Project Co-ordinator - iPMO

Project Co-Ordinator – Manchester (with Hybrid working available)

Do you have drive, enthusiasm, and a passion to help take the North further? If yes, then come and be part of our amazing team here at TransPennine Express.

We are an intercity train company connecting people and communities across our cities and major towns in the North of England and Scotland. Together we will continue to transform rail travel with faster, easier journeys that offer a step change in services with our fleet of new high-tech trains.

The North is a vibrant place to live and work and here at TransPennine Express our services are helping to keep the country moving. If you want to be involved in something truly transformative, that will have a lasting impact on how we travel, then please join us and help us to take the North further.

Purpose of job role?

You will be responsible for actively supporting the Programme Manager to oversee the administration needs of projects and programme to support overall governance and effective performance management, ensuring successful delivery across the Major Projects Directorate Portfolio. You will perform various coordinating tasks, like schedule and risk management, along with administrative duties, like maintaining project documentation and handling financial queries. To succeed in this role, you should have excellent time management and communication skills, as you'll collaborate with external clients and internal teams to deliver results on deadlines.

About the job role?

• Responsible for working within all stages of project management
• Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets and expenditures
• Organising, attending and participating in stakeholder meetings
• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings
• Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings
• Ensuring project deadlines are met
• Ensuring projects adhere to framework, governance and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project
• Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable
• Facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members
• Undertaking project tasks as required
• Developing project strategies
• Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable

Skills Required:

• Project management qualification (PMP) or equivalent (preferred but not essential)
• Ability to work on tight deadlines
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Theoretical and practical project management knowledge
• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools
• Experience in strategic planning, risk management and/or change management
• Proficiency in project management software tools competencies
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Excellent decision-making and organisation
• Detail Oriented and dependable

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, then we'd love to hear from you! please visit FirstGroup Careers, complete an application form and upload a copy of your CV and a Covering Letter.

 Help take the north further.

What we offer?

• Excellent career prospects.
• A personal development plan.
• Fully funded structured training and development*.
• Competitive salary paid on 4 weekly basis.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Free TransPennine Express rail travel for you and your dependants*.
• Travel discounts of up to 75% off other train operating companies, plus international rail travel after 1 years' service* for you and your dependants*.
• Free & Confidential Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing Portal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you with any finance, family, health, or wellbeing issues you have. We make sure there's someone on-hand to offer guidance, advice, and useful information for our people when they are experiencing hardship at work or at home.
• Option to join the Railway Pension Scheme with significant employer contributions.
• Family friendly maternity and paternity benefits.

*Terms and conditions apply.

Why Work with us?

Our colleagues are from all walks of life with varied personal experiences and career journeys into rail. We want the best people for our roles. We are proud of our region and committed to connecting and reflecting the diverse communities that we serve across the North of England and Scotland. Our values are central to this, especially being ‘Supportive of each other'. As an inclusive employer we value individuals' contributions, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion, or belief.