Project Coordinator

Morrison Utility Services Limited.; Leyland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure service provider in the UK is seeking a Project Coordinator for their Telecoms Division. This role involves managing civil works for streetworks and excavation projects, with responsibilities including daily activity tracking, permit application submissions, and ensuring adherence to health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have strong organization skills and experience in coordination. Join a vibrant team dedicated to delivering essential infrastructure services.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts through My Rewards portal

Life assurance

Health Care Cash Plan

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discretionary bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in roles involving planning and coordination.
• Comfortable with detailed tasks and using tracking systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work with diverse teams.
• Experience in problem-solving and handling changes.
• Openness to learning and growth in the role.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily activities for streetworks and excavation projects.
• Prepare and submit permit applications.
• Keep project information accurate and up to date.
• Schedule subcontractors and arrange traffic management.
• Ensure health, safety, and environmental standards are met.

Skills

Planning and coordination

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Spreadsheets

Project software

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career; with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

M Group Telecom – At M Group Telecom, we're enabling and enhancing telecom networks, playing a lead role in the delivery of our tech‑enabled future. We deliver full network cycle services for fixed, private and mobile operators. This role will be within our Fixed networks team; you'll join our people who support providing turnkey solutions for the surveying, designing, building and commissioning new networks, while supporting the repair, maintenance and operation of existing networks.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for a Project Coordinator to join our Telecoms Division. This role supports the delivery of civil works for streetworks and excavation projects. You will manage daily activity and keep plans on track. You will prepare and submit permit applications and work closely with local authorities and utility providers. You will keep project information accurate and up to date. You will schedule subcontractors and site teams and arrange traffic management when needed. You will make sure health, safety and environmental standards are met. You will report progress and highlight risks to the Project Manager. You will work with contractors, landowners and council officers to keep projects moving. This role needs strong organisation and clear communication. You will be confident using systems and trackers. You will enjoy working with different people and solving problems as they arise.

What you'll bring?

• You will have experience of working in a role where planning and coordination were part of the day‑to‑day work. You will be familiar with using systems to track progress and to keep records up to date. You will have worked with teams and will understand how to share information clearly and calmly.
• You will be comfortable with managing tasks that need attention to detail. You will be able to follow steps and check that things are in order. You will have used tools like spreadsheets or project software and will know how to keep things organised.
• You will have worked with others in a way that shows respect and care. You will be able to listen and respond in a way that helps the team. You will be used to working with people from different areas and will know how to keep things moving without pressure.
• You will have experience of handling changes and solving problems. You will be able to stay steady when things shift and will know how to ask for help when needed. You will be able to manage your time and keep track of what needs to be done.
• You will have a way of working that is clear and thoughtful. You will be able to explain things in a way that makes sense to others. You will be open to learning and will be ready to grow in the role.

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

Benefits

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1,000+ retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give‑as‑you‑earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eye care and physiotherapy and much more!
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!