Technical Project Coordinator

Fortescue Metals Group; Kidlington; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading green technology firm is looking for a Technical Project Coordinator to drive engineering projects in a rapidly expanding team. The role involves managing project plans using Atlassian tools and collaborating with technical teams to support a zero-carbon future. Candidates with a STEM background and experience in a fast-paced environment are encouraged to apply. The position offers a hybrid working model and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Group Life Assurance

Health Cash Plan

Electric Car Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Free on-site gym access

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or similar.
• Experience coordinating projects in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Proficiency in Atlassian tools.

Responsibilities

• Support Embedded teams to manage technical project overhead.
• Maintain project plans using JIRA.
• Track resource allocations and mitigate risks.

Skills

Project coordination

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Agile methodologies awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Power BI

Job description

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Fortescue Zero’s mission is to be the world leader in zero emission power systems. We are developing and manufacturing the technologies needed to decarbonise our planet. We are expanding across the geographies of UK, US and Australia and becoming a global company. As part of Fortescue, our vision is to be the number one integrated green technology, energy, and metals company.

An opportunity has arisen for a Technical Project Coordinator to join the Elysia department in a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment.

At Elysia, we are at the forefront of revolutionising the life, safety, and performance of battery systems, across markets and industries. As a pioneering technology company, we specialise in the development of cutting-edge software solutions that supports, optimises and de-risks the deployment of batteries, from cradle to grave, starting with design and manufacture, through to first-life monitoring and the transition to second-life or recycling. Our team of brilliant minds and passionate experts are dedicated to pushing the boundaries in software-derived performance, both within embedded BMS and cloud-based domains. We believe in the combination of expertise in electrochemistry, battery systems and data science to build products that empower our customers to unlock the full potential of their battery assets. Elysia is wholly owned business of Fortescue, a top 10 ASX listed company. Fortescue is a world leading mining and energy company, who has committed to reach real zero by 2030.

About the role

You will be involved throughout the lifecycle of the engineering projects, working closely with the Embedded, Product and Commercial teams to scope the project, create the JIRA project plan and ensure delivery on time.

This role is for anyone keen to start their career in technical project management in an agile deep tech start-up environment, with a focus on software development and deployment in an industry critical to a zero-carbon future.

The majority of the responsibilities will revolve around supporting the Embedded team to remove project management overhead required for ASPICE and allow the engineers to focus on technical value. This includes running agile ceremonies, chasing updates and keeping Jira tickets accurate, organising sprints, tracking resource, mitigating risks, tracking if work will be completed before the deadline.

The second half focuses on project management tools and data governance. The focus will be maintaining up to date resource forecasts in Worksavi with the wider PMO team, building automations and Power BI reports which connect data from JIRA. You will also develop admin level JIRA and Confluence knowledge with a view to support Elysia members on usage and developing automations to reduce admin overhead.

At every step you will be supported and empowered to make an impact. We are looking for someone excited to work with technical teams and customers to deliver exciting projects.

About you

• You will be involved from the early stages of setting up new projects to maintaining the team plan with input from team leads. You will take meeting minutes, identify resource gaps, track KPIs and budgets, adapt to changes in priority and support Principal Engineers to ensure we deliver high quality solutions and on time.
• Engage with stakeholders to develop a clear view of business requirements and manage the tasks which implement the requirements. Integrate plan baselines, identify dependencies between projects, resource constrains and minimise the impact of delays.
• Project data management - maintain Jira tickets and resource forecasting tools such as Worksavi. Ensure data is accurate and consistent, with clear accountability for who maintains what. Leverage automations to maintain project data with minimum admin overhead.
• Project management tools improvement. Use admin level Jira and Confluence knowledge to build new automations, maintain our project management processes, build advanced automated Power BI reports with data from Worksavi and Jira.
• Develop new processes and continuously improve the effectiveness of existing ones. Contribute to the overall governance and help make sure teams are following them.
• Identify and escalate risks. Maintain the risk register, work with the technical leads to mitigate or even eliminate risks before they can impact the project.
• Be involved in fault management and resolution. Work with Application Engineers to fix customer issues in a timely manner.
• Prepare data for Portfolio reports, KPIs, tracking project status, timing, issues and risks.

Experience & Qualifications:

Our team values a growth mindset over an expansive CV. We encourage you to apply if you have some or all the following:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a STEM field (Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or similar) or equivalent experience
• Experience coordinating projects in a fast-paced technical/engineering environment.
• Atlassian proficiency. Experienced using modern software project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Scriptrunner programming for planning, automation, reporting and chasing an advantage. Experience using Structure.Gantt or Databases an advantage. Office tools are not used for project management.
• Well organised person with strong problem-solving skills.
• An awareness of agile methodologies and automotive standards is preferred such as ASPICE.
• Great communication skills: confidently able to chase internal and external stakeholders for information and keep them accountable to deadlines.
• Able to build and sustain positive relationships.

What is in it for you?

Our typical hybrid roles at Fortescue Zero require 3 days in the office and 2 from home, making the ability to commute to the stated office location for the required days essential.

• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Electric Car Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year
• Childcare Benefits
• Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships

Our Commitment

We are Fortescue Zero.

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Please note, if you are applying for a role which involves having access to personal data, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.

Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.