Project Coordinator

Description

NORTHERN IRELAND ONLY

Overview

Our Client is delivering a major network services programme for the Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI), supporting schools across the region. Following a successful £107m contract extension through to March 2027, the programme continues to modernise network infrastructure across hundreds of educational sites.

Having completed core network switch upgrades (moving to Cisco), the programme is now focused on:

Access switch replacement (currently ~45% complete)

Large-scale replacement of 2,250 fixed-line Routers (Huawei to Cisco)

To support this phase, we are seeking a Project Scheduler/Coordinator to manage field activity and ensure smooth execution across multiple school sites.

Role Purpose

The Project Scheduler/Coordinator will play a key role in coordinating deployment activity across a distributed field engineering team. This role is heavily focused on scheduling, administration, and stakeholder coordination to ensure engineers are fully equipped and site visits run efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

Scheduling & Coordination

Plan and schedule site visits for field engineers across multiple school locations

Coordinate daily and weekly deployment activities to align with project timelines

Act as the central point of contact for field engineers on scheduling queries

Field Support & Logistics

Liaise with logistics teams to ensure engineers receive required equipment and kits ahead of site visits

Ensure readiness for deployments, including access arrangements and materials availability

Administration & Documentation

Collect and manage engineer sign-off sheets following site visits

Upload and maintain documentation on SharePoint

Track and process timesheets for field engineers

Maintain accurate project records and schedules

Stakeholder Communication

Communicate effectively with internal teams including engineering, logistics, and project management

Provide updates on scheduling progress, risks, and issues

Ensure clear and professional written communication across all stakeholders

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

Proven Experience in a Project Coordinator/Scheduler/PMO support role

Experience coordinating field-based engineering teams

Strong organisational and administrative skills (high attention to detail)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience managing documentation (eg SharePoint, timesheets, reporting)

Ability to manage multiple schedules and priorities simultaneously

Desirable

Experience working on network or IT infrastructure projects

Understanding of network deployments (eg Cisco environments)

Experience working within education environments or schools programmes

Familiarity with EANI or similar public sector organisations

Key Attributes

Highly organised and proactive

Strong attention to detail

Able to manage high-volume administrative workload

Confident communicator across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Team player with a collaborative approach

Skills

• Project coordination
• Project administration
• project scheduling
• administration
• networking
• Cisco
• Schedule meetings
• MS Office suite

Employee Value Proposition

Opportunity to contribute to a large-scale, high-impact public sector programme

Long-term project stability through to 2027

Exposure to nationwide network transformation across education

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Location: Belfast, UK

Rate/Salary: .00 GBP Daily

Job Type: Contract

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