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BAM UK&I are looking for a PMO Administrator to be based anywhere in the UK working on a hybrid basis on a 12 month fixed term contract
Making Possible
The PMO Administrator (Payroll Project) provides essential project coordination and administrative support to the Payroll Programme. This role ensures effective governance, documentation, scheduling, and reporting for all project activities related to the implementation of the new payroll system.
The position plays a key part in maintaining project structure, ensuring timely delivery of milestones, and supporting project leads and stakeholders across HR, Finance, and IT to deliver a successful payroll transition.
Responsibilities:
Project Coordination & Administration
• Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support to the Payroll Project team.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including plans, RAID and decision logs.
• Support the creation and tracking of project milestones and deliverables specific to payroll design, testing, and deployment.
• Assist in the coordination of workstreams (e.g., data migration, testing, change management, and training).
• Ensure all project documents and artefacts are stored, version-controlled, and accessible to team members.
Governance & Reporting
• Support the PMO Lead in ensuring adherence to project governance frameworks
• Prepare and distribute weekly status reports, dashboards, and project summaries for key stakeholders.
• Collate updates from workstream leads to support programme-level reporting.
• Track and follow up on actions, decisions, and approvals from governance meetings and steering committees.
Meeting & Communication Support
• Schedule and coordinate project meetings, workshops, and testing sessions with internal teams and external vendors.
• Prepare and distribute agendas, minutes, and action logs.
• Maintain the project calendar and ensure alignment with key deadlines.
• Act as a central point of contact for project communications and queries.
Tools & Systems
• Support the use and maintenance of project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Teams)
• Maintain and update the project SharePoint site / document repository.
• Support tracking of project budgets, purchase orders, and resource allocations, as directed by the Project Manager.
Your team
Based anywhere in the UK working on a hybrid basis a 12 month fixed term contract
What’s in it for you?
Competitive salary
A wide range of family friendly policies
8 % matched pension contributions
Private healthcare
Life assurance
26 days holiday
2 wellbeing days
1 volunteering day
Personal and professional development
What do you bring to the role?
Education & Qualifications
• 5 years+ experience in Business Administration, HR, or a related discipline.
• Project administration or management certification (e.g., PRINCE2 Foundation, APM PFQ) desirable.
Experience
• Previous experience working in a PMO or project support role, ideally within HR, Payroll, or ERP system implementations.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology or transformation projects, particularly those involving HR or Finance systems.
• Experience coordinating across multiple teams and managing documentation in structured project environments.
Skills & Competencies
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in maintaining project documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and collaboration tools (SharePoint, Teams).
• Clear and professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Discretion in handling confidential HR and payroll information.
• Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-focused approach.
About BAM
Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.
We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
The application process
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. "Join us in Making Possible"