Project Administrator - Reading, United Kingdom - Vantage Consulting

Description

Job Description

The role:

The Project Support Administrator applicant will be required to work extensively with Project Managers, the engineering team and the finance department to ensure programming of projects and costs associated with tasks are accurate and up to date.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Extensive use of Microsoft office + associated project tracking tools
• Undertaking continuous and regular review of projects to ensure accuracy of data, alongside the PM's.
• Ensuring project progress through the engineering teams is on course by regular reviews
• Allocation of tasks & actions to the engineering team to ensure the project programmes are met
• Collation of project invoices
• Office management duties and support
• Organisation of work tasks across the project estate, to a high level of detail in a project management supporting function
• Attending project update meetings with the clients and managing/actioning tasks as required.
• Ensuring full site readiness for the engineering teams
• This role suits someone with the aspirations of becoming a dedicated Project Manager.

Desirable experience/knowledge/qualifications:

• Attention to detail & high quality.
• Clear and unambiguous communication.
• Ownership & positivity in relation to all assigned tasks.
• Comprehensive Microsoft Office skillset.
• Microsoft Project experience (programmes) would be very beneficial.
• Fast learner, with the ability to be dynamic and reactive as required.
• Financial awareness & understanding would be beneficial.
• Commercial awareness would be beneficial (contract environment)
• Experience in a similar role/engineering company would be beneficial.
• APMP or Prince 2 qualification would be preferable.
  

Desired Skills and Experience


The role:

The Project Support Administrator applicant will be required to work extensively with Project Managers, the engineering team and the finance department to ensure programming of projects and costs associated with tasks are accurate and up to date.

Key responsibilities will include:

Extensive use of Microsoft office + associated project tracking tools
Undertaking continuous and regular review of projects to ensure accuracy of data, alongside the PM's.
Ensuring project progress through the engineering teams is on course by regular reviews
Allocation of tasks & actions to the engineering team to ensure the project programmes are met
Collation of project invoices
Office management duties and support
Organisation of work tasks across the project estate, to a high level of detail in a project management supporting function
Attending project update meetings with the clients and managing/actioning tasks as required.
Ensuring full site readiness for the engineering teams
This role suits someone with the aspirations of becoming a dedicated Project Manager.

Desirable experience/knowledge/qualifications:

Attention to detail & high quality.
Clear and unambiguous communication.
Ownership & positivity in relation to all assigned tasks.
Comprehensive Microsoft Office skillset.
Microsoft Project experience (programmes) would be very beneficial.
Fast learner, with the ability to be dynamic and reactive as required.
Financial awareness & understanding would be beneficial.
Commercial awareness would be beneficial (contract environment)
Experience in a similar role/engineering company would be beneficial.
APMP or Prince 2 qualification would be preferable.