453 Project Assistant jobs in the United Kingdom

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Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services, and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

Expleo is seeking a highly organised and proactive PMO Administrator (Project Assistant) to support our project management team within the Aerospace Business Unit. The ideal candidate will assist in the administration and coordination of various project activities, ensuring smooth operations and timely delivery of project milestones. This role involves handling a range of administrative tasks, supporting project managers, and contributing to the overall efficiency of project execution.

• Administrative Support:
  • Draft documents, prepare reports, and maintain project records.
  • Manage timesheet entries, ensuring booking codes are available and teams load timesheets for approval.
  • Perform project reporting and scheduling tasks utilising MS Office Suite.
  • Accurately maintain records and databases.
• Project Coordination:
  • Support project managers in the preparation and updating of project tracking tools and resource trackers.
  • Set up new projects in the project management system, ensuring all relevant details are accurately recorded.
  • Collaborate with Engineering Teams and Project Managers to deliver multi-disciplinary projects.
• Purchase Order Management:
  • Raise purchase orders for suppliers, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
  • Onboard purchase orders, ensuring all necessary documentation is completed and approved.
  • Track the status of purchase orders and follow up with suppliers as needed.
  • Raising invoices and matching payments.
  • Support the management of intercompany invoicing processes, ensuring compliance with internal agreements and invoicing rules.
• Communication and Documentation:
  • Maintain effective communication with project stakeholders, ensuring timely dissemination of information.
  • Exchange and coordination of information within the project and management teams.
• KPI Tracking and Issue Escalation:
  • Track key performance indicators (KPIs) for projects, ensuring targets are met and reporting on progress.
  • Escalate issues to the project manager or relevant stakeholders when necessary, ensuring timely resolution.

• Minimum of 2 GCSEs grade C or above, including Maths and English.

• Organisational Skills: Efficiently manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written skills to interact effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Attention to Detail : Ensure accuracy in documentation and reporting.
• Time Management: Effectively manage time and meet deadlines.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiar with project management tools.
• Problem-Solving Skills : Identify and proactively propose solutions to issues.
• Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively within a team environment and support team members.
• Adaptability: Flexibly adapt to changing project requirements and priorities.

• Experience in a project support or administrative role is required.

• UK Nationality and elegible for SC clearance

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services, and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

Expleo is seeking a highly organised and proactive PMO Administrator (Project Assistant) to support our project management team within the Aerospace Business Unit. The ideal candidate will assist in the administration and coordination of various project activities, ensuring smooth operations and timely delivery of project milestones. This role involves handling a range of administrative tasks, supporting project managers, and contributing to the overall efficiency of project execution.

• Administrative Support:
  • Draft documents, prepare reports, and maintain project records.
  • Manage timesheet entries, ensuring booking codes are available and teams load timesheets for approval.
  • Perform project reporting and scheduling tasks utilising MS Office Suite.
  • Accurately maintain records and databases.
• Project Coordination:
  • Support project managers in the preparation and updating of project tracking tools and resource trackers.
  • Set up new projects in the project management system, ensuring all relevant details are accurately recorded.
  • Collaborate with Engineering Teams and Project Managers to deliver multi-disciplinary projects.
• Purchase Order Management:
  • Raise purchase orders for suppliers, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
  • Onboard purchase orders, ensuring all necessary documentation is completed and approved.
  • Track the status of purchase orders and follow up with suppliers as needed.
  • Raising invoices and matching payments.
  • Support the management of intercompany invoicing processes, ensuring compliance with internal agreements and invoicing rules.
• Communication and Documentation:
  • Maintain effective communication with project stakeholders, ensuring timely dissemination of information.
  • Exchange and coordination of information within the project and management teams.
• KPI Tracking and Issue Escalation:
  • Track key performance indicators (KPIs) for projects, ensuring targets are met and reporting on progress.
  • Escalate issues to the project manager or relevant stakeholders when necessary, ensuring timely resolution.

• Minimum of 2 GCSEs grade C or above, including Maths and English.

• Organisational Skills: Efficiently manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written skills to interact effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Attention to Detail : Ensure accuracy in documentation and reporting.
• Time Management: Effectively manage time and meet deadlines.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiar with project management tools.
• Problem-Solving Skills : Identify and proactively propose solutions to issues.
• Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively within a team environment and support team members.
• Adaptability: Flexibly adapt to changing project requirements and priorities.

• Experience in a project support or administrative role is required.

• UK Nationality and elegible for SC clearance

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

Project Management Officer
London (Hybrid)
55,000 - 70,000 + Insurance + Training + Progression + Pension

An excellent opportunity awaits a project management or delivery officer to join a fast-growing tech business offering innovative solutions in the financial services space. This role offers variety, great benefits, and strong opportunities for personal development.

The company builds innovative technology solutions transforming processes within the financial sector.

In this role you'll take ownership of how projects are governed, tracked, and aligned with wider strategic business goals. You will play a key part in project delivery, risks management, and reporting. Working closely with senior leadership and project leads to establish best practices and support continuous improvement. It's a hands-on position that involves managing tooling, reporting dashboards, and helping plan resources across delivery teams. This role is hybrid-based in the London office 2 to 3 days a week per week

The ideal person will have strong experience building or leading Project Management functions, ideally within financial services, fintech or regulatory services. The right person will have a strong understanding of project controls, regulatory and governance frameworks, be confident engaging with senior technical and commercial stakeholders, and be comfortable using reporting tools.

