The Role
Due to the continued expansion of our Sudlows Service Desk Offering, we have an exciting career opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Project Co-ordinator and planner. Sudlows, who work throughout the UK, have a growing portfolio of clients globally. We have over 200 staff and have achieved recent growth with ongoing expansion plans. Sudlows are keen to recruit candidates who will be part of this ambition.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Overview:
- Assist with logistics including agendas, actions and general administrative support for key business meetings on a weekly and monthly basis
- Co-ordinate and enable communication between all teams involved in project delivery
- Regular liaison with the Health & Safety department to ensure high standards are met and project folders are updated
- Manage, maintain and monitor key administrative processes such as; organisation charts, cost tracking, project team training schedule, all staff and management distribution lists
- Attend strategy and client meetings, take and distribute minutes and follow up action points with relevant team members
- Collating data to produce reports using MS Office suite
- To support the team to maintain accurate, timely and legible records
- To answer/deal with queries, both face to face and via the telephone in an appropriate and timely manner
- To maintain filing systems in line with organisations policies and procedures
- Support Operations Directors in all aspects of required work
Key Points:
- Working for a Global client – UK and EU sites
- Varied work streams for Global Client
- Scheduling Resource – Internal and Sub- Contract
- Procurement
- Customer facing
- Working within a well-structured team
- Varied requirements for Microsoft software
- Successful candidate to give valued add / new dynamic to the team.
- Busy/varied/demanding role.
- Job Management and ownership
Personal Specification
Technical Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven experience in a project co-ordinator role, preferably in the construction industry
- Some technical / engineering knowledge would be an advantage.
- Ability to manage a heavy workload and conflicting demands, whilst consistently producing high-quality work to tight deadlines
- Experience of liaising with colleagues from operational staff to senior director level, and the ability to manage upwards.
- First class communication skills, personal confidence and the ability to influence others
- Intermediate to advanced Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Accurate data entry processing experience
- Attention to detail.
Planning and Organising:
- Ability to organise own workload
- Ability to prioritize work and deliver to tight deadlines
- Able to maintain accurate and timely records as required by the role
- Ability to identify and solve everyday job-based problems in liaison with the relevant project manager
Working with People:
- Ability to organise own workload
- Ability to prioritize work and deliver to tight deadlines
- Able to maintain accurate and timely records as required by the role
- Ability to identify and solve everyday job-based problems in liaison with the relevant project manager
Communication:
- Able to communicate factual information politely and courteously
- Has everyday spoken skills e.g. telephone and face-to-face conversations
- Has advanced written and numeric skills appropriate to the job
- Able to listen, observe and report information to manager
Vacancy Summary:
We offer a competitive package commensurate with qualifications and experience to the right candidate.
Type: Permanent
Location: Manchester
Rate: To be negotiated dependent on experience.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.