Project Coordinator

Role overview

Project delivery and controls

• Gather information for project controls and reporting, and manage lower-value technical projects to agreed time, cost, and specification.
• Support Senior Project Managers’ reporting and complete project reports, presentations, risk registers, financial reports, and forward-load information.
• Prepare and maintain project plans, work breakdown structures, and business system information for contract execution.
• Prepare cost-to-completion analysis and other project management information.

Coordination and commercial support

• Build customer and internal team relationships and assist with proposals and bids.
• Monitor task completion through communication with project teams and support functions.
• Resolve problems and negotiate manufacturing priorities through planning meetings and regular reviews.
• Strengthen the interface between engineering and manufacturing teams.

Required qualifications and skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills; customer- and business-focused; an effective team worker.
• Experience in a team-based, multidisciplinary development environment is essential.
• PC and keyboard literacy, project management tools knowledge, and working knowledge of IFS or an equivalent ERP system are required.

Preferred experience and qualifications

• Project management or project support office experience is preferred.
• Microsoft Project knowledge and subcontract management experience are preferred or advantageous.
• APM qualification is advantageous; training may be provided. A related bachelor’s degree or equivalent and related experience are described as typical.

Security

• BPSS is required at minimum; further national security vetting may apply to some roles.
• Candidates may need to provide identity, UK work eligibility, and employment or education history for up to three years.
• The role may require maintaining security clearance.

Working arrangements and benefits

• Where possible, the employer supports hybrid, remote, or on-site arrangements and flexible working patterns.
• The employer describes a nine-day fortnight across sites, flexible start and finish times, monthly TOIL opportunities, an annual bonus, and 25 days of annual leave with a holiday buy-and-sell scheme.