Project Coordinator

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Are you a Project Coordinator with experience supporting a wide variety of different projects? Are you looking for a new challenge within an influential, industry leading organisation? If so, we want to hear from you.

To support the development and increasing demand for Project Management across the organisation, we have created a new role for a Project Coordinator to join our Project Management team on a full time, permanent basis.

Join us as a Project Coordinator and you’ll enjoy a diverse, high profile position working alongside an established team of Project Managers, where you’ll gain exposure to all areas of the business while playing a crucial role in driving the successful delivery of projects.

As the Project Coordinator your responsibilities will involve:

• Maintaining and evolving project governance documentation congruent with business aspirations
• Maintaining a portfolio level project plan and RAID log
• and supporting the completion of project level logs and plans to ensure project objectives are owned and delivered by project leads
• Capacity planning and resource tracking across a portfolio of projects
• Evolving the current reporting capability to provide senior stakeholders with a visual representation of project plans and associated governance measures to facilitate progress evaluation and decision making
• Overseeing project closure activities and maintaining a centralised ‘lessons learnt’ log as a future reference source to effect the continual improvement of the Project Management Office capability

As the Project Coordinator your skills and experience will include:

• Previous experience in a project coordination or project support role is essential
• Strong user of MS Office, including advanced skills in Microsoft Project with the ability to create and manage multiple projects
• Industry recognised professional Project, Programme Office or Portfolio Management qualifications/membership is desirable however equivalent experience will also be considered
• A good understanding of both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• The ability to develop standards and processes to improve business efficiencies
• Previous success in resource planning and forecasting
• Creating and maintaining project and programme plans, including risks, actions, issues, dependencies (RAID)

About you:

Your planning and organisational skills are second to none. You enjoy collaborating with others and have a strong background in building and managing relationships with all levels of stakeholders. You are a clear and confident communicator, who delivers on commitments and enjoys coaching colleagues throughout the project plan and delivery process.

As an organisation that believes a strong set of Values are key to our organisational success and a sense of belonging for all colleagues, we ask that you understand, represent and apply our Values of fearless, inquisitive, resourceful, supportive and trusted and demonstrate these Values throughout the recruitment and selection process.

Working hours: 8.30 - 16.30 Monday - Thursday and 8.30 - 15.45 Fridays

Salary: Circa £31,00 dependent on skills/experience plus competitive benefits package, including a 10% non-contributory pension scheme, sick pay, annual leave increasing with length of service, TechScheme Vouchers, plus more!

Location: Thatcham, Berkshire. Remote working during UK lockdown.

About Thatcham Research

At the cutting edge of automotive research in the UK, Thatcham Research has a unique role in shaping the design of new vehicles and influencing ever higher standards of safety, security and repairability.

With an on-site Crash Laboratory, Repair Technology Centre, Training Academy and Crime Lab, our research expertise is driving some of the very latest automotive developments in technology, materials and standards in this fast moving and highly technical industry.

Thatcham Research is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community