Project Support Officer – PMO

Project Support Officer – PMO

About the role

The Smart DCC Project Support Officer will deliver, through a committed and competent team, a best in class service that will support the successful delivery of the Smart Meter Implementation Programme. The role will facilitate a robust but agile governance and controls framework and will add value through challenge and support to all stakeholders, including stakeholders external to Smart DCC.

The Project Support Officer will engender a culture of continuous improvement, both within the team and in relation to the frameworks it manages and will provide a challenging but fulfilling environment where individuals can develop and reach their full potential.

The role is being offered on a permanent basis with a competitive annual salary and annual bonus, along with the standard benefits. It will be based in the company’s Central London office.

About Capita | DCC Smart Metering

Capita Data and Communications Company (DCC) is part of Capita plc, the UK’s leading provider of business process management and integrated professional support service solutions, with 68,000 staff across the UK, Europe, South Africa and India.

Capita was awarded the DCC Licence in October 2013 as part of the UK government’s smart metering programme. This was set up to enable the roll out of over 53m smart meters across the UK by 2020.

The programme aims to pass a number of benefits onto consumers, allowing them to;

Manage and control their energy use to save money and reduce carbon emissions
Provide accurate meter readings and real-time information
Help them make informed purchasing decisions and reducing the barriers to switchingWhat you will do:

Support the change management process
Provide support to projects and workstreams project control activities, including, but not limited to:- Risk management

– Planning

– Reporting

Collation of project artefacts to support the achievement of assurance gates
Supporting meetings, capturing actions and taking minutes
Support the governance process through providing an efficient secretariat function to key boards
Drafting documents or providing drafting support to document production
Support to the Price Control function through the collation of information, drafting and formatting documentation to ensure consistencyYour experience will include:

Broad experience of working in a PMO environment
Knowledge of project controls
Excellent drafting skills
Good communication and relationship management skills
Proficient use of MS Project, Excel, Word and Visio
Attention to detailDesirable skills and experience:

Knowledge of SharePoint
Experience of working in a complex Programme environment
Confident and capable of challenging others when requiredWhat’s in it for you?

At Capita, training and development aren’t optional extras: they’re how we do our job. We will motivate you to perform at your peak, recognising your achievements and rewarding them appropriately. As well as a generous basic salary we also give you 23 day’s holiday, discretionary annual bonus, company pension scheme and access to voluntary benefit options including; child care vouchers, share save scheme, life assurance, holiday buy and many more designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional but fun environment.

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