Project Coordinator

Morson Talent; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Marshall Land Systems Cambridge is seeking a proactive Project Coordinator to join the Programme Management Office. You will support governance, coordination and delivery across engineering, procurement, supply chain and production teams, with exposure to the full project lifecycle in a complex environment.

In a matrix organisation, you will collaborate with Senior Project Managers and IPTs, developing your project management capability while contributing to successful programme delivery in

Qualifications

• Experience as a project coordinator or similar within engineering/production.
• Ability to plan, control and deliver work packages in a project setting.
• Budgeting experience and developing plans with measurable outcomes.
• Understanding of configuration, change and risk management is advantageous.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint; data interpretation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist and coordinate in delivery activities and governance across the programme team.
• Coordinate delivery and acceptance of finished products with cross-functional teams.
• Support governance processes, maintenance of baseline and performance measures.
• Coordinate development trials and test assets with planning and engineering.
• Own project administration artefacts: action trackers and delivery databases.
• Raise non-system purchase requisitions for long lead items and subcontract services.
• Support programme communications and presentation collateral.

Skills

Project coordination

Executive assistant / operations

Budgeting and planning

Data interpretation / analytics

Configuration / change / risk mgmt

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, you will be a key member of the Programme Management Office (PMO), supporting the coordination and delivery of activities across the programme team. Working within a matrix organisation, you will collaborate with colleagues across engineering, procurement, supply chain, production, finance and project management to help ensure projects are effectively coordinated and delivered.

This is an opportunity to gain broad exposure to the full project lifecycle within a complex engineering and manufacturing environment. You will have the opportunity to take ownership of project coordination activities, work with a wide range of stakeholders and develop your project management capability while contributing directly to successful programme delivery.

Your responsibilities in this role include:

• Assist and coordinate in the delivery activities and governance processes across the programme team
• Assist and coordinate in the delivery and acceptance of finished products, supported by the cross-functional programme team
• In collaboration with Planning and Controls, support the efficient operation of governance processes, such as maintenance of the programme baseline and performance measures.
• In collaboration with project and engineering management, support arrangements for development trials, including coordination of test assets, equipment and personnel.
• Ownership of Project administration artefacts such as action trackers, Project delivery databases and support to the management accounting team in the project financial data.
• Raising non-system purchase requisitions such as for long lead items and subcontract services, supporting successful delivery from external partners where appropriate.
• Support to the programme communication plan execution, including preparation of team communications and presentation collateral.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Experience as a project coordinator, business/executive assistant, operations analyst, business analyst, project controller, planner or similar, within the context of engineering and production.
• A good working knowledge of the Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint is essential, with ability to derive meaning from data.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, control and deliver work packages within a project setting.
• Experience of budgeting, developing plans and delivering tangible results that have measurable outcomes.
• Understanding of configuration management, change management and/or risk management are advantageous.
• Working knowledge of project management and collaboration toolsets such as ERP systems, Microsoft Project, Sharepoint and Microsoft Office/365.

Additional local needs:

Hybrid role, Cambridge based 3-4 days a week

Successful candidate will need to complete a successful BPSS check

Benefits of this role include:

• Opportunity to play a key role in project coordination and programme delivery, with end-to-end exposure across a complex engineering and manufacturing environment
• Work closely with Senior Project Managers and cross-functional Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) across engineering, procurement, supply chain, production and finance
• Gain hands‑on experience in project governance, controls, financial management, risk, change and configuration management
• Ownership of project coordination activities, action tracking, delivery information and project artefacts, with exposure to ERP and project management systems
• Strong opportunity for professional development and progression towards Project Manager, Senior Project Coordinator, Project Controls or wider Programme Management roles

Further Details:

Address: Marshall Land Systems Cambridge City Airport Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8RX

ly end of year (potentially for extension / permanent prospects for right candidate)

Hours: 7.15am - 3.45pm Monday to Thursday with a half day finish on Friday's

About Marshall's:

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian‑owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.