Project Management Officer

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Project Management Officer
Full time (37 Hours)
Monday to Friday
£11.44ph- £11.71 DOE

Our Client is Northern Powergrid, based in Shiremoor.  Their vision is to be the best energy company in serving their customers whilst delivering sustainable energy solutions. They are looking for an Project management officer to support them within their team.

The successful candidate must work well within a small team and within a busy environment, you will be working directly with PMO Coordinator and PMO Manager. The team are looking for an experienced candidate who is looking to take a step back in a less stressful environment. 

Duties will include:
Processing purchase requisitions and receipting of purchase orders
Update and maintenance of spreadsheets used in the monitoring and control of purchase requisitions for suppliers and contractors
Investigating and resolving invoice queries with varying levels of complexity
Taking action to resolve unpaid supplier invoices through engagement with internal purchase order requestors
Develop and maintain strong relationships with colleagues within Information Systems Purchasing, Procurement, Accounts Payable teams as well as with our main IT supplier
Conversion and loading of documents into the Electronic Document Approval system
Monitoring and reporting of documents passing through the document approval process
Maintain local instructions and guidance notes on the activities you are responsible for
Offer guidance and assistance to Project Managers on purchase requisitions

Key Competencies
 Good attention to detail
 Good use and understanding of Microsoft Office products with specific focus on Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel
Good written and verbal communication skills
 Good customer service skills - on both telephone and email
 Planning and organisation skills - ability to manage workload to meet deadlines
Ability to use own initiative to identify and solve problem
 Ability to work with project teams
Essential Qualifications and Experience
Minimum of 5 GCSE's (or equivalent) including Math and English at grade C/4 or above - evidence must be provided
Experience of working within a busy environment
Desirable Qualifications and Experience ( Not essential)
Previous experience working in a small Programme/Portfolio Management Office or Project environment
Experience raising and receipting Purchase Orders
Experience of Oracle ERP systems
If you have the required skills we'd love to hear from you. For more information please email (url removed) or call the office on (phone number removed)