Project Coordinator

Severn Trent Water; Coventry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Severn Trent Water is looking for a Project Coordinator to join their River Health & Enhancement Team in Coventry on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. The role involves managing the Spills Programme, collaborating with project managers, and driving environmental impact through effective project management and stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Discounted shares in Severn Trent Plc

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating large, complex, or multi-disciplinary programmes.
• Ability to plan projects and track progress effectively.
• Proactive in anticipating challenges and developing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Produce reports from Solution Tracker BI dashboards for governance.
• Lead planning and prioritisation meetings to ensure project visibility.
• Liaise with third-party contractors for planning commitments.

Skills

Project Coordination

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Education

Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2)

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

Excel

Job description

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Are you passionate about protecting the environment and looking for a role where you can make a real impact? Join Severn Trent’s River Health & Enhancement Team as a Project Coordinator at our Coventry office on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. In this critical and dynamic role, you will help shape and ensure successful delivery of our Spills Programme to meet our spills performance targets and environmental commitments.

As ourRiver Health Project Coordinator,you’ll play a pivotal role in driving environmental impact across multiple sites and regions. Working closely with Delivery Project Managers, you’ll ensure our teams are fully equipped to deliver innovative solutions by producing effective work plans, coordinating feedback, and maintaining clear communication. This role is all about collaboration—building strong relationships with internal teams and contractors to keep projects running smoothly.

You’ll lead planning and prioritisation meetings using databases and BI reports, ensuring visibility of progress and that every action is recorded and solutions tracked within our assurance and governance processes. If you're organised, proactive, and passionate about making a measurable difference to river health, we’d love to hear from you!

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Key accountabilities include:

• Produce reports from the Solution Tracker BI dashboards for the required governance and planning meetings
• Collate feedback and solution option reports to feed into delivery workstreams
• Create and update Team documents and tools such as electronic Comm Cell
• Ensure minutes at planning and project meetings are recorded along with the Risks, Issues, Actions, Dependencies etc.
• Liaison with third party contractors and direct team planning teams to track and challenge planning commitments, related paperwork and feedback.
• Prepare project quality, control and performance feedback against metrics (such as Solution Tracker Data Quality)
• Responsible for monitoring Workstream Solution Tracker updates are accurate and timely
• Keep a track of resources across the delivery programme and workstreams to ensure necessary cover is in place
• Responsible for managing permissions and access requests to Solutions Tracker and other databases
• Responsible for solution closure and assurance processes such as data upload and first line assurance
• Support the wider River Health Team as required as well as other Project Coordinator’s in times of absence

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE
The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity, and ‘can-do’ attitude we want to talk to you, too.

We’re seeking an experienced candidate with a background in project coordinating large, complex, or multi-disciplinary programmes - ideally within operational, construction or related engineering fields.

You’ll have a proven ability to plan projects and track progress, working closely with supply chains and internal teams to meet milestones, gather information and achieve quality standards.

You are proactive and forward-thinking, skilled at anticipating challenges and developing effective solutions. You’re confident in analysing data and management information using tools like Power BI, SharePoint, and Excel, and adept at managing project documentation and communication.

You’ll play a key role in facilitating discussions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and you’ll bring an all-rounded Project Coordination experience with a capability on managing varying stakeholders and bringing them together collaboratively.

Relevant certifications in project coordination or management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) are desirable.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

WHAT’S NEXT

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

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