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Your new role, what’s involved?
WSP’s Ground & Water team are involved with many key projects of regional and national significance. We are growing our world class team to ensure we continue to deliver the high calibre of service and technical excellence that both we and our clients expect. We are seeking an individual to act as a project coordinator for our technically challenging and complex projects. This will support the diverse projects undertaken by team across various market sectors.
Key Responsibilities
1. Supporting project managers with the full project lifecycle including the governance, initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure phases and resource co-ordination across project management and technical interfaces. Experience with Oracle Business Platform (or similar) project management system is preferred but not essential.
2. Support for the preparation of proposals / bids, following the required WSP processes and governance.
3. Project coordination of complex technical deliveries including commercial and health & safety perspectives.
4. Management and understanding of commercials including budget tracking, forecasting and invoicing.
5. Liaising effectively and efficiently with clients, multiple subcontractors and technical experts to ensure projects are delivered on scope, on time and on budget.
6. Leading and facilitating internal and client project meetings.
7. Supporting project delivery both to programme and budget with monthly progress reports and measurement against project key performance indicators.
8. Managing project delivery via the internal Oracle Business Platform, including setting up opportunities, projects and supporting project reviews and governance management queries.
9. Supporting multiple projects at any one time or varying scale and complexity.
YOUR TEAM
WSP’s Ground & Water team has team members in many offices around the UK, reflecting the diverse range of projects and locations on which we work. We deliver projects across a range of land quality and ground characterisation studies.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
1. Experience in project coordination or a resource co-ordination role.
2. Experience of Oracle Business Platform background or another Project Management or Project Financial system.
Skills / Attributes
1. Excellent communication skills and experience of dealing directly with clients, subcontractors and technical experts.
2. Ability to manage multiple projects and follow required processes.
3. Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
4. Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
5. Demonstrate logical and independent thinking.
6. Proven ability to maintain an organised overview of complex projects.
7. Experienced and high capability with Oracle Business Platform, Microsoft Word, Excel and SharePoint.
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