Engineering CAPEX Coordinator - Project Portfolio Lead

Morgan McKinley; Drogheda; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley in Drogheda is seeking an Engineering Project Coordinator on a maternity cover contract. You will support a capital investment programme, maintain reporting, budgets and schedules, and coordinate stakeholders across Engineering, Operations and Finance.

This is not a PM role; you will provide governance, tracking and documentation to keep multiple projects moving forward and ensure actions are completed on time.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in project coordination or similar technical environment.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams or priorities simultaneously.
• Attention to detail and strong follow-up skills.
• Strong MS Office capability, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Experience maintaining project trackers, reports, and action logs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Engineering CAPEX register and project portfolio tracker.
• Monitor and report on project status, timelines, actions, risks and budget position.
• Coordinate project meetings, review sessions and stakeholder updates.
• Track actions and follow up with project owners to ensure deadlines are met.
• Prepare project reports, governance updates, meeting packs and approval documentation.
• Maintain project records, change logs, approval documentation and project schedules.
• Track project expenditure against approved budgets and raise variances where required.
• Support procurement activities and supplier follow-ups.
• Contribute to monthly OPEX and CAPEX reporting with Finance.
• Liaise with Engineering, Operations, Production, Quality, Supply Chain and Finance.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Budget tracking

Risk reporting

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering, Business, Project Management discipline

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

ERP systems

Project management software

Job description

Morgan McKinley in Drogheda is seeking an Engineering Project Coordinator on a maternity cover contract. You will support a capital investment programme, maintain reporting, budgets and schedules, and coordinate stakeholders across Engineering, Operations and Finance.

This is not a PM role; you will provide governance, tracking and documentation to keep multiple projects moving forward and ensure actions are completed on time.