Dalcour Maclaren is an innovative and highly dynamic multi-disciplinary consultancy working on a huge range of exciting and diverse projects for a growing client base within Utilities and Infrastructure - think HS2, Offshore wind farms and Nuclear Energy! We are immensely proud to be working on some of the largest infrastructure projects taking place across the UK (and beyond!) which are instrumental in shaping the future of our planet. If you want to play your part in helping the earth become more sustainable, and to reach NetZero by 2050, you would be making the right choice by joining the team here at Dalcour Maclaren.
The Project Co-ordinator will provide support in helping to deliver projects to clients, ensuring work follows Dalcour Maclaren's Project Management methodologies (DM standards).
Working closely with the Environment and Planning (E&P) team, the Project Co-ordinator will assist in documenting and coordinating tasks and processes and help with team communication to meet deadlines and KPIs.
The Project Co-ordinator will assist the team with tracking key project metrics, including financial performance, resource allocation, and service quality. They will work with the team to ensure project outcomes align with broader business goals.
Key Responsibilities:
* To work with members of the E&P team to understand and map out workflows including specific tasks and processes - this may require travel to various offices across the UK to meet with individual members of the team.
* Identify opportunities for standardisation and efficiencies
* Work with DM standards team to create process documents for E&P workflows including various disciplines such as planning, EIA, ecology, archaeology etc.
* Work with DM standards team to understand proposed company standards and feed this back to E&P team and develop appropriate guidelines to ensure compliance
* Meet with DM standards team and E&P success rep regularly during mapping of E&P workflows
* Assist with quoting, time recording, WIP, forecasting, billing, and debt management on E&P projects.
* Work with the Finance team to report on the financial health of E&P projects.
* Assist the team with identifying and reporting on resource risk and utilisation.
* Document and map all existing E&P processes.
* Assist the team to conduct quality control reviews and implement improvements as necessary.
* Work with the team/clients to manage changes within the projects, ensuring that change control processes are followed and that changes align with the project's strategic objectives.
* Assist the team to implement a stakeholder management and communication plan across the projects in line with the company standards and ensure it is adhered to.
* Work with the team to identify, assess, and report project risks.
* Assist the team to monitor and manage risks throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a timely resolution.
* Assist the team to feed into business-wide lessons learned process, sharing insights from client projects to improve future workflow project delivery.
The Successful candidate will:
* Be an excellent communicator with internal and external stakeholders
* Be highly organised and have a proactive approach to day-to-day tasks
* Have great IT skills & be confident with Microsoft products
* Be a great team player and have a can-do attitude
* Have good numeracy skills and financial understanding
* Be a keen problem solver with excellent attention to detail
* Have an appetite to learn and develop
Why Dalcour Maclaren? What makes us different?!
Really and truly, it's our people and our culture. We are 'One Team', and this is the lifeblood of our organisation. We champion new ideas and are fully committed to Corporate Social Responsibility, and our Diversity & Inclusion. Our winning formula for success is investing in the fantastic people within our team to deliver an unparalleled and unique service to our clients. If you are looking to work for a growing organisation who are not afraid to be brave, bold, and push the boundaries to challenge the 'norm', then a career with DM should be the one for you!
Benefits:
* Annual performance bonus scheme
* 25 days annual leave plus 1 day to celebrate your birthday
* Vitality Health Membership (including Private healthcare, subsidised gym membership and other discounts)
* Flexible working through our 'Flexible Advantage' supporting working families & your work/life balance
* Pension Scheme via The Peoples Pension
* Life insurance (4x Base Salary)
* Free on-site parking in non-city centre offices
* Cycle to work scheme
* 26 Weeks paid Maternity Leave
* 2 Weeks paid Paternity Leave
* BHN Extras - provides discounted gift cards for hundreds of popular retailers
* Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (provided by Octopus Electric Vehicles) effective at 1 years' service
* Sabbatical Policy effective at 3 years' service
* Professional development - paid study leave
* Military service paid leave (7.5 days per year)
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) plus wider Mental Health & Wellbeing support
* 2 x Company-wide events every year, in addition to multiple office socials throughout the year
Dalcour Maclaren is an equal opportunities employer.