Project Coordinator ( Highly Competitive Salary )

Job Description

Vanrath are delight to be working with a leading Network company to recruit for a Project Coordinator

Job title : Project Coordinator
reference: JMJM556
Location :Coalisland , co. Tyrone
Salary : Highly competitive

Responsibilities


  • You will be the Key Business Planning interface with projects and overarching company objectives. Expected to routinely operate up to Director-level.

  • Develop a routine cycle of frequent engagement with the programme leads / managers, including attendance on programme boards, in order to develop:

  • An intimate knowledge of programme growth strategy

  • An early warning of planned changes to forecast

  • Develop set of assumptions for each programme that we can use to flex resource Handshake on programme progression

  • Tracking the accuracy of New Product volume assumptions

  • Anticipate, track and (with Resource Planning) assess the impact of in-year forecast variance

  • Support Resource Planning Analysis and Insight through the collation and reporting of actual deliverable completions by month and programme

  • Ensuring full visibility of activity, costs and risks across all areas of the project

  • Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation - ensuring Microsoft Project Plans and Microsoft Teams documents are updated and maintained

  • Assisting the Project Manager to define the project scope, project activities and dates, involving all relevant stakeholders (internal and external)

  • Working with the Project Manager to ensure the correct activities are identified on the project to deliver by ensuring lessons learned are communicated effectively

  • Monitoring and tracking project progress against the detailed project plan - identifying risk and supporting the Project Manager in identifying mitigation activities

  • Executing mitigation plans to minimise project risks and reporting on the status when required

  • Reporting project progress, status, costs and risk to Project Manager in a regular and timely manner, using appropriate tools and techniques, including escalation of risks to management as needed

  • Reporting changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques and in accordance with company management strategies, policies and plans

  • Feeding back on areas for cost improvement and potential programme benefits realisations

  • Adherence to all Health and safety practises

  • Provide support to management as required


What We Need From You:


  • You will have a proven track record in coordinating large scale complex projects, experience in successful end to end project management delivery and project management skills across all aspects of projects, from inception to delivery and handover.

  • Experience of planning and controlling complex, multi-work stream projects effectively

  • Devising and delivering mitigation to address key risks facing the project

  • Proven ability to develop and manage project budget and finances

  • Able to successfully manage relationships with internal and external facing stakeholders

  • In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies including Prince 2 or PMi and MS Project or equivalent

  • Proven leadership and people management expertise, managing and motivating matrix teams

  • Strong MS Excel, Project, Word and PowerPoint skills

  • Prince2 trained/PM authority (desirable)

  • Experience in the Telecommunications sector (desirable)

  • Outstanding communication and inter-personal skills

  • High-level of IT literacy, proficient user of Microsoft Office tools and MS Project

  • Full UK driving licence


Company benefits:


  • Competitive package - details available on request

  • Maintained company vehicle & fuel card

  • Training and Development opportunities

  • Excellent Career progression opportunities

  • Contributory pension scheme