Assistant Project Officer

Assistant Project Officer 10829 Permanent Contract 37 hours per week 26824 to 28142 per annum (Scale E) County Hall Norwich

We are looking for an organised and proactive Assistant Project Officer to join our Infrastructure Delivery Team at County Hall in Norwich. Youll play a vital role supporting the delivery of major high-profile infrastructure schemes including the Norwich Western Link and Long Stratton Bypass.

Working at the heart of the team youll keep projects running smoothly by coordinating meetings managing documentation and tracking progress against key milestones. Youll support financial processes maintain project systems and work closely with Project Managers Engineers and external partners to ensure everything is delivered efficiently and to a high standard.

This is a fast-paced and varied role where your attention to detail communication skills and ability to stay organised will make a real impact. From supporting statutory processes to helping manage risks budgets and audits youll be central to enabling successful project delivery across a diverse programme of work.

If you would like to discuss this role then please contact Carole Edwards on

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary

• Generous holiday entitlement

• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service

• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time part time remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.

• Financial benefits such as:

  • Norfolk Rewardsour employee discounts programme which helps yousave money on almost anything from everyday groceries and clothes to holidays new technology gym membership trips to the cinema and days out.

  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers

  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)

  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work

  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution life assurance death in service payments and dependants pensions

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together make the most of our workspaces enjoy a healthy work-life balance and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work with hybrid working a key feature formany roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply we recommend reading the full Job description and person specificationto help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on ourTerms and Conditionshere.

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Redeployment closing date: 12 July 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 19 July 2026 23:59