Project coordinator

Job Introduction

About Serco

Serco delivers services to governments and other institutions who serve the public or protect vital national interests. Serco is a FTSE 250 company managing over 500 contracts worldwide, employing more than 50,000 people across our operations. Serco Europe operates in 10 countries in Europe specializing in the following sectors: Immigration, Space, Defence, and International Organizations.

We deliver services through people, supported by effective processes, technology, and skilled management. We provide innovative solutions to some of the most complex challenges facing governments, bringing our experience, capability, and scale to deliver the service standards, cost efficiencies and policy outcomes governments want. In this way we make a positive difference to the lives of millions of people around the world, often looking after some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society and helping to keep nations safe.

Where you fit in

As a member of the Data, Digital & Technology Europe team at Serco, you will have the opportunity to work in a challenging but rewarding environment. Serco Europe is entering a period of growth and change, and in your role as project manager at Serco you will help us to deliver value and enact change across our businesses and geographies.

Location:

• The Netherlands - Noordwijk or Germany - Darmstadt

Role Responsibility

Are you looking to secure a career in a public sector environment? We would love to hear from you! 

As Project Coordinator you will be responsible for:

• Support the delivery of projects and workstreams.
• Prepare, facilitate, and track a variety of meetings with different stakeholders to secure technical. alignment, common understanding of objectives, deliverables, ownerships and timelines and ensure documentation of relevant outcomes.
• Support building up a regular track record of project documentation within JIRA regarding workstreams status, progress/achievements, next steps, risks, issues, dependencies, mitigations
• Support senior management presentations & decision-making material where necessary
• Engage stakeholders such as managers, IT specialists, SME’s, architects, suppliers to deliver project outputs.
• Proactively manage variances and changes on scope, time, cost, and quality.
• Identify risks and propose appropriate mitigating actions.
• Align expectations across stakeholders and facilitate decision-making in a timely and effective manner.

In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your work/life balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in the Netherlands and around the world.

Successful Candidate

• IT experience with experience in IT projects, strong affinity with IT technology.
• Comfortable with the aspects of project management.
• Structured, self-starting, and mature on stakeholder management.
• Team player with strong hands-on mentality.
• Good presentation, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Resourceful, able to anticipate on unforeseen situations and build contingency plans.
• Experience with business and IT processes.
• Degree educated with a learner mindset.
• Fluent in English.
• Experience with operations and Service Management (ITIL) is beneficial.
• Project management certification is beneficial.
• A background in consultancy is beneficial.

Interested?

Then we would like to hear from you.

If you don’t tick all the boxes, but you are convinced you can get there, then please let us know as well.

Package Description

What we offer if you join our amazing team:

• Competitive Salary 

• Corporate Benefits Package 

• Company events

About the Company

Why should you join Serco ?

At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.

Meaningful and vital work - You’ll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated.

A world of opportunity - You’ll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression

Great people - You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work. We are a company passionate about diversity and inclusion. 

About Serco

Serco Europe has operated in the Netherlands and Spain over the past 30 years, mainly in the field of Space. Serco Netherlands and Spain have a long history of partnership and trust with the European Space Agency (ESA).

In both countries, Serco is proud to deliver the highest calibre of people and services at ESTEC (ESA’s technology and engineering hub) and ESAC (ESA’s Astronomy and Science centre).

At the heart of its business, Serco Netherlands and Spain source, train, care and support employees, enabling them to better pursue their dreams of working in the Space industry in excelling in the delivery of essential public services.

Important:

Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law.

Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.

Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. 

Data Protection:

For more information on how the personal data in your application is process, please see the link Data Protection policy here. 

Serco European Agencies