Project Support Analyst
Posted 3 days ago by Totaljobs
Negotiable
Undetermined
Onsite
Bradford (BD1), BD1
Summary: The Project Support Analyst will join the Infrastructure Delivery team to assist in the planning, management, and execution of infrastructure replacement projects, including cloud migrations and hardware refreshes. The role involves close collaboration with IT teams and external suppliers to ensure successful project delivery. The analyst will support the Project Manager in various aspects, including risk management and stakeholder engagement. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for success in this fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the planning, management, and delivery of infrastructure replacement projects.
- Coordinate with IT teams and external suppliers to deliver detailed project plans.
- Assist the Project Manager with risk and issue management, stakeholder engagement, and resource coordination.
- Build strong working relationships with Business and IT teams.
- Support the planning and execution of cutover and back-out rehearsal activities.
Key Skills:
- Experienced Project Support Officer with a strong delivery track record.
- Experience in large technology operations and hardware refresh/cloud software upgrade programmes.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills and strong verbal/written communication skills.
- Familiarity with Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies.
- Strong reporting, data analysis, and change management skills.
- Advanced spreadsheet skills and data analysis capability.
- Highly organized, proactive, and flexible with a “can-do” attitude.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Bradford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
IT Project Support Analyst
Contract / Rate: £Market Rates
Duration: 6 months + extension
Location: Leeds/Bradford - 3 days onsite so people who can commute are preferred
A Project Support Analyst is required to join our clients Infrastructure Delivery team. The role will support the planning, management, and delivery of infrastructure replacement projects, including:
- Cloud migration solutions
- Peripheral refresh programmes
- Client hardware and software solutions
The role specifically supports a Project Manager delivering:
- Server infrastructure migrations from an on-premise data centre to a cloud infrastructure platform
- A Peripheral refresh programme across a large estate
- A Java upgrade across cloud platform services
The role will:
- Work across the business with a focus on Infrastructure Services, coordinating with IT teams and external suppliers to agree and deliver detailed plans
- Support the Project Manager with planning, risk and issue management, stakeholder engagement, resource coordination, service transition, support, and business readiness
- Build strong working relationships with Business and IT teams, matrix-managing contributors to ensure successful delivery
- Support the planning and execution of cutover and back-out rehearsal activities
Skills and experience required:
The successful candidate will ideally:
- Be an experienced Project Support Officer with a strong delivery track record
- Have experience working in large technology operations
- Have experience around hardware refresh and cloud software upgrade programmes
- Demonstrate excellent stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior management
- Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
- Be comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Have experience supporting delivery in a multi-supplier landscape
- Be familiar with both Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies
- Have experience working within different governance frameworks
- Demonstrate strong reporting, data analysis, and change management skills
Essential skills:
- Advanced spreadsheet skills
- Data analysis capability
- Change request management
- Plan maintenance and progress tracking
- Production of clear project reporting for stakeholders
Essential soft skills:
- Highly organised and structured
- Strong communicator who builds effective working relationships
- Proactive, flexible, and “can-do” attitude
If this sounds like you - please hit the apply button! Thanks for your interest in the position.