Project Coordinator

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK defense organization is seeking a Project Coordinator to assist in managing complex projects. This role involves supporting teams, coordinating activities, and ensuring timely delivery. Ideal candidates will have strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and organizational flair. A hybrid working model is offered with competitive benefits. Join us to make an impact on projects that shape the future of national defense.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

Contributory pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Professional Career Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Discounts on everyday spending

Qualifications

• Ability to coordinate project activities successfully and on time.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational flair and proficiency in IT.

Responsibilities

• Support matrix project teams in achieving project objectives.
• Coordinate delivery partners and monitor project costs.
• Maintain project documentation and facilitate communication.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Project Coordinator page is loaded## Project Coordinatorremote type: Hybridtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply: End Date: February 17, 2026 (12 days left to apply)job requisition id: R29165**If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.****AWE has a wide range of opportunities across multiple projects for Project Coordinators.** We are looking for individuals who thrive on solving complex challenges in fast-paced environments, and who can lead and deliver on AWE’s mission-critical objectives.**Join us and make an impact on projects that shape the future.** We’re recruiting talented Project and Programme Professionals to work on a diverse range of exciting and critical programmes, including **Infrastructure and Estates Projects**, delivering new, complex, safe working environments; and **Warhead Projects**, supporting some of the most technically challenging and nationally significant work in the UK. If you’re ready to contribute to projects that matter, we’d love to hear from you.**Location:** **RG7 4PR**, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with **free onsite parking****Package: Salary from £30,450** (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)**Working pattern:** AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider **flexible working requests** so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.**Closing Date: 16th February 2026****Let us introduce the role** A **Project Coordinator** will be an organised and proactive team member who supports matrix project teams in achieving agreed timescales and aligning project progress. A Project Coordinator will assist in coordinating delivery partners, monitoring costs, and ensuring that quality and safety standards are upheld. The role focuses on facilitating communication, maintaining project documentation, and providing administrative support to enable successful project delivery.As a Project Coordinator at AWE, you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of diverse, mission-critical programmes. Depending on the role, your responsibilities may include:* The ability to apply processes to support lower risk tasks within a formal project environment.* Skills to undertake crucial tasks to coordinate the activities of project teams to ensure a smooth and successful on time delivery of a complex project with the guidance of a project manager.**Whilst not to be considered a check list, a Project Coordinator should be able to demonstrate some of the following:*** Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.* Self-motivation and the desire to foster good team morale and spirit to motivate others.* Organisational flair and IT skills to be used to assist with the creation of reports, action plans and managing project requests.* Attention to detail to assist with the provision of accurate reports and project documentation.* Good listening skills enabling requests to be assimilated and converted into action plans.**Some reasons we think you’ll love it here:**AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:* **9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.*** **Market leading contributory pension scheme** (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).* **Family friendly policies:** Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.* Opportunities for **Professional Career Development** including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.* **Employee Assistance Programme** and Occupational Health Services.* **Life Assurance** (4 x annual salary).* **Discounts** – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.* **Special Leave Policy** including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.The **'Working at AWE' page** on our website is where you can find full details in the **'AWE Benefits Guide'.***Hybrid working is available for these roles on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically, 2-3 days onsite per week.*#LI-HW1**Next steps:**Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.**Important things you need to know:*** We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.* You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. **The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.*** **We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.*** Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.If you’re looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state-of-the-art capital and construction projects – some of which have never been done before. Find out more on our .We don’t want to lose you. 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