Job Description

Number of jobs available
1
Region(s)
East of England
City/Town
Peterborough
Office Location
Head Office - CITB, Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Fletton Quays, Peterborough, PE2 8TY
Departmental Grade
Specialist Contributor.SC1
Post Type
Fixed Term
Length of post
1 year(s) 0 month(s)


Working Pattern
Full Time
Salary
31,500 - 38,500
Details

Programme Co-ordinator

Location - Peterborough

Working Pattern - Working from home with one day in the office per month

SC1 - 36,050

You're in the right place at the right time. We're CITB and we're bringing a wide range of exciting career opportunities as we drive forward our plans for the Construction Industry. This is a unique opportunity for brilliant people to join our team and get involved in helping to shape our organisation and achieve our shared ambitions. CITB's job is to attract talent and support skills development across the construction industry. And we need ambitious, talented people like you to make it possible.


CITB aims to lead the construction sector by example to ensure fairness, inclusion and respect for all. We seek to build a workforce that reflects Britain's diverse population and people from under-represented groups are encouraged to apply for vacancies.


Our main objective is to create a culture that helps all of our customers strive towards a workforce that is reflective of today's society.

About the role:

Supporting successful change, by overseeing the administrative needs of the changes, projects and portfolio to support overall governance, whilst ensuring that all improvement initiatives and portfolio projects follow the agreed delivery framework, policies and practices.

Manage the project portfolio, by ensuring governance standards are met, project finances are being tracked effectively, escalations are clear, risks are being managed at a project and portfolio level, and supporting artefacts are in place. Support the transparency of the change roadmap, by managing (and updating weekly) RFC and project status by milestone in CITB's relevant change tracking tools Act as the source of documentation, guidance and metrics for CITB against the portfolio Regularly assess, and report to Change Portfolio Manager and Head of PPCM with project adherence to governance and stage gates Support in effective budget tracking against project and portfolio Ensure decisions and actions from governance boards are captured and communicated effectively Ensure consistent progress reporting including but not limited to, status updates, progression, risks, issues and escalations, to People and Skills Work stream and Change Board Support in administrative duties to ensure requisitioning, purchasing, invoice management, and the GRN process, are operated effectively against projects and IT operational spend Support Finance team in any investigation relating to the receipt of project invoices Support Contracts & Commissioning team in analysing committed spend with suppliers and addressing any potential overspend or payment queries

Essential:

Proven Project Support or Coordinator experience and knowledge of project process Understanding of the principles and frameworks of successful change and project management from a support perspective and an understanding of standard project life cycle stages and stage gate principles of project delivery Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as excellent presentation skills with ability to conduct presentations comfortably to large groups Proven experience of using Microsoft Office including spreadsheets, databases, document management and communication applications Highly/Self-motivated and positive attitude towards work Experience of working with Risks, Issues and Governance

Desirable

Experience of Oracle Purchase Order processing Strong interpersonal skills, capable of collaborating across various teams and disciplines Strong capability for problem solving, decision making, sound judgement, assertiveness Knowledge of MS Project and SharePoint Knowledge of PowerBI PRINCE2, MSP or P30 qualified

Benefits:

33 days holiday per year (Including bank holidays) Flexible benefits including childcare vouchers, cycle to work and insurance Pension scheme Employee discounts Long service awards CITB recognition scheme Employee assistance programme

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the stated closing date. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore early applications are encouraged to avoid disappointment.





Contact and additional information
For general queries regarding your application, please contact our customer contact services CITB-recruitment-enquiries@gov.sscl.com or 0345 241 5364.
Essential past experience/skills
At least three years relevant experience in a similar role
Closing Date:
15/08/2025, 23:55 hours


1st Interview dates
To be confirmed