2x Project Support Officer - Defence

Project Support Officer

Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 + car allowance + bonus
Location: Bristol – Hybrid
Clearance: Active DV Clearance

We’re looking for an experienced Project Support Officer to join a growing P3M practice, supporting the delivery of complex projects and programmes across Government and other highly regulated environments.

This is a great opportunity for someone with project support or PMO experience who enjoys bringing structure, organisation and consistency to project delivery, with the opportunity to develop towards a Project Manager or Project Management Consultant role.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing day-to-day project and PMO support across multiple projects and programmes.
• Maintaining project plans, RAID logs, project documentation and key delivery information.
• Tracking milestones, deliverables and timelines to support successful project delivery.
• Preparing project reports, dashboards and status updates for senior stakeholders.
• Supporting project meetings, capturing actions and following up with stakeholders.
• Supporting project governance and ensuring projects follow agreed processes and standards.
• Assisting with resource planning, scheduling and financial tracking.
• Monitoring budgets, timesheets and project expenditure.
• Supporting forecasting and reporting on project performance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve project processes and delivery efficiency.
• Working closely with Project Managers, delivery leads and clients across complex environments.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working in a Project Support, PMO or similar project delivery role.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a client-facing environment.
• Experience supporting projects or programmes in any sector.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively to deadlines.
• Experience working within Government, Defence or other regulated environments is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of project methodologies such as PRINCE2 or Agile would be advantageous.
• Experience with project management tools such as MS Project, Jira or Smartsheet would be beneficial.
• Active DV Clearance is required.

If you are a Project Support Officer with active DV clearance looking to develop your career within P3M and work on complex projects across Government and highly regulated environments, then please apply below!