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Job title: Project Coordinator
Based from: Gloucester
Reports to: Operations Manager
The Role
As the Technology Project Coordinator, you will support the Technology Projects team on all aspects of project delivery, including; project control, procurement, commissioning and the handover of projects ensuring customer excellence and project compliance is achieved.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Supporting the Technology Projects team with their project management functions such as change management, risk management, planning, resourcing, co-ordination of the design process, oversee and manage the control of the project (both pre and post signoff)
2. Arranging and running project handover meetings - capturing actions and following up with the relevant parties, ensuring all documentation is signed and accepted by the appropriate parties
3. Processing sales orders received from the Technology Sales Team - assisting with checking that products, labour, quote and PO are correct before converting
4. Drafting and updating project control documents such as the budget tracker and RACI logs
5. Checking pricing, quotes and POs are aligned, sending requests for kit and monitoring delivery dates in line with procurement procedures
6. Arranging access equipment to and from sites when required
7. Assisting with the planning of draft project plan/tickets, assigning budgeted hours and extracting information from Statement of Works
8. Drafting Gantt charts to create a visual project plan as and when required
9. Scheduling installations with clients
10. Coordinating the effective resourcing of projects
11. Using IT or other systems to keep track of people working on projects and progress of projects
12. Attending project reviews with the technical lead to monitor overall progress against schedule and deliverables
13. Coordinating the project team to keep them on track and keeping the project in budget
14. Monitoring outstanding project tasks and following up for updates and/or completion in line with project timeframes
15. Assisting with identifying and managing risks and recording of these
16. Maintaining ownership of the current list of projects and their status, raising any concern of potential project risks or issues
17. Monitoring budgets and time-recording by keeping accurate records to assist with project reporting
18. Ensuring all project applications are completed and processed before or on their due date of all Technology Project
19. Issuing monthly variations and applications for large projects in line with the company procedures
20. Processing supplier and subcontract invoices for sign off for payment
21. Working collaboratively with the Sales Team, Onsite Team and Service Desk Team
22. Maintaining effective communication and working as a proactive team player to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects
23. Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients and stakeholders to form strong working relationships
24. Improving everything we do continuously in order to consistently exceed customer expectations, improve efficiencies and drive down costs
25. Developing and maintaining operational standards and procedures to ensure appropriate project governance
26. Providing advice and assistance to project team and other departments to support adherence to project processes
27. Creating O&M Manuals and issuing to customer upon completion if required
28. Initiating lessons learned meetings including evaluating successes and challenges to enhance learning for next project
29. Maintaining lessons learnt central register
30. Archiving completed projects once all projects paperwork is received and signed
31. Maintaining the project shared drives (SharePoint) and business management system
32. Taking ownership and managing small scale projects or self-contained phases of larger projects
33. Assisting in creating user guides, training aids and customer facing project documentation
34. Completing Risk Assessment Method Statements before site visits and ensuring completion and signature by Senior Project Consultant
35. Processing CAD requests from Project Consultants to the design team
36. Arranging training for Technology Projects team
37. Assisting with recording and uploading certification for the Technology Project staff
38. Booking accommodation and travel for the Projects team when required
39. Any other duties specified by your line manager
Person Specification
40. Experience of working within a Project Coordinator position or similar
41. Excellent organisational skills
42. Flexible approach and willingness to try new tools/techniques/methods
43. Ability to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks
44. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
45. General good IT literacy and ability to use most standard Microsoft packages
46. Previous experience working within the IT/Technology industry
Working Conditions
The typical working environment will be office locations either at GBE Converge office or customer offices.
Long periods of working in front of a VDU with regular breaks are common. Occasionally you may be required to travel to attend meetings
Group Compliance
As part of the companies compliance to The Health & Safety at Work Etc Act, ISO for Quality, ISO for Environmental and ISO for Information Technology, there are several key objectives that are issued each year upon management review that we expect all staff to work towards in order for the company to meet these objectives and include but are not limited to:
47. Compliance to all legislative and British Standard requirements
48. Compliance to associated accreditation bodies schemes from NSI, BAFE, LPCB, FIA and others as required
49. Maximise customer satisfaction with the services provided by GBE Converge
50. Working to reduce, renew and recycle any wate on and off our sites including our offices
51. Protect the environment and ensure use of toxic materials is avoided where possible
52. Work to best safe practice and ensure actions do not cause harm unto themselves or others
53. Employees will not tamper with any issued PPE or plant machinery that it may cause harm unto themselves or others
54. Ensure all minimum training requirement are met in compliance with the relevant ISO standards
55. Ensure that any Information Technology ‘incidents' are effectively reported and resolved in a timely fashion (internally or externally)
56. Maintain clear desk and screen at all times
57. Compliance to ensure no deliberate breaches in security information and/ or systems
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .