We currently have an opportunity for a Project Coordinator

About KNDS UK:

With over a century of engineering expertise and innovation, KNDS UK is a renowned world leader in rapidly deployable military bridging systems and a key partner in the UK MoD’s Boxer armoured vehicle programme.

We are proud of our heritage and our reputation of providing the highest quality engineering solutions for over 100 years. As a trusted partner to military customers around the world, our employees are the very heart of our company. We have a skilled and experienced workforce dedicated to achieving excellence in all areas of the business such as Manufacturing, Engineering, Project Management and Business Support functions.

As our business evolves, we are looking to strengthen our workforce with talented and motivated individuals across a range of disciplines and currently have this opportunity available.

About the role:

The role holder will be responsible for assisting the Project Manager in executing the Project Management Plan on behalf of the KNDS Programmes & Commercial Director. The Project Coordinator will be required to support the Project Manager in providing governance to the project’s time, cost and quality by expediting project objectives to achieve successful project delivery.

Key duties include, but are not limited to:

• Understand the project’s key deliverables, milestones and objectives.

• Support the communication and allocation of project work packages.

• Maintain the master schedule ensuring project objectives and key milestones are defined, monitored and performance against them reported.

• Where required, assist in the development of recovery schedules and contingency plans to meet changed objectives as necessary.

• Support the maintenance of the project’s risk register.

• Assist and liaise with project subcontractors ensuring timely delivery of subcontract activity.

• Assist in the preparation of performance reports including variance against plan and forecast outcomes.

• Support and expedite the delivery of parts to the production areas.

• Help identify key resource requirements and monitor that these are accurately accommodated

• Support project planning meetings with all functional stakeholders and collate project status reports.

What we’re looking for:

Candidates must have the following essential qualifications and experience:

• Previous experience in an industrial or commercial role.

• Good IT skills and knowledge of MS programs particularly Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint

• Good written and verbal communication

• Ability to travel if required around the UK and to Germany

• Full UK driving licence

The following are desirable:

• Experience in a manufacturing engineering environment

• Previous experience in Project Manager execution

• SAP experience

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following skills and aptitudes:

• Able to work under pressure to deadlines, be flexible, dependable and time conscious and to work with minimum supervision.

• Motivated and disciplined with an excellent work ethic, technical aptitude, continuous improvement mind-set and can demonstrate attention to detail.

• Excellent communication skills, ability to transfer knowledge, and able to work collaboratively within a high performing team and with other stakeholders.

• Takes responsibility for decision-making within the guidelines of the work instruction, for their workplace, the application of welding processes, and for their productivity.

• Committed to maintaining competence through Continuing Professional Development planning, preparation and reflection to ensure safety, quality and production and ensuring Continuing Professional Development goals are achieved.

• Intervene and challenge poor practices and have confidence to channel feedback to the appropriate authorities to implement change.

• Reflects on current and past performance and provide information and recommendations for continuous improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of working practices, and training and development requirements.

Why you should join us:

When you become part of the KNDS UK team, you will enjoy employee benefits such as:

• Competitive salary

• Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)

• Half-day Friday

• Life assurance scheme

• Company sick pay scheme which increases with service

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Additional Holidays & Long Service rewards

• Wellbeing initiatives, such as Free Fruit on Tuesday’s

• Cycle-to-work Scheme

• Free on-site car parking

• On-site electric vehicle charging points

We’re also very proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant since 2018, achieving their Silver Award in 2020 and Gold Award in 2024. We actively support and encourage service leavers, reservists and cadets to join our team, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process.

If you are passionate about Projects and eager to contribute to a thriving workplace environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Recruiters please note that we have a list of approved recruitment agency partners in place and we will contact agencies directly should we require support. Any unsolicited CV’s received via an agency will be accepted with thanks but without fee.