We’re currently recruiting for an IT Project Coordinator to support and manage the full lifecycle of projects within the IT department focusing on key technology components, to ensure delivery of business outcomes to time, cost and quality.

Location: Rushden with flexible/hybrid working in place
Contract: Permanent, full-time. Able to consider part-time opportunities.

Responsibilities

In this key IT Project Coordinator role, you will be supporting and, in some cases managing project deliveries through the full project lifecycle. You will support your peers across the Project Management and Delivery teams with their allocated assignments and workloads from the portfolio.

Your day to day will include

• Working closely with and aligning to the PMO governance and frameworks with internal and external stakeholders and co-ordinating with 3rd party service providers to successfully deliver against business outcome aligned to pre-agreed SLA’s and KPI’s
• You will work closely with IT and delivery team leaders to negotiate appropriate technical resourcing aligned to project demands, skillsets, timelines, and delivery expectations.
• You will proactively support change management throughout the project lifecycle ensuring all change is effectively managed, clearly defined and seamlessly transitioned into business processes.
• You may on occasions undertake other supporting activities associated within this role, which are not included in the above description but are within your capabilities and the broader remit of the position.

Who are we looking for?

• Solid experience of working in an IT Project Coordination capacity with a good understanding of PMO governance and how project delivery methodologies work.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach are essential as you will work with a wide range of technical and business stakeholders.
• Good awareness of emerging technologies and an ability to influence and challenge where required to achieve desired outcomes.
• Prince2 or Agile qualifications would be advantageous

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
• 26 Days annual leave
• Green car scheme
• Matched pension up to 7.5%

And so much more! You can read the full details of all our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We’re made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 14 March 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.