Project Support Officer - Taffs Well, Wales

The role is responsible for providing support to the Ops Readiness teams, the Operations Director, and the wider team. This includes coordinating and collating weekly and periodic reports, ensuring all activities are delivered in a timely and efficient manner and in line with the expectations of the role.

Role responsibilities:

• Provide administration support for the Ops Readiness team.
• Create all purchase orders and follow end to end process, ensure approval, as well as setting up new suppliers (liaison with procurement teams).
• Creating and maintaining trackers to monitor ongoing training and entry into service for new and cascaded fleet types.
• Work closely with BAU leads to ensure on time and accurate reporting is provided to programme planners.
• Supporting Ops Director and Heads of department with arranging meetings, provide agenda, minute taking, action tracking, document control and proficient reporting.

Who we're looking for:

• Good general education i.e. GCSE English & Maths or equivalent.
• Experience of achieving deadlines and maintaining attention to detail.
• Proficient level of EXCEL knowledge.
• Power BI experience.
• Good communication / presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage own workload.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders (internal and external).
• Well organised, with good planning skills and an eye for detail.
• Knowledge and experience of finance processes (e.g. raising purchase orders, settling invoices etc).

Welsh Language Skills:

While not essential for this role, Welsh language skills would make a great addition to your application. TfW support anyone who wants to learn Welsh or improve their skills. We offer online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

Equal Opportunities:

We're changing the way the transport industry looks. By celebrating and embracing differences, we're building a workforce that represents Wales. We need talented people from all backgrounds and cultures to bring their perspectives and experiences. Diverse teams make better decisions and drive innovation. Join us in transforming the way Wales travels.

Who we are:

Transport for Wales is changing the way Wales travels, making sustainable transport the first choice. We're building a multimodal integrated transport network called the T Network, making it easier for people to travel by train, bus, walking, wheeling and cycling.

Next steps:

See attached Job Description for further details and how to apply. If you want to find out more about what we're doing in Wales, see our Annual Report. We're a Disability Confident Leader. Let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need in the recruitment process and as part of the role if you are successful. This advert will close at 23:59 on the day of the application closing date stated above. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications. We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.