Job Description

Step into a contract role where your organisation, coordination, and communication skills will keep complex IT projects running smoothly. This is a hybrid position in the West Midlands, working with stakeholders across applications and infrastructure to ensure project milestones are met and risks are controlled.

About the Role:

You will support the delivery of multiple IT workstreams by coordinating project activities, maintaining schedules, and ensuring accurate reporting. Working closely with project managers and technical teams, you’ll be central to tracking progress, managing risks and issues, and keeping stakeholders aligned. Your work will help maintain control over timelines and budgets, enabling successful delivery of key IT initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate project activities across multiple IT applications and infrastructure workstreams, ensuring tasks are clearly assigned and tracked
• Develop, maintain, and update project plans and schedules using appropriate project management tools
• Facilitate project meetings, prepare agendas, capture minutes, and track actions through to completion
• Monitor and log project risks and issues, ensuring they are escalated and followed up in line with governance processes
• Produce clear, accurate documentation and reports on project status, milestones, and dependencies for stakeholders
• Support budget and cost monitoring by collating data, tracking variances, and highlighting potential concerns to the project manager
• Maintain project registers and documentation repositories to ensure information is up to date and accessible
• Build effective working relationships with project team members and stakeholders to support collaboration and timely delivery

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience in a Project Coordinator or similar project support role, ideally within IT projects
• Strong skills in project planning and scheduling, with the ability to manage multiple activities and timelines
• Demonstrable experience in risk and issue tracking within a structured project environment
• Excellent documentation and reporting skills, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident meeting facilitation and minute-taking, with the ability to capture and follow up on actions
• Hands-on experience using project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Jira) for planning and tracking
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build productive stakeholder relationships
• Familiarity with budget and cost monitoring within project delivery

Desirable Skills:

• Experience supporting IT applications and infrastructure projects in a hybrid working environment
• Exposure to formal project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile)
• Understanding of project governance, RAID logs, and portfolio reporting
• Experience working with PMO functions or in a programme environment

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. Business, IT, Project Management) preferred
• Project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2 Foundation, APM PFQ) beneficial
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in project coordination or management

If you are a detail-focused Project Coordinator with strong organisational skills and IT project experience, this contract role offers an excellent opportunity to make a visible impact—apply now to be considered.