Project Coordinator jobs in United Kingdom

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Project Manager at our Gosport site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Maritime & Land business within QinetiQ is involved in a wide variety of exciting projects and programmes, from innovative research, through to complex trials using our strategic facilities.

We have a Senior Project Manager opportunity based at our Haslar site working with our Platform Design and Life-support Systems Integrated Delivery Team (PDLS IDT). You will be responsible for delivery of Estates projects for the Maritime Strategic Capabilities Agreement (MSCA) and tasked with ensuring our commitments to our internal and external stakeholders are met. Our projects have a diverse and complex stakeholder community, both internal and external to the company.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for the project delivery and construction across the QinetiQ Estate to ensure a high level of service delivery. These will vary from general building refurbishments through to more technical requirements and even new build construction.

• Delivery of high value (£5m per annum) or complex projects and development and maintenance of positive engagement with project customers, partners and suppliers
• Maintenance of forecasts for delivery which reflects the up-to-date expectations for the work
• Defining and agreeing an appropriate budget, delivering the Project within this budget and managing and reporting progress against an agreed cost plan
• Management of project documentation to include Bids, proposals and third-party documentation
• Deploy appropriate risk management strategies and methods for controlling quality and ensuring the team are operating in a Safe & Secure manner

• Experience delivering projects to up to 3 different customers
• Experience of delivering construction or refurbishment projects following RIBA stages
• Detailed knowledge of Building Regulations, JSP standards and environmental legislation and ecological regulation as well as working knowledge of NEC contracts as well as JCT & RIBA
• Extensive experience of the Construction, Design Management (CDM) Regulations and must have acted as client or similar role on a construction related project
• A detailed range of knowledge of civil engineering, infrastructure and building works methods

• Demonstrable capability to International Project Management Association Level B
• Hold a recognised PM qualification (APM Project Professional Qualification (PPQ) or Prince2)

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Gosport site.Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Our facilities at the Haslar Marine Technology Park are state-of-the-art, including our ocean basin rotating arm, and marine towing tank, offering an unparalleled environment for testing and refining designs. Our marine technology offers our global customers a service to deliver constrained hydrodynamic model tests of surface ships, submarines, offshore structures, and renewable energy devices.

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.