Project Coordinator

Telent; Chatham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A telecommunications company is seeking a Project Coordinator to support project delivery within the Wireless Design team. The role ensures smooth project progress, instructs subcontractors, and manages supplier relationships. Ideal candidates are self-motivated and have previous experience in admin roles within telecoms. The position is based in Chatham with hybrid working options. Benefits include annual leave, pension scheme, and access to rewards programs.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Company-matched pension scheme

Access to Flexible Benefits portal

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Project Coordinator or Administrator in Telecoms/Wireless preferred.
• Quick to learn new systems.
• Experience with raising purchase orders.

Responsibilities

• Instruct subcontractors and follow up on actions.
• Manage supplier relationships and coordinate engineer site access.
• Handle queries and prepare project documentation.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Proactivity

Attention to detail

Confident scheduling and diary management

Ability to liaise confidently with suppliers and customers

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

At Telent, you will have the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. To keep things moving, to connect people. It\'s important work we do. Learning together, inspiring colleagues, and making the entire organisation better. Join us and help keep the nations critical networks connected and protected 24/7.

As the Project Coordinator within the Wireless Design team, you’ll play a key role that’ll support project delivery across various Wireless Telecoms programmes and work schedules. You’ll coordinate with internal teams, suppliers, and our client, ensuring smooth project progress and provide up-to-date records. The successful candidate will be based in our Gillingham office, ME8 0NZ, 4 days and work from home on Fridays.

What you’ll do

• Instructing subcontractors and following up on actions
• Arranging surveys and access requests
• Uploading documents to internal and client systems and databases
• Using Remedy to raise REQ numbers
• Keeping internal and client systems updated
• General project administration and data entry
• Managing supplier relationships
• Providing support to Design, Project Managers, and the wider team
• Coordinating engineer site access and project meetings
• Handling queries and escalating as needed
• Preparing and updating project documentation
• Raising purchase orders

Who you are

An ideal candidate for this role will be self-motivated, able to work under their own initiative and have previous experience working as a Project Coordinator or Administrator ideally in a telecoms or wireless environment.

Key Requirements

• Strong organisational skills, proactivity, and attention to detail
• Ability to ask questions and liaise confidently with suppliers and our customers
• Previous experience as a Project Coordinator or Administrator (Telecoms/Wireless preferred)
• Proficient in MS Office and quick to learn new systems
• Confident scheduling and diary management (Outlook or similar)
• Experience with raising purchase orders

The additional benefits with this role

• 26 days annual leave plus public holidays, with buy/sell options
• Company-matched pension scheme
• Access to the Flexible Benefits portal
• Family-friendly policies and occupational health support
• Access to the Telent Rewards & Discounts scheme!

What we offer

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

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