About DFT Operator Join Our Team at DFTO DfT Operator Ltd (Department for Transport Operator - DFTO) is the public sector owning group behind eight key train operators: LNER, Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine Express, South Western Railway, c2c, Greater Anglia and WM Trains. We’re here to make your rail journeys smoother, safer, and more reliable. Since taking on LNER in 2018, we've focused on delivering better train services, enhancing customer experiences, and boosting performance across the network. Stats about DFTO: 8,500 services each weekday 640 million customer journeys across the networks every year 30,000 employees 7,000 people joined the railway family in the last year We work closely with the DfT but operate independently with our own governance and leadership teams. Our priority is ensuring efficient, dependable rail services for everyone. Primary Purpose of Job: To provide high-quality project support within the DFTO PMO, enabling Project Managers to deliver projects safely, efficiently and to agreed time, cost and quality parameters. The role supports project controls, reporting, risk, safety compliance and administrative coordination across the project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities: Support project planning and scheduling, maintaining timelines, milestones, and updates to keep the project on track. Prepare, maintain, and manage project documentation, including risk logs, issue registers, change logs, meeting minutes, and action trackers. Assist in progress monitoring and reporting, gathering data from team members and compiling reports for stakeholders and governance forums. Coordinate project meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, tracking actions, and ensuring follow-up. Support financial and resource tracking, including monitoring expenditures and preparing updates for budget reports. Provide administrative and logistical support, such as diary coordination, document control, system updates, and communication management. Assist with procurement-related activities, liaising with suppliers and supporting the preparation of purchase requests or documentation. Monitor adherence to project methodology and standards, ensuring documentation, processes, and governance requirements are followed. Support risk and issue management, helping identify risks, updating risk registers, and coordinating reviews with project stakeholders. Act as a central point of coordination, supporting communication between project team members, PMO, stakeholders, and external partners. Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Technical Qualifications: Essential Some management experience including project management. Educated to HND/HNC or similar standard. HSQE awareness, issues and principles. Desirable Membership (or working towards membership of) the Association for Project Management. A degree or equivalent. Knowledge of safety, quality, environmental, planning, RAID or commercial and financial aspects. Vacancy Details: Duration: 2 year Fixed Term contract/secondment Location: London Waterloo/Hybrid Salary: up to £34,000 Closing date: 20th March 2026 DFTO Benefits: Annual Leave: Starting at 25 days and rising to an additional day per year of service completed within the first 5 completed years up to a maximum of 5 additional (30 days) DC Pension Scheme: 10% Employer contribution, 5% Employee contribution Opportunities to learn and network across the wider industry Additional Information… Disclaimer: Candidates applying for this position on a secondment basis must inform their line manager prior to submitting their application. This is to ensure transparency and facilitate any necessary discussions regarding workload and responsibilities. About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance. Contact: If you have any questions or reasonable adjustments, please contact jason.blakemore@dftoperator.co.uk Please do not email any CV's to us, your application must be made by clicking the 'Apply' button.