or demonstrable involvement in project and programme delivery
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, dynamic, and sometimes ambiguous environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail
- Experience working within a global or multi-regional organisation
- Broad understanding of People/HR functions and technology delivery processes (desirable)
- PPM qualification such as PRINCE2, P3O, or MSP is highly advantageous
- Degree-educated or able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience
About FDM
We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 employees . FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.