Delivery Coordinator

Avove; Marshfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A utilities infrastructure company in the UK is seeking a Delivery Coordinator to join their team. This role involves planning and scheduling operational works for projects, ensuring timely delivery within SLAs, and facilitating stakeholder engagement. Candidates should possess excellent organizational and communication skills, preferably with experience in construction. A driving license is essential, and the role offers a salary of £32,000 – £37,000 along with flexible benefits, holiday, and a company pension.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension

Life assurance

Flexible benefits options

Employee assistance program

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule operational works ensuring projects are delivered within SLAs.
• Manage stakeholder engagement throughout project delivery.
• Produce programmes and reports indicating deviation from the baseline programme.
• Attend progress meetings with internal and external customers.
• Ensure integrity of the programme through continuous checks.

Skills

Competent user of Microsoft packages

Highly organised with excellent attention to detail

Excellent communication skills (verbal / written)

Experience working in construction for a Contractor

Understanding of project management processes

Good commercial or financial awareness

Job description

Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.

We understand the impact our work has on our society and the environment. It’s the difference we make that improves people’s lives and helps the economy to grow. We work alongside our customers to deliver resilient, bespoke infrastructure solutions that keep the taps running, the energy flowing and people connected. The work we do together matters.

About the role

We are seeking a Delivery Coordinator to join our expanding team on our Welsh Water contract. As a Delivery Coordinator you will be responsible for planning and scheduling operational works, ensuring projects are delivered within SLAs and manage stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will work closely with operational and commercial teams to ensure efficient delivery of projects to meet industry and internal targets.

Salary: £32,000 – £37,000

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Start and finish times to be discussed at interview stage.

Location: The role is based at St Mellons; however, successful applicants may be required to work from other offices or sites. Therefore, a full driving licence is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce programmes, reports, including indication of deviation from the baseline programme.
• Formally issue programme updates to the client as required by the contract.
• Attend progress meetings with internal and external customers.
• Produce contract deliverables as required.
• Promote and improve planning and controls within the organisation.
• Perform continuous project integrity checks to ensure the integrity of the programme.
• Support the management and commercial team.

Skills and Experience

• Competent user of Microsoft packages.
• Highly organised with an excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal / written).
• Experience working in construction for a Contractor would be desirable.
• An understanding of project management processes would be desirable.
• Good commercial or financial awareness would be desirable.

What’s it in for you

• We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that’s not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all, so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company pension.
• Life assurance.
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options.

Financial wellbeing programme

• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.
• Rewards initiative for achieving recognised professional qualifications.

About us

We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.

We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water and power sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.

We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Welsh Water and Scottish Power Energy Networks.

We are an equal opportunities employer

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.

What next

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.

If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.