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Project Coordinator

OCU

Ipswich

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

A leading engineering contractor in Ipswich is seeking a Project Coordinator to manage scheduling and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate has experience in planning, is proficient in IT (Word, Excel, Outlook), and has a strong attention to detail. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on personal development and career progression.

Qualifications

  • Previous experience in planning and scheduling resources whilst working to deadlines.
  • Competent IT User (including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Ability to work under pressure and remain calm with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Schedule workload linked to subcontractors' priorities.
  • Liaise with clients and update in-house systems.
  • Manage civil engineers for maximum output productivity.

Skills

Planning and scheduling resources
IT proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure
Strong work ethic

Job description

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Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.

We believe that being successful is a choice.

We choose to be successful.

We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.

Due to rapid growth within the business, we are currently recruiting for a Project Coordinator to join our vibrant and dynamic team based out of Ipswich!

At OCU Opals, we design, build, manage and maintain vital communications infrastructure for every-day use for a better-connected world. We work with major network operators, technology vendors and engineering companies to design, build, manage and maintain the next generation of communication networks. We are proud to have built a business based on a responsive, customer-focused, partnership approach which allows us to support our clients with major project and programme delivery. Our Vision is to be the supplier of choice with our clients, by developing long term partnerships which are built on safety, quality and by delivering what we promise.

Duties of the Project Coordinator:

  • You will be responsible for scheduling of workload linked to priorities and availability of skills and resources for our Subcontractors & their engineers
  • Ensuring the daily whereabouts for the engineers and compliance is completed
  • Continuously liaising with the client to provide relevant updates, information and communications as required, and updating the in-house systems, ensuring all details are accurate.
  • Manage civil engineers to ensure maximum output productivity from operational field workforce.
  • Support administration of finances and reconciliation of timesheets and preparation of self-billing invoices.
  • Working closely with the Streetworks team to ensure we comply with local authority requirements

What we are looking for:

  • Previous experience in planning and scheduling resources whilst working to deadlines.
  • Competent IT User (including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Have the ability to work under pressure and remain calm with a high attention to detail
  • A great attitude, a fantastic work ethic and a desire to learn
  • A good working knowledge of operating systems, word processing and data input

Company Information:

OCU leads the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering in the utilities, digital, and energy markets, specialising in safely and efficiently delivering complex client requirements. Our breadth of capabilities and depth of operational capacity, paired with our cutting-edge technology, ensure that we are not just part of the market; we are leading it.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms and digital clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

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