Overview of project/role

As a Project Co-ordinator at TfL in the London Trams Project delivery team, you will be supporting the Programme Manager and the wider projects team to ensure governance and control processes are being followed and to assist with project reporting for a range of renewal and enhancement projects. This is an excellent opportunity for those with general administration skills, fantastic co-ordination/organisation skills, and ideally some exposure to or interest in project management. You will be joining a well versed and supportive team, who will mentor and nurture your professional development, with the hopes that you will progress to an Assistant Project Manager role in the future.

Key Accountabilities

• Supporting the preparation of construction/project documentation to enable robust project governance processes in line with the TfL project delivery methodology.

• Responsible for supporting simple analysis of project finances and budgeting.

• Responsible for supporting planning and scheduling activities, tracking milestones and identifying variances. 

• Analysis of data and making decisions where appropriate or providing recommendations.

• Assist with the risk management process, documenting risks and mitigating actions.

• Assist with the contract procurement process in collaboration with the procurement team if applicable.

• Liaise with interfacing projects and coordinate associated works construction activities. Managing logistics on small sites if required.

• Assist with construction planning and monitoring as required.

• Assist with ensuring that works construction activities comply with relevant safety legislation and LU safety requirements, collaborating with the HSE team as required. Ensure safe delivery in line with the corporate safety vision. 

• Responsible for planning and prioritising work activities as directed by the Project Manager/Construction Manager. 

•Accountable for ensuring all tasks are delivered on time and to high quality standard.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Skills

• Project Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Information Management and reporting

• Risk/Opportunity and Issue management

• Health and safety management

• Budgeting and cost management

The role requires strong inter-personal and communications skills to establish good working relationships with all colleagues in order to be able to carry out allocated tasks and be effective at achieving results and progress. The role also requires good management of time, the ability to manage conflicting priorities and the ability to ensure timely closure of actions.

Knowledge

•Understanding of project and programme management methodologies and processes.

•Awareness of the application of health and safety/CDM legislation and corporate safety procedures.

•Understanding of risk management processes.

•Awareness of contractual issues in a project environment.

•Awareness of financial control and procurement processes and techniques.

Experience

• Experience of working in project management in a large, complex, organisation where there are multiple complex interfaces, and delivering to time, budget and quality.

• Experience of building relationships with, and influencing, a range of people at all levels within and outside the organisation.

• Experience of preparing budgets and forecasts in conjunction with relevant line manager.

• Experience of delivering small packages of work within projects.

If this opportunity sounds like it could be the next career move for you, please do apply with your CV and a one-pager on why you feel you’d be right for the role! Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience and apply this to your application.

Equality and Diversity 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status.

On this recruitment campaign, as part of TfL’s continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and covering letters that could cause discrimination.

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow.  Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

•    Final salary pension scheme 

•    Free travel for you on the TfL network 

•    A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest free loan 

•    30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays

•    Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional) 

•    Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme

•    Retail, health, leisure and travel offers 

•    Discounted Eurostar travel