Armed Forces Pathway - Project Coordinator
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.
We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do.
About The Armed Forces Pathway
Mott MacDonald’s Armed Forces Pathway represents our commitment to recruiting, transitioning, developing, and supporting the armed forces community within our organisation.
The Pathway is designed to support military personnel transitioning into civilian careers. It provides support and resources to help individuals develop relevant skills, and successfully integrate into roles outside of the military.
Overview Of The Role
The Energy Networks team within our Energy Unit is looking for a Project Coordinator to work on multiple projects and proposals across all of our sectors.
The primary responsibility of this position is to support the Project Manager and Project Principal to successfully deliver our multi-disciplinary energy projects.
Key Responsibilities And Duties Include
* Setting up and maintaining registers and trackers to monitor the project performance primarily in terms of quality, time and cost
* Following internal governance procedures and reporting requirements
* Meeting challenges with resourcefulness, generating suggestions for improving work and developing innovative approaches and ideas to improve efficiency and performance
* Work collaboratively and proactively within a project team and with clients and other stakeholders
* Supporting a work environment which promotes health, safety, and wellbeing
Essential Criteria – Armed Forces Veteran Transitioning To Project Coordination
We’re looking for a Project Coordinator who thrives in fast-paced environments, can juggle multiple priorities, and brings a strong sense of structure and teamwork.
Multitasking and Adaptability
* Proven ability to manage multiple tasks or missions simultaneously, often under pressure and with shifting priorities.
* Comfortable adapting to new environments, changing objectives, and evolving timelines.
Mobility and Flexibility
* Willingness and ability to travel to different locations, including offices, operational sites, or overseas, as required.
Team Collaboration
* Experienced in working within diverse, cross-functional teams, often across ranks and specialisms, to achieve shared goals.
Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
* Strong verbal and written communication skills developed through briefing teams, writing reports, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
* Able to influence and engage others to ensure alignment and successful delivery of objectives.
Prioritisation and Value Focus
* Skilled in identifying high-impact tasks, managing competing demands, and eliminating inefficiencies—ensuring time and resources are used effectively.
Project Knowledge and Willingness to Learn
* Any experience with project coordination, scheduling, or planning is welcomed.
Location/s
Newcastle, Glasgow, Altrincham, York, Brighton, Croydon; UK
Recruiter contact
Alice Roostan
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK.
Agile working
We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process.
We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including
Health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
* Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
* Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
* A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
* Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
Financial wellbeing
* We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
* Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
* Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
* Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
* As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
Lifestyle
* A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
* Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
* Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave
* Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
* Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
* Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
Learning and development
* Primary annual professional institution subscription.
* A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
* Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
* Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
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