House of Commons The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community. Staff Benefits In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year). Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. Access to training and development. Flexible working. Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan. Introduction The Strategic Estates (SE) Team manages all property and engineering infrastructure across the Parliamentary Estate. The Estate consists of around 14 main buildings ranging from the historic Palace of Westminster to the modern Portcullis House, is located within a UNESCO World Heritage site, and spans 4 conservation areas. SE has an annual budget of several hundred £m, split between around 100 ongoing capital projects and operations, and has several multi-million refurbishment projects planned over the next decade to refurbish some historic buildings and replace ageing engineering infrastructure. The Design and Planning Team manages the lifecycle of the buildings together with proving advice and assurance to the Project Delivery and Maintenance groups. Design and Planning has a core of expert in-house staff providing continuity, direction and support to colleagues, consultants and contractors, and represents the estate with key external bodies. The Role We have a really exciting opportunity to join our Design and Planning Team as a Project Support Officer. We have two positions with one being a permanent role and the other being on a 2-year Fixed-Term Contract with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. You will be a key point of support for a project, with responsibility for drafting, collating and reporting detailed and often sensitive information and bringing the right team members together when necessary to achieve required project outcomes to time and to the quality expected. You will be the glue that binds a team together to maintain project momentum and to ensure continued focus and achievement of targets and outputs. Some of the responsibilities for this role include: Supporting the Project Leaders in the production of Project documentation Managing project and programme documentation for the project's work plans, tracking and monitoring progress. Preparing project performance reports, weekly progress updates, and ranking reports Running the Design Review and Asset Management Processes Skills and Experience Experience of using Microsoft Office applications, e.g. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Visio, and other applications. Examples of successful knowledge and use of good digital tools usage for handling records, data, and collaborative trackers or dashboards to improve processes To be successful in this role you will demonstrate: Working with People - Ability to identify, build and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders. Planning and Organising - A committed team player, who can also work autonomously to deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines in a challenging and complex environment. Communication - Explains and presents complex issues so that they are easy to understand and ensures key project and programme issues are understood by stakeholders. Analysing - The ability to assist in the establishment and maintaining of project controls, by keeping the project manager aware of the project status. Next Steps and Additional Information CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and supporting statement with a 500-word limit. More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description. Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances. #LI-Hybrid