Project Coordinator

Balfour Beatty plc; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is seeking an organised Project Coordinator to support the Hinkley Point C team with essential administrative and coordination tasks. You will maintain project documentation, manage stores and equipment records, and coordinate calibration activities to enable effective decision-making.

The role requires strong MS Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook), excellent communication and attention to detail, and the ability to obtain security clearance in a busy,

Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Experience in an administrative, project support, coordination or operations support role.
• Strong organisational and data management skills.
• Excellent written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Able to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and coordination support to project and operational teams.
• Manage project documentation and maintaining organised filing systems.
• Support project processes, procedures and information management activities.
• Maintain stores, equipment registers and inventory records.
• Coordinate equipment allocation, returns and stock management.
• Manage calibration schedules and certification records for operational equipment.
• Raise and track RFIs and FCRs.
• Produce weekly project performance reports and statistical information.
• Develop and maintain project trackers, dashboards and reporting tools.
• Support audits through accurate record keeping and document control.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting and coordination processes.

Skills

Organised

Data management

Administrative support

Communication skills

Security clearance eligible

Education

Level 3 qualification in Business Administration or Project Administration

APM PFQ

HNC/HND in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Document control systems

Asset management software

Project management software

Job description

About the role

We are looking for an organised and proactive Project Coordinator to join our Team at Hinkley Point C.

Working in partnership with the MEH Alliance, this role plays a key part in supporting successful project delivery through effective administration, reporting, coordination and data management. You will be responsible for maintaining project documentation, managing stores and equipment records, coordinating calibration activities, tracking project information, and providing accurate management information to support decision-making.

What you'll be doing

• Providing administrative and coordination support to project and operational teams
• Managing project documentation and maintaining organised filing systems
• Supporting project processes, procedures and information management activities
• Maintaining stores, equipment registers and inventory records
• Coordinating equipment allocation, returns and stock management
• Managing calibration schedules and certification records for operational equipment
• Raising and tracking Requests for Information (RFIs) and Field Change Requests (FCRs)
• Producing weekly project performance reports and statistical information
• Developing and maintaining project trackers, dashboards and reporting tools
• Supporting audits through accurate record keeping and document control
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting and coordination processes

Who we're looking for

We are seeking a highly organised individual with strong administrative, data management and communication skills who thrives in a busy project environment.

Essential

• Experience using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook
• Experience in an administrative, project support, coordination or operations support role
• Strong organisational and data management skills
• Excellent written communication skills and attention to detail
• Able to obtain a security clearance

Desirable

• Level 3 qualification in Business Administration, Project Administration or similar
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) or willingness to work towards it
• HNC/HND in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or a related discipline
• Experience within engineering, surveying or construction environments
• Knowledge of document control, asset management or project management systems

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

About us

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is a market leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions provider with over 100 years of engineering expertise.

We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the following sectors: Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

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