Project Support Officer (Town Planning)
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Glenrothes, is currently looking to recruit a Project Officer (Town Planning) for an initial 12 month fixed term contract on a salary of £30,391–£33,732/annum. This role will be hybrid working.
The Project Officer provides project management support to the Local Development Plan Project Manager, assisting in the development and delivery of Local Development Plan projects on time and on budget
Responsibilities:
– Effective assurance, monitoring, reporting, and documentation across multiple projects
-Coordination across Enterprise & Environment and the wider organisation
– Support the Local Development Plan Manager in managing, developing, and delivering projects.
– Ensure adoption of the organisation’s project management best practice, including risk, stakeholder, benefit and resource management.
– Assist project managers by providing project assurance and supporting the delivery of funded projects.
– Contribute to business case development.
– Support project planning and programming activities.
– Monitor, identify, and track risks and issues.
– Participate in benefits management, ensuring outcomes are identified and measured.
– Act as a liaison between teams within the Place Directorate and across the organisation.
– Maintain communication across stakeholders, ensuring issues are addressed and progress is shared.
– Arrange and attend project meetings, take minutes, follow up on actions.
– Manage and monitor project delivery.
– Ensure effective reporting in line with project governance requirements.
– Undertake project reviews.
– Maintain project records, drawings, specifications and documentation (manual and digital).
– Ensure documents are stored correctly and meet audit standards.
– Undertake document management tasks.
– Apply Health & Safety requirements appropriately.
– Comply with relevant legislation and procedures.
– Carry out any additional duties appropriate to the grade.
Essential Skills:
– Educated to SCQF level 7 (HNC, Advanced Highers, Apprenticeship or equivalent).
– Experience supporting project delivery.
– Ability to plan and organise workload.
– Project management skills and capabilities.
– Effective working relationships and ability to work independently.
– Communication and influencing skills.
– Team working skills.
– Experience meeting objectives within defined timescales.
– Competent IT skills.
– Knowledge of planning legislation related to development planning in Scotland.
– Ability to provide a regular and effective service.
Desirable Skills:
– Project Management qualification or professional membership
-Local Authority Experience
-Town Planning experience
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
The Project Officer provides project management support to the Local Development Plan Project Manager, assisting in the development and delivery of Local Development Plan projects on time and on budget
Responsibilities:
– Effective assurance, monitoring, reporting, and documentation across multiple projects
-Coordination across Enterprise & Environment and the wider organisation
– Support the Local Development Plan Manager in managing, developing, and delivering projects.
– Ensure adoption of the organisation’s project management best practice, including risk, stakeholder, benefit and resource management.
– Assist project managers by providing project assurance and supporting the delivery of funded projects.
– Contribute to business case development.
– Support project planning and programming activities.
– Monitor, identify, and track risks and issues.
– Participate in benefits management, ensuring outcomes are identified and measured.
– Act as a liaison between teams within the Place Directorate and across the organisation.
– Maintain communication across stakeholders, ensuring issues are addressed and progress is shared.
– Arrange and attend project meetings, take minutes, follow up on actions.
– Manage and monitor project delivery.
– Ensure effective reporting in line with project governance requirements.
– Undertake project reviews.
– Maintain project records, drawings, specifications and documentation (manual and digital).
– Ensure documents are stored correctly and meet audit standards.
– Undertake document management tasks.
– Apply Health & Safety requirements appropriately.
– Comply with relevant legislation and procedures.
– Carry out any additional duties appropriate to the grade.
Essential Skills:
– Educated to SCQF level 7 (HNC, Advanced Highers, Apprenticeship or equivalent).
– Experience supporting project delivery.
– Ability to plan and organise workload.
– Project management skills and capabilities.
– Effective working relationships and ability to work independently.
– Communication and influencing skills.
– Team working skills.
– Experience meeting objectives within defined timescales.
– Competent IT skills.
– Knowledge of planning legislation related to development planning in Scotland.
– Ability to provide a regular and effective service.
Desirable Skills:
– Project Management qualification or professional membership
-Local Authority Experience
-Town Planning experience
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