This is a fantastic chance to join a growing fintech, working on complex programmes and excellent development and career progression.

The Role:
*Own project and delivery processes across programmes and projects
*Monitor resources, budgets, compliance and governance.
*Provide senior leadership with clear visibility into project health and progress
*Manage tools and automation of reporting including frameworks
*Hybrid working with 2 to 3 days per week in Central London

The Person:
*Strong experience managing or building PMO functions in fintech or financial services
*Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
*Strategic thinker with a focus on process improvement, best practices and data-driven decision making
*Based within a commutable distance to Central London

Reference Number: BBBH (phone number removed)

To apply for this role or to be considered for further positions, please click "Apply Now" or contact Marcel Cerek at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will depend on your level of experience, qualifications, and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates

Candidate needs Consultancy experience ***

Copello are working with a leading defence consultancy who are looking for a P3M Project Manager to join their team. You would play a pivotal role in delivering end-to-end project and programme management services to clients and will work closely with national government bodies, international institutions, and global prime contractors .

In this role you would be involved in leading and supporting transformational change, major acquisition, technology insertion, and in service support projects.

Essential

• Proven experience in project, programme, or portfolio management roles within the defence industry
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, with a relevant professional qualification (e.g., ChPP, PMQ, PPQ, PRINCE2, MSP).
• Strong track record of delivering projects to time, cost, and quality.
• Experience of working in the defence sector or a military background.
• Demonstrable experience in:
  • Delivering quality on projects.
  • Managing stakeholder relationships effectively.
  • Supporting teams in dynamic, multi-disciplinary environments.

• Experience of assisting the Bid Winning process and practice such as PQQ/ITT/ITN.
• Ability to travel to client sites across UK as required. (Predominantly South and South-West Regions).

Desirable

• Membership of a professional body (e.g., APM, PMI) and a desire for continued professional development.
• Experience working in a consultancy environment or with government clients.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as Agile, Lean, or Six Sigma.
• Microsoft Project 2016 and / or Primavera 6 certification
• Risk certification e.g., Management of Risk (MoR) / Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
• Earned Value Management Foundation and /or Practitioner

Project Management Officer
London (Hybrid)
55,000 - 70,000 + Insurance + Training + Progression + Pension

An excellent opportunity awaits a project management or delivery officer to join a fast-growing tech business offering innovative solutions in the financial services space. This role offers variety, great benefits, and strong opportunities for personal development.

The company builds innovative technology solutions transforming processes within the financial sector.

In this role you'll take ownership of how projects are governed, tracked, and aligned with wider strategic business goals. You will play a key part in project delivery, risks management, and reporting. Working closely with senior leadership and project leads to establish best practices and support continuous improvement. It's a hands-on position that involves managing tooling, reporting dashboards, and helping plan resources across delivery teams. This role is hybrid-based in the London office 2 to 3 days a week per week

The ideal person will have strong experience building or leading Project Management functions, ideally within financial services, fintech or regulatory services. The right person will have a strong understanding of project controls, regulatory and governance frameworks, be confident engaging with senior technical and commercial stakeholders, and be comfortable using reporting tools.

This is a fantastic chance to join a growing fintech, working on complex programmes and excellent development and career progression.

The Role:
*Own project and delivery processes across programmes and projects
*Monitor resources, budgets, compliance and governance.
*Provide senior leadership with clear visibility into project health and progress
*Manage tools and automation of reporting including frameworks
*Hybrid working with 2 to 3 days per week in Central London

The Person:
*Strong experience managing or building PMO functions in fintech or financial services
*Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
*Strategic thinker with a focus on process improvement, best practices and data-driven decision making
*Based within a commutable distance to Central London

Reference Number: BBBH (phone number removed)

To apply for this role or to be considered for further positions, please click "Apply Now" or contact Marcel Cerek at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will depend on your level of experience, qualifications, and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates

Candidate needs Consultancy experience ***

Copello are working with a leading defence consultancy who are looking for a P3M Project Manager to join their team. You would play a pivotal role in delivering end-to-end project and programme management services to clients and will work closely with national government bodies, international institutions, and global prime contractors .

In this role you would be involved in leading and supporting transformational change, major acquisition, technology insertion, and in service support projects.

Essential

• Proven experience in project, programme, or portfolio management roles within the defence industry
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, with a relevant professional qualification (e.g., ChPP, PMQ, PPQ, PRINCE2, MSP).
• Strong track record of delivering projects to time, cost, and quality.
• Experience of working in the defence sector or a military background.
• Demonstrable experience in:
  • Delivering quality on projects.
  • Managing stakeholder relationships effectively.
  • Supporting teams in dynamic, multi-disciplinary environments.

• Experience of assisting the Bid Winning process and practice such as PQQ/ITT/ITN.
• Ability to travel to client sites across UK as required. (Predominantly South and South-West Regions).

Desirable

• Membership of a professional body (e.g., APM, PMI) and a desire for continued professional development.
• Experience working in a consultancy environment or with government clients.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as Agile, Lean, or Six Sigma.
• Microsoft Project 2016 and / or Primavera 6 certification
• Risk certification e.g., Management of Risk (MoR) / Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
• Earned Value Management Foundation and /or Practitioner