Job Description

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Role Title: Project Coordinator

Business Unit: Asset Intelligence

Location: Stansted

Joining GT AI provides the opportunity to support high-profile aviation projects at Stansted Airport for Manchester Airports Group (MAG), working as part of a collaborative team focused on the safe, compliant and efficient delivery of critical infrastructure projects.

As a Design Coordinator, you will play a key role in supporting the coordination and management of design and construction information across a range of aviation projects. Working closely with Project Managers, designers, subcontractors, suppliers, consultants and client representatives, you will help ensure project information is effectively controlled, coordinated and delivered in line with programme requirements, technical standards and operational constraints.

This role offers exposure to a live airport environment where safety, stakeholder engagement and operational continuity are paramount. You will support the successful delivery of aviation infrastructure, security systems, building services and associated enabling works, ensuring solutions are technically compliant, buildable and aligned with MAG standards and requirements.

What You Will be Doing:

• Establish, manage and maintain project document control systems, drawing registers and project folders within SharePoint, Viewpoint or other agreed platforms, ensuring information remains current, controlled and accessible.
• Support the review and coordination of project requirements, employer's requirements, technical standards, design deliverables and site constraints.
• Assist in the preparation and coordination of construction phase documentation including: Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), Permits, Inspection records and Site documentation packs.
• Maintain design deliverable schedules, technical query registers, trackers and action logs, ensuring key actions are monitored and closed out.
• Coordinate information between clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers and internal delivery teams to support design development and project readiness.
• Review subcontractor and supplier submissions for completeness, technical compliance and alignment with project requirements.
• Support the development and monitoring of design, procurement and construction programmes.
• Assist with the preparation of security clearance and access requirements associated with working within a live airport environment.
• Attend project start-up meetings, design reviews, coordination meetings, progress meetings and handover meetings.
• Support site-based coordination activities, including gathering project information, undertaking drawing reviews and assisting with site inspections.
• Assist with the review, preparation and management of quality documentation and project records.
• Maintain site documentation including: Drawing issue logs, Redline mark-ups, As-built information, Inspection records, Permits & approvals and Quality records
• Coordinate the flow of design and construction information between site teams, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers and client stakeholders.
• Monitor progress against design and construction deliverables, identifying potential risks, constraints, delays or missing information.
• Support the management of technical queries (TQs), change management processes, site instructions and project trackers.
• Work with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure documentation and installation records are submitted in accordance with project requirements.
• Assist in compiling handover documentation including: Operation and Maintenance Manuals (O&Ms), As-built drawings, Test certificates, Commissioning records and Quality documentation
• Promote safe working practices and support compliance with project, client and airport operational requirements.

About You:

• Ability to coordinate design and construction information between site teams, subcontractors, consultants and client representatives.
• Experience of supporting site activities such as setting out, drawing checks, site records, redline mark-ups and quality inspections would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations, designer duties, construction phase planning and the importance of safe systems of work.
• Experience of working within an airport, security-controlled, live operational or critical infrastructure environment would be advantageous.
• Possess an industry applicable ONC/HNC, NVQ equivalent, or relevant construction, engineering or technical qualification.

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, with AutoCAD, Bluebeam or similar drawing review software experience being an advantage.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our Benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Specialist Services business please contact Skyemarie.bree@gallifordtry.co.uk

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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