Project Coordinator

Job Description Job title: Project Coordinator Working pattern: Full time Location: Winsford (Hybrid) What you will be doing When you join as a Project Coordinator, you’ll be part of a dynamic and growing team at the heart of our Defence programmes, supporting key national projects like Dreadnought. You’ll have the chance to contribute across a diverse mix of work, including cutting-edge technology programmes and long-standing heritage initiatives. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in a high-impact, purpose-driven environment, with the support of a collaborative team and access to exciting development pathways. Responsibilities You’ll be supporting the successful delivery of critical defence projects through effective planning and coordination: Building, maintaining, and monitoring project schedules using tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather, align, and communicate key project data Supporting cost management activities and integrating MRP data into project planning Proactively identifying and resolving scheduling or delivery risks Coordinating project updates, reporting, and documentation to ensure project transparency and progress tracking Why Rolls-Royce? This role sits within our Defence business, where we design, manufacture and support submarine propulsion systems that help protect national interests. You’ll be contributing to programmes that are critical to the UK's defence capability and long-term strategic security. Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working. Who we’re looking for Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple, and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. We’re looking for someone who has: Experience with project management tools, ideally Microsoft Project or Primavera Strong organisational skills with the ability to build and manage project schedules Proactive communication skills, comfortable liaising with various cross-functional teams A good understanding of cost management and MRP systems Project management qualifications such as APM or PRINCE2 (preferred but not essential) Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business. Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Staff Grade 8. This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy To work for the Rolls-Royce business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national. Grade: 8 Closing Date: 07/05/2025 Job Category Project Management Posting Date 23 Apr 2025; 00:04 Posting End Date 07 May 2025 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet vital power needs.