Project Coordinator

A degree in business, project management or another relevant discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Experience of coordinating projects, meetings, events or stakeholder-engagement activities.

Experience of working effectively with external stakeholders, such as employers, industry partners or professional organisations.

Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities and meet agreed deadlines.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare agendas, minutes, short reports and stakeholder communications.

Ability to gather, organise and summarise qualitative and quantitative information, including stakeholder feedback.

Ability to work independently, use initiative and develop appropriate approaches to stakeholder communication and engagement.

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across different teams and organisations.

Good digital skills, including competence in Microsoft Office, Teams and other relevant communication or collaboration platforms.

Experience of working in higher education, professional education, apprenticeships or work-based learning.

Experience of engaging with employers in the construction, built-environment or related sectors.

Experience of supporting monitoring, evaluation or impact-assessment activities.

Experience of contributing to an externally funded project or working with project partners.

An interest in artificial intelligence, digital construction, and skills or workforce development.

Strong project coordination skills, with the ability to organise activities and monitor progress independently.

Excellent networking and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with employers, industry partners and University teams.

Ability to gather and collate information and stakeholder feedback, producing reports, presentations and communications to a high standard.

Self-motivated, innovative and highly organised, with the ability to prioritise competing activities and work accurately with attention to detail.

At Heriot Watt we are passionate about our values and look to them to connect our people globally and to help us collaborate and celebrate our success through working together. Our research programmes can deliver real world impact which is achieved through the diversity of our international community and the recognition of creative talent that connects our global team.

Our flourishing community will give you the freedom to challenge and to bring your enterprising mind and to help our partners with solutions that can be applied now and in the future. Join us and Heriot Watt will provide you with a platform to thrive and work in a way that also helps you live your life in balance with well-being and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community.

Heriot-Watt University is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected, trained, promoted, appraised and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities. Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all.

Heriot-Watt University values diversity across our University community and welcomes applications from all sectors of society, particularly from underrepresented groups. For more information, please see our website https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/services/equality-diversity.htm and also our award-winning work in Disability Inclusive Science Careers https://disc.hw.ac.uk/ .

We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns e.g. part-time working and job share options.

Use our total rewards calculator: https://www.hw.ac.uk/about/work/total-rewards-calculator.htm to see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.