We're looking for a Senior Project Co-ordinator to support the delivery of projects across the Wales Growth & Experiences Strategic Portfolio, including Powis Castle, Chirk Castle, Bodnant Gardens, Conwy, Erddig, Dyffryn Gardens and Tredegar House.
Are you highly organised, proactive and an excellent communicator? Are you passionate about built heritage and want to support projects that help care for some of Wales' most treasured historic places? If so, then this could be the perfect role for you.
Salary: £28,992 per annum
Contract Duration: Permanent
Working Pattern: You will work 37.5 hours per week from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. You will not be required to work any weekends, evenings or Bank Holidays.
Interview Date: Wednesday 9th September
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What it's like to work here:You’ll be part of a close-knit Specialist Delivery Team delivering projects across Wales, as well as working closely with the teams at each property.
Your contractual place of work will be one of our Wales consultancy hub offices, with a choice of locations including Penrhyn, Erddig, Dinas, Dinefwr and Tredegar House. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office, site visits and home working. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust location for 40–60% of your working week. The role will also require travel to properties across Wales for meetings and site visits as required.
We're proud of the role the Welsh language plays in the places and communities we care for across Wales. Whether you're a fluent Welsh speaker, a learner, or completely new to the language, we'll support you to develop the skills and confidence needed for your role and to engage with Welsh language and culture as part of working at the National Trust.
What you'll be doing:Reporting to the Project Manager, you'll work closely with technical building surveyors, key internal specialists, property teams, external consultants and contractors, supporting projects from design through to handover. This will involve responding to queries, co-ordinating activities and collating project information to ensure smooth delivery.
You'll support project set-up across each property, maintaining key project trackers, financial records and workbooks, and assisting the Project Manager in ensuring projects are delivered in line with the project management framework. You'll also support the update and use of the Sustainable Development Tool and the Everyone Welcome Tool, as well as co-ordinating the collection of all project handover information for each property in partnership with specialist external consultants.
Other responsibilities include co-ordinating and arranging meetings, site visits and property access for colleagues, consultants and contractors, as well as providing regular updates to property teams, General Managers and other key stakeholders.
During project delivery, you’ll support the property team with interpretation, co-ordinate project board meetings, take minutes, and update project workbooks to accurately reflect decisions, actions and outcomes.
You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what’s possible in this role.
Who we're looking forWe’d love to hear from you if you’re:
- practically experienced in project management processes, administration and systems, including procurement, finance and reporting
- good at working with all kinds of people and organisations, and able to build and sustain strong working relationships
- familiar with budgeting and able to collate, maintain, analyse and prepare data for reports
- familiar with conducting research and analysing evidence (including past findings, market research and understanding audiences) to support decisions
- comfortable with Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel) and financial and visitor analytics systems
- skilled at multi-tasking, prioritising workload and meeting targets, with a thorough and detail-oriented approach to work
- confident managing diaries and organising practicalities for face-to-face meetings
The packageThe National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.
- Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
- Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
- Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
- Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
- Flexible working whenever possible
- Employee assistance programme
- Free parking at most Trust places
Requirements :Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK
Permanent f/t (37.5 hrs pw)
