Senior Project Coordinator

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturing firm in Peterborough is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator. This role involves delivering projects on time and within budget, improving project team effectiveness through established methods. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in project management and relevant degrees. The position offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including a bonus scheme and pension plan.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Up to 10% bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Optional flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience with project management concepts including scheduling and planning.
• Ability to multitask effectively while managing multiple projects.
• Experience in training other team members in project management processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planning meetings for smaller projects with little supervision.
• Develop and manage project management schedules.
• Coordinate with Program Leads to support project control meetings.

Skills

Project management skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Leadership skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

College or University degree related to Program Coordination

Tools

Microsoft Project

MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Career Area: Strategy

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Title: Senior Project Coordinator

Salary/Grade: £48,000-£53,000 depending on skills and experience

Location: Peterborough

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 13th October 2025

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave,
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%
• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

About Global Program Management.

Caterpillar thrives on innovation and improvement which benefits both our internal processes and ultimately our customer’s product experience. The UK Global Program Management team supports project teams in every function of Caterpillar’s operation, driving delivery of key initiatives which make a real difference to how we do business and continue to meet and exceed the needs of our global customers.

Job Summary

This position is a professional role committed to delivering programs on-time, within budget and to quality targets. The successful individual will improve the effectiveness of project teams through the application of industry accepted program and project management methods, techniques, tools, and training, and provide leadership and expertise in program and project management processes to ensure that the most efficient and cost- effective implementation of products and services is delivered.

Additional Info:

The location for this position is Peterborough, UK. Relocation assistance is not available for this position. This position might require up to 10-15% travel to other Caterpillar facilities in the UK.

What You Will Do:

• Deliver planning meetings for smaller projects with little or no requirement for supervision. The individual must possess the ability to work with a range of functional areas to develop a detailed work breakdown structure (WBS) and translate the WBS into credible project and program plans while providing leadership in understanding and following program and project management standard processes.
• Develop and produce program and/or project management schedules in Microsoft Project using GPMUK tools and processes. The individual will capture all activity information, identify relationships between activities, and recommend actions to resolve schedule conflicts.
• Coordinate with Program Leads to schedule and support program control meetings & compression sessions and make schedule changes/corrections during those meetings as required. This will include analysis of data from schedule updates to explain the consequences of any changes and, working with project team members to resolve logic errors, explains changes due to updates, and recommends actions to resolve schedule problems.
• Create and maintain issues/action logs, risk registers, scope change requests/logs, program work plans, program cost tracking and provide general workshop planning, execution, and follow-up assistance.
• Works daily with project team members to advocate the importance of robust planning to be successful in implementing on time, on cost, and to the required quality targets. Provides administrative planning and follow-up for program team, steering committee, and governance review meetings
• Train other Program Coordinators and project teams in the program management processes and software. May create report packages and communicate or post program or project status, may also include maintenance of a program web site.

What You Have:

• A college or University degree or evidence of progressively responsible job-related experience in Program Coordination, Information Technology, Engineering, project management or NPI
• Proven experience with project management concepts, including project charters, scheduling and planning projects, and successful on-time delivery.
• Strong project management skills, indirect leadership skills, excellent communication skills, ability to multitask effectively, strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to deal with sensitive issues, develop others, or to influence others inside and outside the department to take specific actions.
• Will possess extensive knowledge of project management software (MS Project experience desirable) MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, and Web Publishing tools

What You Will Get

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a competitive total rewards package along with the potential of an annual bonus, along with comprehensive on-boarding, coaching, and mentoring schemes to help individuals achieve their full project management potential.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed to contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply