Project Coordinator

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Project Coordinator

JOB TITLE: Project Coordinator

JOB LOCATION: Penrith Cumbria, Office based

TERMS: Permanent full time

THE JOB

To work closely with the Build team and support the planning and scheduling of work in line with the programme team. This role will require constant communication with a number of departments to ensure information is accurate and readily available to support the Build teams.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

• Engaging with the management team to plan and schedule work in line with the programme ensuring
  • A strong knowledge of programme and works scheduled
  • An early warning of planned changes to forecast
• Ensuring full visibility of activity and risks across all areas of the project
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation – ensuring documents are updated and maintained
• Assisting the Build Managers to define the project scope, project activities and dates, involving all relevant stakeholders
• Liaising with the Streetworks team, updating the Streetworks system with relevant information
• Provide Streetworks administration support in accordance with business operations, ensuring compliance with all elements of Streetworks legislation through effective management of notices, permits and other documents
• Liaise with operations, local authorities and third parties to arrange bus stop / parking suspensions / road closures, use of portable traffic signalsand other traffic management
• Support the development of processes, workflows and efficiency improvements
• Ensure permits are being accepted, and finding out and flagging in advance if there are issues
• Working with the Build Managers to ensure the correct activities are identified on the project to deliver by ensuring lessons learned are communicated effectively
• Track project progress and update with daily whereabouts of teams
• Monitoring and tracking project progress against the detailed project plan – identifying risk and supporting in identifying mitigation activities
• Reporting project progress, status, and risk in a regular and timely manner, using appropriate tools and techniques, including escalation of risks to management as needed
• Adherence to all Health and Safety practices
• Provide support to management as required

WHAT WILL YOU BRING?

You will have a proven track record in coordinating projects, strong administration skills, and advanced IT skills.

• Experience of planning projects effectively
• Strong scheduling experience and administrative background
• Able to successfully manage relationships with internal and external facing stakeholders
• High-level of IT literacy, proficient user of Microsoft Office tools
• Outstanding communication and inter-personal skills
• Full UK driving licence
• Experience in the Telecommunications sector (desirable)

ABOUT US

Viberoptix, part of the Fibrus Group of companies, deliver specialised fibre network build solutions from design, civils activities, cabling and splicing. Our team of experienced and certified engineers are leaders in their field providing excellence in every aspect of the fibre network construction.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply to join Viberoptix, please do so online and our recruitment team will be in contact with you once we’ve had a chance to have a look at your application. We wish you the best of luck and thank you for your interest in Viberoptix.

At Viberoptix, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination. We are an equal opportunities employer and always aim to recruit the person who is most suited to the job, welcoming people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from women, under-represented genders, individuals with disabilities, and under-represented ethnicities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working – there is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to.

All offers of employment with Fibrus will be subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which may include all or some of the following: references, right to work, criminal record history, professional qualifications.

Fibrus Limited, Fibrus ISP, Hyperfast and Viberoptix, belong to the Infracapital group of companies. We will retain your information, for the purposes of recruitment, for a period of up to 12 months. We may also share your information with our partner organisations for the purposes of recruitment. Please email careers@fibrus.com if you do not wish us to retain your information or do not wish for us to share your information.